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Jonathan Tetelman
Tenor (tenore spinto)
Born 1988 in Castro, Chile (38 years old)
Opera
Jonathan Tetelman is a Chilean American operatic tenor who has established an international career, especially in Europe, in such roles as Alfredo in Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata, the title role in Jules Massenets Werther, Rodolfo in Giacomo Puccini's La bohème, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and Loris Ipanov in Umberto Giordano's Fedora (opera).
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Werther as Werther · Opernhaus Zürich · Jul 10, 2026
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Career Trajectory
Raised in Princeton, New Jersey, after his adoption from Chile, Tetelman trained initially as a baritone at Manhattan School of Music before undergoing a transformative vocal transition to tenor during his graduate studies at Mannes. His 2018 emergency debut as Rodolfo at Tanglewood—replacing Piotr Beczała with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons—launched a meteoric rise that has established him as the leading young interpreter of the Puccini canon, performing across Europe's most prestigious houses and earning the 2024 Gramophone Voice & Ensemble Award for his album *The Great Puccini*.
Career Highlight
Gramophone Voice & Ensemble Award 2024 for his album *The Great Puccini*, with the magazine hailing him as 'the young Puccini tenor of our day'
At a Glance
- Voice
- Tenor (tenore spinto)
- Nationality
- Chilean-American
- Born
- 1988 · Castro, Chile
- Active since
- 2024
Training & Education
American Boychoir School, Princeton; Manhattan School of Music (undergraduate, 2007–2011); Mannes School of Music (graduate studies)
Engagements
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YeartoCompanyRole
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WertherWerther
Opernhaus ZürichZurich
Jul 10, 2026
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ToscaMario Cavaradossi
Wiener StaatsoperVienna
Sep 30, 2026
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