John Sax

John Sax is a versatile bass from Sweden, a graduate of the University College of Opera in Stockholm and the European Mozart Foundation in Prague. He has appeared at Sweden’s major opera houses and has been a regular guest at the Gothenburg Opera. After starting his career as a baritone with roles like Eugene Onegin, The Count in Le nozze di Figaro, Schaunard and Marcello in La Bohème. John Sax has moved into the bass repertoire and appeared as Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Angelotti in Tosca, Colline in La Bohème, Bosun in Billy Budd, Truffaldin in Ariadne auf Naxos, Masetto in Don Giovanni, Simone in Gianni Schicchi and Titurel in Parsifal. John Sax studied with Kerstin Meyer CBE and Royal Court Singer Karl-Magnus Fredriksson. He has won a number of awards and scholarships incl