American Tenor Micah Perry is thrilled to join Opera San José as an Artist in Residence, returning to some of his favorite roles: Beppe in Pagliacci and covering Ferrando in Così fan tutte. This season, he will also debut as Will Parker in Pensacola Opera’s production of Oklahoma! and Tybalt in Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ Romeo and Juliet.
Perry enjoys a versatile career as an opera and consort singer. Last season, he was a Jan Miller Studio Artist at Pensacola Opera, where he performed as Don Basilio and Don Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro and Beppe in Pagliacci. He took Second Place in the 2025 Gulf Shore Regional Laffont Competition. He also joined Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as a Gerdine Young Artist, covering Lysander in Midsummer Night’s Dream and Glenn in the Ricky Ian Gordon world premiere, This House.
In his 2023-24 season, Perry debuted with Austin Opera as Remendado in Carmen. Other season highlights include Don Basilio and Don Curzio with Landlocked Opera and Third Priest in Eccles’ Semele with American Baroque Opera. He also performed Ernesto in Don Pasquale with the Quisisana Resort.
Perry was a Studio Artist at Wolf Trap Opera in 2023, covering Apollo in Semele. In the same year, he performed Javier in Luisa Fernanda with Baylor University Opera Theatre, where he also performed Martin in The Tender Land, Gherardo in Gianni Schicchi, Duke in Patience, and Bellerose in Monsieur et Madame Denis.
Perry was a member of the Manetti Shrem Opera Academy at Festival Napa Valley in 2022, covering Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore. He has also spent multiple seasons with Music On Site Inc. singing the roles of Ferrando in Cosí fan tutte in 2022 and King Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors in 2021.
Micah received his Master’s degree in Voice Performance from Baylor University and his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from South Dakota State University.
