John Harger Stewart (born March 31, 1940) is an American tenor, conductor, and voice teacher who had an active international singing career in concerts and operas from 1964 to 1990.
Other leading roles he sang in Santa Fe during his early career were Pinkerton in Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly (1968, 1972), 'One of the Called' in the United States premiere of Arnold Schoenberg's Die Jakobsleiter (1968), Ferrando in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Così fan tutte (1969), and De Laubardemont in the American premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki The Devils of Loudun (1969).
He later returned to Santa Fe as Filotero in the United States premiere of Francesco Cavalli's L'Orione (1983), Baron Lummer in Strauss' Intermezzo (1983), Count Elemer in Strauss' Arabella (1983), Guido Bardi in Alexander von Zemlinsky's Eine florentinische Tragödie (1984), Matteo in Erich Korngold's Violanta (1984), and Sebastian in the world premiere of John Eaton's The Tempest (1985).
[3] In 1968 Stewart made his debut at the New York City Opera as Andrew, the Highlander, in the world premiere of Hugo Weisgall's Nine Rivers from Jordan.
[5] He was committed to the NYCO up through 1974, performing in such parts as Tamino in The Magic Flute (1969, 1970, 1973),[6] Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1969, 1970),[7] Edgardo in Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor (1969),[8] Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville (1971),[9] the title role in Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring (1971),[10] Alfredo in La traviata (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974),[11] Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni (1972)[12] and Sali in Frederick Delius' A Village Romeo and Juliet (1973).
In 1971 he made his debut with the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company as Cassio in Verdi's Otello with Jon Vickers in the title role.
In 1972 he made his debut at the Washington National Opera as Sali in the United States premiere of Frederick Delius' A Village Romeo and Juliet.
Each June he conducts and teaches at the Johanna Meier Opera Theatre Institute at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD.