John-Michael Scapin has been praised for his “clarion, perfectly pitched voice” and the “fantastic deftness” of his acting (cbc.ca).

Recently, John-Michael appeared as The Prologue in Benjamin Britten's The Turn of The Screw as well as appear in Handel's Theodora in a new production by Joachim Schamberger.

During 2017, John-Michael appeared in Against the Grain Theatre's production of Puccini's La Bohème and in the fall of 2016, made his role debut as Le Conte Barigoule in Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon under the direction of Joel Ivany.

His other theatre credits includes: Scenes from the Bathhouse, Moll, George Dandin (Talk is Free), A History of Summer (SummerWorks), Romeo & Juliet (American Theatre of Actors), The Land of Smiles (Toronto Operetta Theatre), The Magic Flute, Der Freischütz, Lucio Silla (Opera Atelier), MacBeth, Much Ado, Cloud 9, Eurydice (NYU), El Gato con Botas, The Cunning Little Vixen, La Belle Hélène, Alcina (The Glenn Gould School Opera).

John-Michael was named the winner of the first season of CBC’s Triple Sensation by a renowned panel including Marvin Hamlisch, Sergio Trujillo, Adrian Noble, Cynthia Dale and Garth Drabinsky.

He is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, and Northwestern University.

John-Michael has been the recipient of numerous awards including The Chapters & Indigo Scholarship for the Arts, The Ihnatowycz Emerging Artists Scholarship, and a Career Catalyst Grant from the Ontario Arts Council.

When not performing, John-Michael remains deeply committed to the performing arts. He has also worked in Development and Board Relations at The Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park/Chicago, and Marketing for Opera Atelier and The Rose Brampton.