Canadian-Italian tenor John Darrigo was born and raised in Toronto. As a boy, he attended the prestigious Royal St. George’s College, where he was twice awarded the top award for outstanding vocal excellence. While at the RSGC, he toured the British Isles three times, where he was the featured soloist, and had the opportunity to perform personally for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Following a 30-year hiatus and with the enthusiastic encouragement of international peers, including Richard Margison, he restarted his singing career by doing solos in the chorus of Opera Hamilton. In September 2016, he made his debut with the new Southern Ontario Lyric Opera as Giuseppe in La Traviata (as reviewed in Opera Canada), and this season, he makes his debut as Spoletta in Tosca.