Alabama-born from French ancestry and given a Russian nickname, American singer Mischa Bouvier has been described by the New York Times as “a baritone with a rich timbre and a fine sense of line,” and praised by Opera News for his “soothing, cavernous baritone that can soar to heights of lyric beauty.” Mischa continues to garner critical acclaim for a diverse performing career that includes concerts, recitals, staged works and recordings. Mischa’s extensive and varied repertoire covers six centuries of music, spanning from Monteverdi to prominent 21st century composers.

Mischa has appeared as a soloist with orchestras across the United States including Orchestra of St. Luke’s, conducted by Iván Fischer at Stern Auditorium; Boston Pops with Keith Lockhart at Symphony Hall in Boston; Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico under the direction of Maximiano Valdés; Musica Sacra with Kent Tritle; Festival Casals de Puerto Rico, conducted by Helmuth Rilling; and the symphony orchestras of Alabama, Colorado, Columbus, New Mexico, Tallahassee, and the Tanglewood Music Center.

On stage, Mischa has recently been seen as Plutone in Monteverdi’s L'Orfeo; Enrico in Haydn’s L'isola disabitata; Betto in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi; Malatesta in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale; Le médecin in Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande; Moneybags Billy in Weill’s The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny; and Ko-Ko in The Mikado.

As an ardent recitalist and a member of the Mirror Visions Ensemble, Mischa has appeared in concert series, residencies, and masterclasses throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, China and Taiwan. An advocate for contemporary vocal music, Mischa has offered world premieres of numerous works by composers such as Mohammed Fairouz, Gabriela Lena Frank, Carlos Simon, Harold Meltzer, Richard Wilson and others.

Several of Mischa’s artistic collaborations have spanned over a decade, including those with TENET Vocal Artists, American Bach, and Bach Collegium San Diego. He has also appeared as a soloist in various stage and concert performances with Apollo’s Fire, Chatham Baroque, Folger Consort, Washington Bach Consort, Anonymous 4, Mark Morris Dance Group and Sting.

The highlights of Mischa’s 2024/25 season include Handel’s Acis and Galatea with American Bach, the world premier of Griffin Candey’s Silver Songs with the Mirror Visions Ensemble and Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder with the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra.

Mischa is the winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, Oratorio Society of New York’s Solo Competition, the American Prize’s Vocal Competition and the American Bach Soloists Henry I. Goldberg Young Artist Award. He has studied with William Sharp, Thomas Baresel and Mark Schnaible, holds degrees in singing from Boston University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and is the grand-nephew of renowned Swiss tenor Ernst Haefliger.

Mischa is an alumnus of the Tanglewood Music Center, Internationale Meisterkurse für Musik Zürich, Lyric Opera Cleveland Young Artist Program and American Bach Soloists Academy. His discography includes several critically acclaimed albums on Bridge Records, Musica Omnia, BSO Classics and other well-known American labels.

(Updated January 2025)