Michael Kaufmann is an Australian tenor, currently based in Sydney. Originally from Canberra, he began singing in children’s choruses of touring opera productions at the age of 10. Michael graduated with a Masters degree from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Opera School in 2024, receiving multiple awards and scholarships over his studies, including the Greenberg-Gurney-Jensen Fund, the Kevin and Margaret Duffy Scholarship, and the George Henderson Traveller’s Fund.

Michael’s performance credits cover multiple genres, encompassing opera, oratorio, cabaret, and musical theatre. In 2023 Michael took part in the Prague Summer Nights Young Artist Festival in the Czech Republic, making his role debut as Don Basilio in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. In Australia, Michael originated the role Bill in BellBonTom Productions’ site-specific pastiche opera Trackworks, and sang the role of Arnalta in the Australian premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s reorchestration of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea.

A seasoned concert singer as well, Michael has appeared as a soloist with multiple ensembles, including the Macquarie Singers, Jubilate Singers, and the Sydney Youth Orchestra.

In 2025, Michael joined Pacific Opera Studio as a young artist, receiving the Philip Bacon Scholarship. He sang the title role in Pacific Opera’s presentation for Handel’s Samson in collaboration with the Muffat Collective, Tamino in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and as Rodolfo in Puccini’s La Bohème.

In 2026, Michael joins the Opera Australia Chorus for the centenary production of Puccini’s Turandot, and returns to Pacific Opera Studio as an Alumni Artist to perform Elgar’s rarely heard oratorio The Kingdom with the Sydney University Symphony Orchestra, and the roles of Tichon and Vanya in Katya Kabanova by Janáček. Michael was invited to join Rockdale Opera for their season of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comedy Patience (as the Duke of Dunstable), as well as joining The Opera and Song Collective for multiple chamber concerts throughout the year. Later this year, Michael will join the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs for concert performances of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung under the baton of SSO Chief Conductor Simone Young.