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, recieving 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 reorchesztration 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 joins Pacific Opera Studio as a young artist, recieving the Philip bacon Scholarship. He sang the title role in Pacific Opera’s presentation fo Handel’s Samson in collaboration with the Muffat Collective. This year, he will make two more role debuts, as Tamino in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and as Rodolfo in Puccini’s La Bohème.