John Molloy, from Birr in Ireland, studied at the DIT Conservatory of Music & Drama, Dublin and the Royal Northern College of Music.
Recent roles include Figaro/ Le nozze di Figaro, Arthur/ The Lighthouse (Nationale Reisopera); Masetto/Don Giovanni, Shadbolt/Yeoman of the Guard (ENO); Leporello/Don Giovanni (NI Opera and Opera Theatre Company); Don Alfonso/Così fan tutte (NI Opera and Nevill Holt Opera); Budd/Albert Herring (Buxton Festival); Swallow/ Peter Grimes (Teatro Comunale di Bologna); Dulcamara/L’elisir d’amore (Nevill Holt Opera); the Four Villains/Les contes d’Hoffmann, Colline/ La bohème, Lo Zio Bonzo/Madama Butterfly (Irish National Opera), Alidoro/La Cenerentola, Quince/A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Basilio/Il barbiere di Siviglia, Pawnbroker/Marx in London (Scottish Opera); Il Barone di Waldek/Edmea, Le Commandeur de Beaupré/La cour de Célimène (Wexford Festival). Concert appearances include the Australian premiere of Van Gogh – The Opera with Crash Ensemble at the Canberra International Festival of Music, Haydn’s Creation in The Hague with Continuo Rotterdam and Beethoven Missa Solemnis with the Macau Orchestra and the chorus of Shanghai Opera House conducted by Tibor Bogányi. John has also appeared with The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, RTE Concert Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Cecilia, London Gala Orchestra and The Goldberg Ensemble.