John Reardon (1930-1988) was an American baritone, active in opera, concert music and musical theatre. He appeared with major American companies and in a wide repertory.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Beecham’s Puccini La Bohème with Jussi Björling, Victoria de los Ángeles, Robert Merrill and Giorgio Tozzi.

Reardon’s singing combined warmth, clarity and theatrical ease, qualities especially useful in ensemble opera where character must register quickly.

His page is justified by career standing and catalogue context. Reardon gives this Puccini shelf a polished American baritone line.