Jason McStoots, tenor

Jason McStoots recently had his professional debut in the Boston Lyric Opera production of Tod Machover's Resurrection. His recent accomplishments include a portrayal of the title role in Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring with the Red House Opera Group that was described by Richard Dyer of the Boston Globe as

" particularly outstanding.projecting the greengrocer's shyness, sense of duty, and longing to cut loose with sweet, appealing tone and real acting ability. "

His recent operatic roles include El Remendado in Carmen with Granite State Opera, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Longwood Opera and the Lyric Tenor in Argento's Postcard from Morocco as a returning guest artist with the Boston University Opera Department. He is a frequent concert singer appearing as Judas Maccabaeus (Handel) and Saint Nicholas (Britten) with the Newburyport Choral Society, soloist in the Lord Nelson Mass (Haydn) with Old South Church as well as soloist in the Mendelssohn and Bach Magnificats with the Dedham Choral Society. His repertoire of concert works is broad and includes Bach's B-minor Mass and Christmas Oratorio, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Handel's Messiah and Haydn's Creation. An accomplished recitalist, Mr. McStoots recently completed a recital of Pre-Word War I British works including Vaughn Williams's On Wenlock Edge and Liza Lehmann's In a Persian Garden. He has appeared in recital as a fellow with the Tanglewood Music Festival as well as with the Cambridge Lieder and Opera Society and the Old South Church Concert Series. A frequent interpreter of new music, Mr. McStoots has performed a number of world and local premiers most recently being a newly orchestrated song cycle entitled Parables by Robert Edward Smith and the world premier of The Catbird Seat by David Sisco. His upcoming engagements includes the role of Mr. Blanc in the world premier of Brian Hulse's The Blue Hotel. Mr. McStoots holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University and a Master's in Voice Performance from Boston University.