JASON DAVIS - TENOR

Canadian tenor Jason Davis is rapidly establishing himself as one of Canada’s brightest prospective tenor stars. He has been hailed by critics as “truly a fine tenor“ and “one of the most exciting new voices of his generation” possessing a voice of “tremendous beauty, color and power“. Stephen Pedersen of the Chronicle Herald has said " Jason Davis as Idomeneo sang splendidly with his powerful tenor in tones of grief and despair."Mr. Davis began his vocal studies training as a lyric baritone earning a Bachelor of Music degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and an Artist’s Diploma in Opera Performance from the Hartt School of Music in Hartford, Connecticut. He was the winner of numerous scholarships and competitions including the Hartt Talent Trust and Berkowitz scholarships as well as the Amici and New Hampshire vocal competitions.Upon completion of his degrees Mr. Davis pursued a transition into tenor repertoire in New York City under the guidance of renowned vocal teachers Marlena Malas, Arthur Levy and Metropolitan Opera Conductor Steven Crawford. Mr. Davis made his operatic debut as a tenor with the Opera Theater of Connecticut in a 2005 production of Verdi’s Rigoletto to rave reviews and has continued to perform throughout Canada and the United States in various operas including; Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Le nozze di Figaro, Cosi fan tutte and Don Giovanni, Rossini’s Il barbiere de Siviglia and L'Italiana in Algeri, Copland’s The Tender Land, Britten’s Albert Herring, Paulus’s The Three Hermits, Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief and The Medium, Ward’s The Crucible, Bizet’s Carmen, Flotow’s Martha, Verdi’s La Traviata and Rigoletto.Equally at home on the concert stage Mr. Davis’s oratorio and concert work includes Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, King Arthur and The Fairy Queen, Brahm’s Ein Deutsches Requiem, Haydn’s Mass in Time of War and Lord Nelson Mass, Handel’s Messiah, Saint-Saëns’s Oratorio De Noël, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Vaughn-William’s Four Hymns for Tenor and Viola, Kodály’s Te Deum, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor and Verdi’s Requiem.Upcoming performances for Mr. Davis will include the role of Idomeneo in Mozart’s Idomeneo for Opera Nova Scotia in June, vocal soloist for the upcoming 2008 Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo in July and he will be performing the role of Tamino for Opera New Brunswick in September.