Bass-baritone Jason Zacher is quickly gaining national attention as a rising new talent and versatile performer. Last season, Mr. Zacher joined the prestigious Glynn Studio Artist program at The Atlanta Opera, taking the stage in their productions of Frankenstein, Rigoletto, La bohème, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. He also returned to Carnegie Hall with MidAmerica Productions in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and to The Glimmerglass Festival, where he took on the role of Uncle/Witness #9 in Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s modern masterpiece Elizabeth Cree and covered both Pirate King and Sergeant of Police in Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. Mr. Zacher also advanced to the finals of the prestigious Lotte Lenya Competition, where he received the second-place prize. This season he returns to The Atlanta Opera studio for their productions of La bohème, The Magic Flute, Macbeth, Siegfried, and Semele. He also joins South Florida Symphony to sing Pangloss in Candide, Worcester Chorus for Messiah, and Tulsa Opera for a gala concert.

Mr. Zacher is a former member of the acclaimed Sandford Studio Artist Program at Kentucky Opera, where he impressed audiences with his roles as Colline in La bohème, Alidoro in La Cenerentola, and Henry in The Gift of the Magi. Following his time in Kentucky, he was highlighted as part of the Young Artist Program at The Glimmerglass Festival, most notably performing the role of Argante in Rinaldo and covering Pangloss/Voltaire in Candide. Mr. Zacher was also featured as a soloist in concert alongside award-winning singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant and Anthony Roth Costanzo. He spent several summers with Des Moines Metro Opera, most recently singing the role of Jimmy in the Midwest premiere of American Apollo (Geter/Palmer), as well as covering both Bottom and Theseus in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream.