Jason Detwiler
Baritone Jason Detwiler (born 1975, California) is an American opera singer.
Since 2000, the young baritone has sung over thirty lead roles with regional companies throughout the US.
From 2002-2006, he was a Principle Artist with Opera San Jose where he sang in sixteen productions ranging from lyric to dramatic repertoire. Since leaving Opera San Jose, Mr. Detwiler has sung with San Diego Opera, Virginia Opera, Syracuse Opera, Shreveport Opera, Rimrock Opera, Opera Idaho, Opera Coeur d'Alene, West Bay Opera, and Trinity Lyric Opera.
Favoring Mozart, Bel Canto and French roles, his voice and acting have been described as "richly expressive", "emotionally engaging", with a "commanding stage presence".
Engagements 2009-2010
Role |
Work |
Company |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Soloist |
Einhorn's Voices of Light |
2009 |
|
Figaro |
Il Barbiere di Siviglia |
2009 |
|
Yamadori |
Madama Butterfly |
2009 |
|
Dandini |
La Cenerentola |
2009 |
|
Valentin |
Faust |
2009 |
|
Melchior |
Amahl and the Night Visitors |
2009 |
|
Dandini |
La Cenerentola |
2010 |
|
Soloist |
Mozart's Requiem |
2010 |
|
Mr. Webb |
Our Town |
2010 |
Main Roles
• Papageno (Die Zauberflöte)
• Guglielmo (Cosi fan tutte)
• Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni)
• Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro)
• Malatesta (Don Pasquale)
• Belcore (L'Elisir d'Amore)
• Figaro (Il Barbiere di Siviglia)
• Valentin (Faust)
• Zurga (Les Pechêurs de Perles)
• Riccardo (I Puritani)
• Yeletsky (Pique Dame)
• Onegin (Eugene Onegin)
• Pilgrim (The Pilgrim's Progress)
• Sharpless (Madama Butterfly)
• Ford (Falstaff)
• John Proctor (The Crucible)
In Concert
• St. John's Passion (Bach)
• Messiah (Handel)
• Requiem (Faure)
• Ninth Symphony (Beethoven)
• Christmas Oratorio (Saint-Säens)
• Voices of Light (Einhorn)
External Links
- www.operasj.org Opera San Jose Biography
- www.jasondetwiler.net/www.detwileropera.com Official Website