Jake Gardner, Bass-Baritone

Bass-Baritone Jake Gardner has performed leading roles with major opera companies and orchestras throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Mr. Gardner appeared at Lincoln Center in a "Live from Lincoln Center" concert with Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne and Luciano Pavarotti. He also appeared in a Carnegie Hall performance of Massenet's Le Cid with Pl�cido Domingo and Grace Bumbry, which was recorded live by CBS/SONY. He has toured extensively in Peter Brook's La Tragedie de Carmen and was invited by Thea Musgrave to give the world premiere of her Incident at Owl Creek over the BBC. The work was subsequently aired on National Public Radio.

"Words fail with baritone Jake Gardner... who did not play his roles so much as became them - wonderful voice, wonderful actor."