Tenor Jonathan Blalock is praised by Montreal’s La Presse for a “beautiful leggiero voice.”
His performances during the 2010-2011 season include Stevie in the world premiere of The Secret Agent with the Center for Contemporary Opera, Fenton in Falstaff with Mercury Opera, Jupiter in Semele as a guest artist with Kent State University, Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) with the International Vocal Arts Institute (IVAI), Mozart’s Grand Mass in C Minor with the Eugene Concert Choir, and a return to Fort Worth Opera for Philip Glass’ Hydrogen Jukebox. In 2011-2012 he will sing Handel’s Messiah with the Winston-Salem Symphony and the Lexington Philharmonic, further performances of The Secret Agent at The Armel Festival in Hungary, Carmina Burana with Las Cruces Symphony, and debut with Virginia Opera in Philip Glass’ Orphée. He will be an apprentice with The Santa Fe Opera in their 2012 festival season.
From 2008-2010 Mr. Blalock was a Studio Artist with Fort Worth Opera, where he sang Normanno (Lucia di Lamermoor), Howard Boucher (Dead Man Walking), Remandado (Carmen), and Lazarò in the world premiere of Before Night Falls. Other performance highlights include Tonio (La fille du Régiment) with IVAI; Count Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia) with Opera Company of Middlebury; Remandado in Carmen at Opera North; and Ferrando (Così fan tutte) with Capitol Opera (NC) and The Living Opera (TX).
Mr. Blalock has received awards from the American Prize, the Anne Sosenko Trust, the Orpheus National Vocal Competition, and the Heafner-Williams Competition. A native North Carolinian, he received a Masters of Music from the University of North Carolina - Greensboro, and completed his training at the Seagle Music Colony and the Opera Carolina Young Artist Program.