Jared Bybee ’17 · baritone
Hometown
Modesto, California
Education
B.S in Economics with Music Minor, University of Utah; Conservatory of Music – University of the Pacific.
Competitions
Fifth Prize, Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Vocal Competition, 2016; Encouragement Award Winner, George London Foundation Competition, 2016; Finalist, Belvedere Competition, 2015; Fifth Prize, Giulio Gari Foundation International Vocal Competition, 2015; Finalist, Loren L. Zachary Vocal Competition, 2015; First Prize, Gerda Lissner Foundation Inernational Vocal Competition, 2015; Grand Finalist, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2015; Philadelphia District Winner, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2014; Encouragement Award, Giulio Gari Foundation International Vocal Competition, 2014; Grant Winner, Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Vocal Competition, 2014; District Winner (Salt Lake City), Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2013.
Previous Roles
Title role (cover), Le nozze di Figaro; Grog, La Grande-Duchesse Gérolstein; Justice Wills (cover) and Colonel Isaacson (cover), world premiere of Oscar, Santa Fe Opera, 2013; Usher, Rigoletto; Second Prisoner, Fidelio, both with Utah Opera; John Brooke, Little Women; title role (cover), concert version of Don Giovanni; all with the University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble; Marullo, Rigoletto, La Musica Lirica International Music Festival.
Roles at AVA
- Farewell Recital
- Lucia di Lammermoor · Lord Enrico Ashton
- The Demon · Bandit
- Rigoletto · Rigoletto
- An Evening of Puccini: Gianni Schicchi & Il tabarro · Michele
- Werther · Ensemble
- L'amore dei tre re · Manfredo
- Russian Romances
- L'italiana in Algeri · Ensemble
- Faust · Valentin
- La bohème · Marcello
- Pique Dame · Prince Yeletsky
- Cosi Fan Tutte · Guglielmo