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