Jon Stainsby is a lyric baritone establishing a varied career in opera, oratorio and recital. A graduate of the Alexander Gibson Opera School at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he works with a number of Europe's most distinguished early music ensembles as both an ensemble singer and soloist, and has appeared as a Young Artist with De Nationale Opera Amsterdam, Garsington Opera, Longborough Festival Opera, and the Britten Pears Programme at Aldeburgh. He has been acclaimed in Opera magazine for his 'outstandingly alert responses to text, music and stage partners' and in Opera Now for possessing 'a voice as commanding as his stature.'

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Upcoming performances

  • The Passing of the Year

    Tuesday 29th April 2025 at 7.00pm

    Stoller Hall, Manchester

    ORA Singers
    Suzi Digby, conductor
    Katie Derham, reader

  • The Language of Flowers | SWR Schwetzinger Festspiele

    Wednesday 7th May 2025 at 7.30pm

    Dreifaltigkeitskirche, Speyer

    The Marian Consort
    Rory McCleery, director

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