Jon Stainsby is a lyric baritone based in London. 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

  • St John Passion

    Friday 3rd April 2026 at 2.30pm

    Smith Square Hall, London

    Polyphony
    The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
    Stephen Layton, conductor

  • Palestrina and Bach

    Thursday 16th April 2026 at 7.30pm

    Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge

    The Marian Consort
    The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
    Rory McCleery and Gawain Glenton, directors

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