Jared Andrew Bybee

California native baritone Jared Bybee is a graduate of the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts where he performed ten leading operatic roles under the tutelage of Christofer Macatsoris including Guglielmo Cosi Fan Tutte Prince Yeletsky Pique Dame Germont La Traviata Marcello La Boheme Valentin Faust Don Giovanni Manfredo LAmore Dei Tre Re Michele Il Tabarro Rigoletto Enrico Lucia di Lammermoor and covered the roles of Lescaut Manon and The Demon by Rubenstein In The Santa Fe Operas 2017 festival season Jared covered the role of Steve Jobs in the world premiere of The Revolution of Steve Jobs written by composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell In March of 2018 Jared made his debut as Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Arizona Opera and in June made his European debut as Lescaut Manon Lescaut with the Gran Teatre Del Liceu both to great critical acclaim This year Jared made his debut with Utah Opera as the Pilot in a new production of The Little Prince composed by Rachel Portman and returns to Philadelphia in October to perform in his second season with the Lyricfest recital series Jared received a Bachelors Degree in Economics from the University of Utah in 2010 minoring in music and completing a full premedical curriculum After receiving his degree Jared shifted his focus from medicine to voice and performed his first role as John Brooke in Mark Adamos Little Women with the University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble He also covered the title role of Don Giovanni with the Lyric Opera Ensemble and made his company debut with Utah Opera as the Second Prisoner Fidelio and the Usher Rigoletto