Jonas Budris

Tenor Jonas Budris is a versatile soloist and small ensemble singer, engaging new works and early music with equal passion. He is a 2013-2014 Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Fellow at Emmanuel Music, and he sings in the weekly Bach Cantata Series. Mr. Budris performs frequently with the Handel and Haydn Society and Boston Baroque, both as a soloist and ensemble singer, and is a featured soloist in Boston Baroque's Grammy-nominated recording of Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria. He also enjoys performing in more intimate musical settings, and has toured with such ensembles as Cut Circle, Spire, Skylark, and Blue Heron. On the opera stage, he has performed a variety of principal and supporting roles with numerous musical organizations, including Guerilla Opera, Opera Boston, OperaHub, and Odyssey Opera. Favorite roles include Giovanni (La Hija de Rappaccini, OperaHub), Acis (Acis and Galatea, Blue Hill Bach Festival), and Henrik (A Little Night Music, Emmanuel Music). Originally from Martha’s Vineyard, Mr. Budris holds a degree in Environmental Sciences & Engineering from Harvard University.