Boulder tenor Jason Baldwin (Don José March 1) who will be making his Opera Theatre debut in Carmen, has performed principal roles throughout the United States, has been a soloist for both the Utah Symphony and Colorado Symphony and has performed opera roles for Opera Fort Collins, Opera Colorado and Central City Opera. Jason’s extensive list of honors and awards include Divisional Winner and two time Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Competition; Opera Colorado’s Harold Norblum Outstanding Young Artist award; a scholarship to attend the International Institute of Vocal Arts program in Chiari, Italy, where he performed the role of Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni; and finalist in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild and CU Spencer competitions. He earned a Master’s degree in vocal performance at the University of Colorado, after receiving his undergraduate degree in vocal performance from Mars Hill College, NC. He was a Studio Artist during Utah Symphony and Opera’s 2003-2004 Season, an Ensemble Artist at Opera Theatre St. Louis in 2003, and a Young Artist with Opera Colorado from 1999-2002. He currently resides win Boulder, Colorado with his wife and two children.