Jason Budd is receiving accolades and recognition for his buffo performances. In a recent performance as Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with the Michigan Opera Theatre, the Detroit Free-Press exclaimed, “Jason Budd as Bartolo was the definition of a buffa bass: rotund, blustery, funny, with an alluring, deep-chested voice.” Of an L’Elisir d’Amore performance, Opera News said, “Jason Budd’s Dulcamara was a good-natured quack, nimble of limb and voice.”

Most recent engagements include Sacristan in Tosca with Virginia Opera; the title role in Falstaff with Opera in the Heights; Benoit/Alcindoro in La Boheme with the Arizona Opera, Opera Cleveland and the Princeton Festival; Frank in Die Fledermaus with the Mississippi Opera; Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Montfleury in the world premiere of Cyrano at the Michigan Opera Theatre; Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Skylight Opera; Zuniga in Carmen with Opera Western; and Dulcamara in L’Elisir d’Amore with Cedar Rapids Grand Opera. Next, he performs Benoit/Alcindoro in La Boheme with Michigan Opera Theatre and Johann in Werther at Opera Cleveland.

A house favorite at the former Orlando Opera, Mr. Budd performed the title role in Gianni Schicchi, Frank in Die Fledermaus, Major General in Pirates of Penzance,The Bonze in Madama Butterfly, Pooh-Bah in The Mikado, 1st Soldier/5th Jew in Salome, Crespel/Luther in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Monterone in Rigoletto, Don Florito in Luisa Fernanda,Benoit/Alcindoro in La Boheme, Sir Joseph in H.M.S. Pinafore, Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro, Melchoir in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Speaker/First Priest in The Magic Flute, and Sacristan in Tosca.