JASON NEDECKY
Baritone

Bio

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"Nedecky has a pleasing lilt to his voice, which is lithe and resonant, without heaviness."

Bach, Christmas Oratorio
Gwenda Nemerofsky, Winnipeg Free Press


"Nedecky has never disappointed, always displaying a rich, sonorous sensitivity. His is truly a beautiful, manly voice."

Speaker, Magic Flute, COC Ensemble, Opera Canada


Jason Nedecky has won acclaim  for his expressive and meticulous artistry as a soloist in concert and recital engagements. This bilingual baritone has appeared with the International Bach Festival Toronto, Talisker Players, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Toronto Consort, Toronto Chamber Choir, Aldeburgh Connection Recital Series, Brantford Symphony, Bach Elgar Choir of Hamilton, and the Ottawa Valley Music Festival.

On the operatic stage, he has performed roles with the Canadian Opera Company, with Saskatoon Opera as Escamillo in Carmen, with Toronto Masque Theatre, in the title role of Don Giovanni at Opera Nuova in Edmonton as well as at the Brott Summer Music Festival in Hamilton, and in Opera Atelier productions of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute. While in the Opera Diploma program at the University of Toronto, Jason sang the lead role of Gianni Schicchi.

Mr. Nedecky is featured on several Baroque recording projects with the Aradia Ensemble on the Naxos label. He sings the role of Corrado in Vivaldi's opera Griselda, is a soloist in Handel's Israel in Egypt and sings the role of the wealthy plantation owner Ducat in Aradia Ensemble's 2010 release of Samuel Arnold's Polly. Jason can be seen in Lully's Persée, released on DVD by EuroArts.

In 2008, Mr. Nedecky was a soloist with Consort Caritatis in Mozart's Requiem on the Dalmatian Coast and in northern Italy, and was a guest artist with Toronto’s Aldeburgh Connection's "Thé chantant" in May 2009.

Recent oratorio performances include Bach's Christmas Oratorio with Winnipeg’s Canzona/Musick Baroque, Bach's B Minor Mass with Orillia's Cellar Singers, Dvorak's Stabat Mater with Toronto Philharmonia, and Messiah with Grand River Chorus.

In 2010/11, Jason sings the role of The Steward in Britten's Death in Venice and understudies The Wigmaker (Ariadne auf Naxos) with the Canadian Opera Company, and is a guest artist with Calgary's Mountainvew Connection Concert Series.