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date = "2016-10-20T11:38:00+01:00"
discipline = "Baritone"
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A regular at many of the most prestigious opera houses throughout the world, baritone Jacques Imbrailo has collaborated with conductors, directors and orchestras of the highest calibre and is one of the most in demand arists of his generation. 

In the 2018/19 season, Imbrailo returns to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden for the title role _Billy Budd_ in Deborah Warner's critically acclaimed production, conducted by Ivor Bolton. Further highlights next season include Pelléas _Pelléas et Mélisande_ for the Opéra national du Rhin and his debut for Norwegian National Opera as the title role _Billy Budd_. 

In future seasons, Imbrailo will return to Houston Grand Opera and make his debut at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. Recent highlights include the title role _Billy Budd_ at the Teatro Real, Madrid, his debut for Minnesota Opera as Count _The Marriage of Figaro_, Pelléas _Pelléas et Mélisande_ for Opera Vlaanderen, Zurich Opera, the Royal Swedish Opera, Welsh National Opera and Essen Opera, Michael in the world premiere of Kasper Holten's production of _Brothers_ for Danish National Opera, Zurga _The Pearl Fishers_ for English National Opera, Horatio in Brett Dean's _Hamlet_ at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Messner in the world premiere of Jimmy López _Bel Canto_ at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the title role _Don Giovanni_ for Perm Opera with Teodor Currentzis and for Scottish Opera, Valentin in Gounod’s _Faust_ in Baden-Baden, Guglielmo _Così fan tutte_ for Houston Grand Opera, Papageno _Die Zauberflöte_ for Welsh National Opera, and Tarquinius _The Rape of Lucretia_ in Florence and Houston. 

On the concert platform, recent appearances include Britten _War Requiem_ with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop, Berlioz _L‘enfance du Christ_ with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Robin Ticciati, Pelléas _Pelléas et Mélisande_ with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, a return to the BBC Proms for James MacMillan _A European Requiem_, Jesus _The Apostles_ at the Edinburgh International Festival, and Christ _The Apostles_ with the Hallé and Sir Mark Elder at the BBC Proms. Imbrailo has given solo recitals at Wigmore Hall, St John’s Smith Square and the Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, and performed at Verbier Festival, the Royal Albert Hall and Southbank Centre. 

A former member of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Imbrailo also studied at the Royal College of Music and in 2007 was awarded the Audience Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.