JON GARRISON, Tenor

Gifted American tenor Jon Garrison makes his debut with Maestro Scott and the Helena Symphony in Verdi’s Requiem. 

Mr. Garrison is a favorite of many of the world’s distinguished conductors.  He has performed Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex with Cristoph von Dohnányiand the Cleveland Orchestra,presented “A Viennese Night” with the Montreal Symphony with Zdenēk Mácal conducting, Beethoven’s Fidelio with the Cincinnati Symphony and Jesús López-Cobos, and appeared in Claude Baker’s Into the Sun with Leonard Slatkin and the National Symphony. 
At the farewell performances of Zubin Mehta’s tenure with the New York Philharmonic, Mr. Garrison sang and recorded Schönberg’s Gurre-Lieder.   For EMI he recorded Szymanowski’s Symphony No. 3 under the baton of Simon Rattle and the “Evangelist” in St. Matthew Passion with Raymond Leppard conducting the New York Philharmonic.Other recordings include The Rake’s Progress and Oedipus Rex on the MusicMasters label, and Handel’s Roman Vespers for RCA.

At the Metropolitan Opera Mr. Garrison has performed “Cassio” in Otello, “Tamino” in Die Zauberflöte, “Romeo” in Romeo et Juliette, “von Eisenstein” in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, and “Ottavio” in Mozart’s Don Giovanni.
Mr. Garrison performed in the world premieres of Stewart Copeland’s Holy Blood, Crescent Moon (Cleveland Opera), Jay Reise’s Rasputin (New York City Opera), and Hugo Weisgall’s The Gardens of Adonis (Opera Omaha). He participated in a tribute to Gian Carlo Menotti with the Little Orchestra Society at Lincoln Center.
Mr. Garrison was praised by critics for his “stunning” performance in the title role in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress with Berkshire Opera.  Other European engagements include opera and concert performances with the BBC Symphony, Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon, Scottish Opera, Arnhem Philharmonic, and at the Prague Autumn International Music Festival.