JORDAN RUTTER

COUNTERTENOR

Jordan Rutter enjoys a career embracing opera, concert repertoire, and contemporary work. Dedicated to the creation and performance of new music, Jordan has worked with American Opera Projects to develop and create the roles of Lola (Legendary, Rubinstein/Kim), Kyle (Three Way, Paterson/Coté), and the title role of Ashima (Jing Jing Luo). Last season, Jordan made his joint company and role debut with Chicago Opera Theater as Doodle in Stefan Weisman and David Coté’s The Scarlet Ibis, and rejoined American Opera Projects and NYU performing the roles of Rubes in The Community (Cummines/Greenberg) and Kenny in Outside (Blaskie/Christenfeld). Jordan’s roles also include Oberon in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Sorceress in Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, and Le fils de Macduff in Bloch’s Macbeth. His oratorio credits include Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms. As an early music singer, he has recently performed with La Fiocco and the Academy of Sacred Drama.