Praised by Opera News for his “warm, smoothly produced bass” and “knack for animating a line,” bass Jeremy Harr is an exciting young talent. In the 2023-2024 season, Mr. Harr joined the Metropolitan Opera for their workshop of Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded, Salt Marsh Opera as Pistola in Falstaff, Bel Cantanti Opera as the Old Man in Aleko and the title role in Gianni Schicchi, and collaborated with The Why Collective for a Heggie/Handel project entitled Transport. He also appeared with Falmouth Chorale as the Bass Soloist in Messiah, and returned to Pacific Northwest Opera where he sang the title role in Le nozze di Figaro and Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail.  He also recently sang the Keeper of the Madhouse and covered Nick Shadow and Father Trulove in The Rake’s Progress with Lakes Area Music Festival, sang Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte with The Princeton Festival, and Bagoas in Yehudit with Hebrew Union College.  This season, Mr. Harr will cover the role of Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte with Opera San José and sing Zuniga in Carmen with Virginia Opera.

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Mr. Harr recently made a debut with Des Moines Metro Opera performing the Herald and covering Tcheilo in The Love for Three Oranges, and returned to Opera Saratoga to perform Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Mr. Harr made his debut with Finger Lakes Opera as Don Alfonso in Cosí fan tutte, joined Pacific Northwest Opera to sing Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier, and joined Virginia Opera to sing the Police Sergeant and cover the Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, performed Potter’s Assistant/Bookseller/Party Guest/Technician/French Priest in Fellow Travelers, and sang Dottore Grenvil in La traviata. Mr. Harr also joined the American Symphony Orchestra covering the First Shepherd in Daphne. In concert, Mr. Harr has performed the bass solo in Rossini’s Petite messe solenelle with Opera Saratoga and Beethoven’s Mass in C with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra.

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During his time as a resident artist at Pittsburgh Opera, he sang the Speaker and covered Sarastro in The Magic Flute, performed Zuniga in Carmen, and showed a "smooth, resonant bass” and a “deliciously dastardly” portrayal as The Brother in David Hetzberg’s The Rose Elf (onStage Pittsburgh).  Mr. Harr also sang Don Alfonso in Cosí fan tutte and Cadmus/Somnus in Semele. He was part of Wolf Trap Opera for three seasons, where he performed Mr. Fogg and covered Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd and Death in Holst’s Sāvitri, sang Benoit/Alcindoro in video excerpts of La bohème and covered Gremin in video excerpts of Eugene Onegin, and sang the Lackey in Ariadne auf Naxos, sang the Officer and covered Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and covered Death in Der Kaiser von Atlantis.

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Other roles include his debut with the Berkshire Opera Festival as Pistola in Falstaff and Opera NexGen as Don Alfonso in Cosí fan tutte, his debut with the Washington Opera Society singing Ramfis in Aida, as well as Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, the Badger/Parson/Harašta in The Cunning Little Vixen, King of Scotland in Ariodante, Jimmy in Weill’s Mahagonny Songspiel, and Jibril in Hajar (Maryland Opera Studio), and cover of the House Quartet Bass in Rocking Horse Winner and Mr. Kofner/Assan in The Consul (Opera Saratoga).

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In 2022, Mr. Harr was a Finalist and Encouragement Award Winner in the Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition and won third place in the Mid-Atlantic region of the 2020 Laffont Competition, formerly known as the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He holds a Master of Music in Opera Performance from University of Maryland Opera Studio, a Bachelor of Music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and a BA in Theater (Acting) and a minor in Politics from Oberlin College.