Since graduating from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 1991, where he studied with Janet Delpratt and Joseph Ward, Jason Barry-Smith has established a reputation as one of Australia's most sought after singers. He has also studied at the Musikhockschule in Munich with Professor Hanno Blaschke during 1989-90, in London with Janice Chapman in 1999 and in Rome with Margaret Baker-Genovesi in 2002 . In 1991 he was awarded the Queensland Conservatorium Medal for Excellence, in 1992 won the Marianne Mathy Scholarship in the Australian Singing Competition, and in 2001 he won Opera Foundation Australia's Italian Opera Award.  His experience to date also embraces concerts, opera and music theatre. As a concert soloist he has performed Faure's Requiem (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra), Haydn's Paukenmesse (Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra), Bach's St John Passion (Brisbane Chorale), Butterley's Lawrence Hargrave Flying Alone (Sydney Symphony Orchestra), Bach's St Matthew Passion , Christmas Oratorio, Purcell's Ode to St Cecilia's Day and Handel's Messiah (Bach Society of Queensland), The Hoffnung Concert, Bernstein on Broadway and The Lord Mayor's Gala Concert 2000 (Queensland Symphony Orchestra), Glorious Vienna, the music of Franz Lehar in the Melbourne Concert Hall with stars of Opera Australia, the Pops Concert at the 4MBS Festival 2000, Tunes Tender and Triumphant, the return season of Scotland the Brave in the Melbourne Concert Hall, and The Celts are Coming with the Queensland Pops Orchestra. In 2001 Jason was a soloist in the world premiere of Richard Mills' new work, Symphonic Poems, with The Queensland Orchestra for the Centenary of Federation Celebrations.

Jason's versatility is also reflected in the wide range of roles he has undertaken in both opera and musical theatre. While still studying at the Queensland Conservatorium , Jason performed the title role in the Australian premiere of Billy Budd. Other roles include Enjolras in Les Miserables (Wellington Operatic), Major General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance (Essgee Productions), Morales in Carmen (Opera Queensland ), the title role of Don Giovanni, for which he won a National Opera Award (Opera Queensland), the Boatswain in HMS Pinafore (Essgee Melodies), Dr Falke in Fledermaus (Opera Queensland), Danilo in The Merry Widow (Essgee Melodies), Kiss Me, Kate! (1998 ENERGEX Brisbane Festival), Escamillo in Carmen (Opera 21, Belfast); and Yamadori in Madama Butterfly, the title role of The Barber of Seville, Guglielmo in Cosi fan Tutte, and Papageno in The Magic Flute for Opera Queensland, Marullo in Rigoletto (OzOpera), and Mathieu in Andrea Chenier (State Opera of South Australia). He also made his directorial debut at the 2001 4MBS Festival with Purcell's Dido and Aeneas in which he also sang the role of Aeneas.  His direction of this production won him the coveted Perform 4MBS Award for Opera Production.

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