Jack Sandison

Bio

Jack Sandison is a British bass-baritone who graduated with First Class Honours from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2017. In the 2023/24 season, he performed the title role in Leonard (Birmingham Opera Company), Theseus in Ciphers (Tête à Tête Opera Festival), and made his debut at the Oslo Opera Festival as Bernard in The Waves (Louis Mander). Jack was a Jerwood Young Artist at Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 2022, where he has been involved in several productions since 2019. In 2021, he sang the role of Keeper of the Madhouse in The Rake’s Progress (Glyndebourne Tour).

Other engagements include Wexford Festival Opera, Birmingham Opera Company, and Garsington Opera, where he covered roles such as Speaker in Die Zauberflöte, Haushofmeister in Capriccio, and Cadmus and Somnus in Semele as an Alvarez Young Artist. Jack has received the Helen Clarke Award from Garsington, the Wessex and Miriam Trevaux Awards from Glyndebourne, and was a runner-up in the Joaninah Award competition, representing Glyndebourne.

Future engagements include Ufficiale in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Longborough Festival Opera).

Jack’s time at the Studio is generously supported by The Eileen Goddard Memorial Bursary from the Amar-Franses and Foster-Jenkins Trust and a Glyndebourne New Generation Programme Young Artist