This past season Jacob performed with Shakespeare Opera Theater in their mash up production of Béatrice et Bénédict and Much Ado About Nothing.(Claudio)Jacob also covered the role of (Oronte) as an Emerging Artist in St.Peterberg’s Opera production of Alcina.
Jacob will be returning in 2025 to make his mainstage debut in Sondehim’s A Little Night’s Music (Mr.Erlanson) This past summer Jacob was an Apprentice Artist with Opera Southwest in the production of L’occasione fa il ladro (Don Eusebio) and made his debut on the mainstage in 2024 in George Martin’s thrilling piece Before Night Falls (Lazaro) based on the story of the gay cuban poet Renaldo Arenas. Jacob had the pleasure of being one of this year's Encouragement Award Winners for the North Dakota-Manitoba District in the Laffont Competition, Third Place at the Lyra New York International Art Song Competition as well as a Finalist at this year's American Song Prize Competition. Jacob’s other roles include Other performances Carmen(El Remendado) and (Flute) A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lucio Silla in Mozart’s (Lucio Silla),(Lensky) Eugene Onegin,(Andreas) in The Tales of Hoffman Jacob graduated with his Master of Music Degree from Purchase College’s Conservatory of Music.Jacob also participated in Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance Program for three consecutive seasons, performing in the choruses of La Fille du Régiment, La Bohème and Carmen.