Jonathon Rahul Sengupta is a tenor, scholar, and performer born and raised in Rochester, New York. As of December 2024, Jonathon received his Bachelors in Music from Nazareth University majoring in Vocal Performance and minoring in Piano. Prior to his time at Nazareth, Jonathon studied Music and Russian language at The George Washington University. As of April, Jonathon looks forward to beginning his Masters in Music in Vocal Performance with an Emphasis in Pedagogy at The Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, studying with Barry Banks. 

With the help of his former teacher, Franco-American tenor Joshua Bouillon, Jonathon won first place at the Nazareth school of music’s 2022-2023 Concerto Aria Competition singing Édouard Lalo’s “Vainement ma bien-aimée" from Le Roi D’Ys. His most recent performances include: Both the Chaplain of the Monastery and Chevalier de la Force in Dialogues of the Carmelites with Nazareth University Opera, a featured quintet role in Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd as well as Fabrizio Naccarelli in The Light in the Piazza at Blackfriars Theatre, and ensemble credits in Verdi’s Rigoletto and Joseph Bologne’s L’amant Anonyme during his time as an Apprentice Artist with Finger Lakes Opera. 

Jonathon’s musical interests extend far beyond operatic performance. He is a pianist, as well as a Carnatic voice student–a part of the Bharata Arts Studio with Parvatha Chidambaram. Jonathon was also an active performer at various Rochester-based churches. For the past 2 years, he worked under organist and music director James Keeley at Third Presbyterian Church as the tenor choral scholar and recurring soloist. 

Jonathon is looking forward to his upcoming performances–including his debut with Peabody Institute’s Opera Theatre as Abraham Kaplan in their Fall production of Kurt Weill’s Street Scene.