Dr.
Patrick Jacobs
Dr. Patrick
Jacobs is an established veteran of hundreds of performances in opera and musical
theater. He excels as an actor and singer “with a smooth baritone and a special
talent for shifting from comedy to darker mischief.
Dr. Jacobs
earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Loyola University in New Orleans, a
Master’s degree from The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance in New York at SUNY
Stony Brook. He is a two-time Metropolitan Opera regional finalist and winner
of the Orpheus National Vocal Competition. Dr. Jacobs has performed principal
roles with opera companies throughout the United States, including: New Orleans
Opera, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, Fresno Grand Opera, Mobile Opera, Pensacola
Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Amarillo Opera, Berkshire Opera, Light Opera
Oklahoma, Bronx Opera, ConcertOPERA Philadelphia, and many others.
Dr. Jacobs made
his debut as a soloist at Carnegie Hall in a program of sacred music in 2009,
and has performed as a soloist in concerts with companies including: the
Berkshire Choral Festival, Tulsa Oratorio Chorus, Louisiana Philharmonic
Orchestra, New Orleans Symphony Chorus, Choral Society of Pensacola and Stony
Brook Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Jacobs
served on the music faculty of the University of Mobile for eighteen years as a
voice teacher and opera director, and currently is the Vocal Music Instructor
at Coastal Alabama Community College where he teaches voice lessons, music
appreciation, and leads their chamber choir and show choir.