Nicholas Jones

Brilliant Australian tenor Nicholas Jones is a principal artist with the Paris Opera, where his recent roles have included Juan in Don Quichotte, Pong in Turandot, Jude in Salome, Enrique in Thomas Adès' The Exterminating Angel, and appearances Manon, Le nozze di Figaro, Adriana Lecouvreur, andVěc Makropulos.In 2026, he sings Gastone in La traviata for the company, alongside Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance for Victorian Opera, Lensky in Eugene Onegin for Opera Australia, and engagements with Pinchgut Opera and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

Nicholas has enjoyed a distinguished career with Opera Australia. His portrayal of David in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg earned both a Green Room Award and a Helpmann Award nomination. His principal roles for the national company range from Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Tamino in The Magic Flute, Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas, Tony in West Side Story, Laertes in Brett Dean's Hamlet, and Michael Driscoll in the world premiere of Whiteley to performances in Carmen, The Nose, Two Weddings, One Bride, and Il turco in Italia.

For State Opera South Australia, Nicholas has sung Tamino in The Magic Flute, Ralph Rackstraw in HMS Pinafore, Harry in Voss, the Tsarevich Gvidon in The Golden Cockerel, and created the roles of Fish Lamb in the world premiere of Cloudstreet and Tom in Christina's World. He has also sung Cassio in Otello for West Australian Opera, Mercury/Thespis in Platée for Pinchgut Opera, and Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia for Victorian Opera.

In concert, Nicholas has performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra as Jaquino in Fidelio and in Mozart’s Mass in C minor, and with the Sydney Philharmonia in Haydn’s The Creation. He is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, a Herald Sun Aria finalist, and a recipient of the Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award.

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Updated July 2026