Jacques Imbrailo is a South African baritone who won the Audience Prize at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and has since become one of the most sought-after artists of his generation.
He is particularly associated with the role of Billy Budd, and he performs at the world’s foremost opera houses and concert halls.
Jacques recently returned to Teatro Real Madrid as Demetrius in Deborah Warner’s new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream; to the Royal Opera House as Ned Keene in Peter Grimes; to English National Opera as Owen Hart in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking; and to the Bregenz Festival for the World Premiere of Passion of the Common Man by Daniel Bjarnason, directed by Netia Jones.
His concert engagements included St John Passion at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl; a Duet Gala Concert with soprano Golda Schultz and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra; and the title role of Pelléas et Mélisande with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Aldeburgh Festival, in a semi-staged performance directed by Rory Kinnear.
Last updated: 1st April 2026
