Jake Skipworth, baritone, most recently performed with Sarasota Opera in their 2021 season. He has also performed with St. Petersburg Opera, Tallahassee Bach Parley, Chautauqua Opera, Opera Kansas, Wichita Grand Opera, Heartland Opera Theatre, and the Kent Philharmonic Orchestra.  Roles include Rigoletto and Monterone in Rigoletto, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Filiberto in Il Signor Bruschino, Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Moralès in Carmen, Haly in L’italiana in Algeri, Commissioner in La Traviata, Schaunard in La Bohème, Zuniga in Carmen, Baron Grog in The Grand Duchess, Rucker Lattimore in Cold Sassy Tree, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Frank in Die Fledermaus, Elder Ott in Susannah, Don Alfonso in Così Fan Tutte, Marco in Gianni Schicchi, and King Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors.  He completed his Master of Music in Opera Performance from Wichita State University, and Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Oakland University.