Bass Jack Bolton holds a Bachelor of Music (Classical Voice Performance) from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.

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During his studies, performance highlights included roles in staged productions of Philip Glass’ Orphée (Judge), Iolanthe (Private Willis) and scenes from Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Snug). Jack won the Queensland Conservatorium’s Margaret Nickson Prize in 2021 alongside pianist Mai-Lien Olsson, and was a prize winner at the 2023 National Liederfest for the Lieder Society of Victoria.

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In 2022 Jack joined Brisbane’s Voxalis Opera, performing the role of Masetto in scenes from Mozart’s Don Giovanni in the company’s season finale, A Celebration of Opera, followed in 2023 by the roles of Giorgio Talbot and Sir Gualtiero Raleigh in The Two Queens, a staging of scenes from Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda and Roberto Devereux.

 

​Jack was the recipient of the 2024 Margaret Schindler Vocal Scholarship with Southern Cross Soloists, one of Australia’s pre-eminent classical music ensembles, and a group in which has enriched him with chamber performance opportunities.

As a returning Melba Artist for 2025, he is the recipient of the John & Elizabeth Wright-Smith Scholarship and the Annie McFarling Opera Scholarship with Melba Opera Trust.