Manchester born tenor Michael Vincent Jones completed his Bms, MMus, and PGDip at the Royal Northern College of Music under the tutelage of Mary Plazas, which was kindly supported by the Richard Newitt Fund. In 2018 Michael played the role of Dieter in the world premier of Adam Gorb’s The Path to Heaven and performed the role of Lurcher in Cellier’s Dorothy on a recording with Victorian Opera under the baton of Richard Bonynge.

He has performed with the National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company for three seasons; appearing as Ralph Rackstraw in HMS Pinafore, and covering the roles of Frederic in Pirates of Penzance, Nanki-poo in The Mikado, and Lord Tolloller in Iolanthe, as well as performing as part of the chorus.
He is a 2016 Iford Arts New Generation Artist and was a member of the Opera North Shadowing scheme, which saw him shadow the role of Don Ottavio for their 2018 production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

In 2019 Michael premiered the role of Hephaestus in Tim Benjamin's The Fire of Olympus with Radius Opera, he also covered the role of First Priest/Judge of the dead in a brand new production of Birtwistle's The Mask of Orpheus with English National Opera. In December 2019 Michael appeared in Northern Opera Group's Christmas production of Pfitzner's The Christmas Elf and performed the role of Squire in their 2020 production of Thomas Arne’s Thomas and Sally. In 2021 he appeared as Dr. Parkins in Mander’s Whistle and I’ll come to you my lad, and Tenor in Verelst’s Crocodile as part of Hull Urban Opera’s Bumps in the Night.

In 2022 Michael performed the role of Don Jose in Bizet’s Carmen with Preston Opera, and will be revisiting the role this year in a concert performance with Bolton Symphony Orchestra. He will also be returning to Hull for another contemporary opera with Hull Urban Opera.

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