Marcus Jefferson is originally from Wayne, NJ, and holds an M.M. degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a B.M. degree from the Eastman School of Music. He currently studies with Jonathan Beyer and Marlena Malas. Marcus’s stage credits include Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) with Oswego Opera Theater, Elder Hayes and Little Bat (Susannah) and Benvolio (Roméo et Juliette) with the Janiec Opera Company, as well as Don Ottavio, Tenor 2 (Ricky Ian Gordon’s The Tibetan Book of the Dead), Nutrice (L’incoronazione di Poppea) and Major-General Stanley (The Pirates of Penzance) with the Eastman Opera Theater. In scenes programs Marcus has appeared as the title character in Idomeneo, Giles Corey (The Crucible) and Dr. Caius (Falstaff) with the Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater. In concert, he has performed as a soloist in major choral works by Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Bach. His recent recording projects include solo works by H. Leslie Adams with the New Muses Project with the Yale School of Music.