Jabez Lima
tenor
"Friar Malthus (Jabez Lima) appears like a believer adrift, drowning in his own libido. His crisis of faith is sung with such despair that it borders on the indecent; yet, it is impossible to look away (or turn a deaf ear). Jabez sings as one who flagellates himself, and the result is a dirty, almost sacrilegious beauty. Any opera worth its salt needs a sacrifice, and he offers himself whole."
Hilda Furacão, opera by Tim Rescala
Mauro Senna, Circuito Blog, September 2025
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BIO
The tenor Jabez Lima is recognized as one of the leading interpreters of J. S. Bach in Brazil, having refined his skills as the Evangelist in the St. John Passion, St. Matthew Passion, and the Christmas Oratorio.
He performs in recitals and operas in the country's main theaters, also with modern and contemporary repertoire, establishing himself as one of the most versatile tenors of his generation.
In 2024 and 2025, he represented Brazil at the Internationale BachAkademie Stuttgart Festival in Germany, being the only solo tenor from outside Europe.
In 2023, he was a soloist in J. S. Bach's Magnificat with the OSESP under the direction of Masaaki Suzuki and was also a soloist in the Mass of Saint Cecilia by José Maurício Nunes Garcia.
Jabez has performed as a soloist under the direction of important conductors such as Thierry Fischer, Roberto Minczuk, Cláudio Cruz, Silvio Viegas, Luís Otávio Santos, Marcelo Lehninger, Hans Christoph Rademann, Celso Antunes, Masaaki Suzuki, Jos van Veldhoven, Bart Naessens, Alex Klein, Kathy Romey, Ricardo Kanji, Ricardo Bernardes, Stéphane Denève, Valentina Peleggi, Hilo Carriel, Rodrigo Toffolo, Luciano Camargo, William Coelho, Marcos Arakaki, Juliano Buosi, Cláudia Feres among others.
Jabez Lima holds a degree in Music from Faculdade Cantareira and studied at the Municipal School of Music of São Paulo and the State Music School of São Paulo.
Since 2014, he has been part of the OSESP choir, where he has also performed as a soloist.