Described as “clownish perfection” (Jonathan Warman,

DramaqueenNYC) and “highly entertaining
throughout” (Logan Martell, Operawire) for his
creation of Sandrino in the uncovered Salieri opera
La Cifra with dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, Jay Lucas
Chacon is a singer / actor from the world of opera
embarking on the journey toward Broadway.   

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2025 has seen Jay as the male understudy off-Broadway with the
Theater for the New City's Dream Up Festival in Bill Rogers' play
Breaking The Trust. Jay also returned to Break A Leg Productions
for their short play showcase Uncivil Civics where Jay performed in
the winning play Spinit Twistit & Lie by Cary Pepper as Will Spinit.   
Jay also reprised his role of New York mob boss Lucky Luciano in

Dwayne Fulton's Bumpy Johnson; Harlem with Trilogy AOC which

he performed last minute for the company the previous year  

alongside veteran Hollywood actor Danny Glover. This October,

Jay will appear in the staged reading of Darryl Curry's musical 

Jacob's Room with Pulse Ensemble Theater.

In the fall of 2024, Jay made his Philadelphia debut as Pish Tush in
The Mikado at Philadelphia Fringe Fest. Performances in the 2024
season saw Jay in an industry reading of John Wolfsons
This Senseless Killing as Italian hit man Arturo at AMT Theater
with Break A Leg Productions as well as Neil in Andi Kolodny's 
A Shave and a Haircut with New York Theater Summerfest. In
March, Jay joined Trilogy AOC  for the production of 

Bumpy Johnson: Harlem, which lead to a return performance with
the company for their production of Papa Doc by composer Dorothy
Rudd.

 
In the fall of 2022, Jay made his off-Broadway debut with Write Act Repertory in Markus Ferraro’ XIMER, a techno-rock musical about stopping violence toward the LGBTQ community at American Theatre of Actors. This was followed by an off-Broadway reading of Eric Sirota's new musical A Good Day, a musical about dealing with Alzheimer's, at Actors Temple in the role of Paul. ​

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Upon returning to live performing post-pandemic, Jay made his debut with On Site Opera as Betto di Signa in Gianni Schicchi. He was also seen as Jim in Peter Ektrom's Gift of the Magi with Queens Opera Theatre and covered Silvio in New Camerata Opera's production of Cav+Pag. Jay also performed with Write Act Repertory in a concert of Sirota's A Good Day singing music of the character Sam.

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Other musical theater works Jay has performed are La Farranucci creating the role of Richard at the BMS Playhouse and as the Inkeeper/Governor in Man of La Mancha with Cedar Rapids Opera, Enoch Snow in Carousel, Man 2 in Closer Than Ever, and Harry the Horse in Guys n Dolls with Act 1 Productions in Phoenix, AZ. Jay was also in the Arizona premiere of Parade with TheaterWorks.

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Breaking into the film world, Jay worked as an extra in the Spanish language short film Sin Fondo with Ripple Effect Artists, which premiered at The Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn, NY.  Jay played the Inkeeper in a film version of Sirota's award winning Frankenstein with Write Act Repertory and portrayed the role of Duc du Durfort in Whitney George’s Julie with CamarataWorks.

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During the pandemic, Jay founded ViOp Productions, a virtual performing company producing works and opportunities through virtual medium, creating opera on film, filmed concerts, and online recitals. He produced and performed with tenor John Riesen in a duet recital Crossing Paths, Rodolfo in a socially distanced film version of La bohème Act 3 by Leoncavallo, The Spirit of Christmas; a holiday special, as Anatoly in The CHESS Project, and produced/directed/sang in The Strong Ones, a music video series of operatic and musical theater works focusing on mental and emotional health. Jay also conceived and produced An American's Journey; a monodrama of Aaron Copland’ Old American Songs, directed a film of Mascagni’ Zanetto, and a recital of African American music featuring soprano Stephanie Ball on location in Washington DC. 

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In his 16 years as a professional opera singer, Jay has performed a wide array of roles throughout NYC, regionally, and internationally. Regionally/Internationally, Jay has performed with St. Petersburg Opera in Florida, Long Island Opera Company, Teatro Lirico d'Europa in Wilkes Barre PA, Austin Opera, Union Avenue Opera in St. Louis, the Amadeus Opernensemble in Salzburg, Austria, L'Institut Canadien d'Art Vocal in Montreal, and L’opéra du Perigord in France.

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In the NYC area, Jay has performed with Bronx Opera, New Camerata Opera, Apotheosis Opera, dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, Center for Contemporary Opera, Garamercy Opera, and City Lyric Opera. Jay has most frequently interpreted the title role in The Marriage of Figaro and has played the character of Figaro in The Barber of Seville. He has performed the role of Schaunard in Puccini’s La bohème and Rodolfo in Leoncavallo’s version of La bohème. One of Jay’s biggest accomplishments was creating the role of Sandrino in Salieri’s uncovered opera La cifra at La Mama. Other roles Jay has performed in the operatic repertoire have been the title role of Gianni Schicchi, the Count in Capriccio, Sam in Trouble in Tahiti, Alfio in Cavallaria Rusticana, Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus, and Guglielmo in Così fan tutte.

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Jay has worked as a teaching artist with Bronx Opera and The Leadership Program in the greater NYC area. Jay is also a frequent performer of children’s operas having worked with New Camerata Opera' outreach, Camerata Piccola, as well as Prelude Opera and sang Papageno in The Magic Flute with Childrens Philharmonia. Jay has studied voice with Met tenor William Lewis, soprano Alexandra LoBianco and the
late Dr. Glenn Bennett, as well as Meisner technique with Matthew Corozine.