Jacob Abrahamse is a critically acclaimed tenor, praised by Opera Canada as a “gifted tenor” and an “impressive Alfredo” in La Traviata. Known for his dynamic stage presence and refined vocal artistry, he regularly performs across North America in opera, oratorio, and concert settings.

In the 2025/2026 season, Abrahamse debuts at The Dallas Opera as The Snake/The Vain Man in Rachel Portman's The Little Prince and returns to The Santa Fe Opera as an Apprentice Singer, performing as the Street Vendor in Puccini's La Bohème and covering Don Curzio in Mozart's ​Le nozze di Figaro. As an oratorio soloist, Abrahamse performs in the North American premiere of Norbert Palej's Missa Super Terminos (Elmer Iseler Singers/MacMillan Singers) and in Haydn's Die Schöpfung (Peterborough Symphony Orchestra).

In 2023/2024, Abrahamse performed as the Tenor Soloist in Mozart's Requiem (Mississauga Chamber Singers) and Handel's Messiah (St. James Cathedral Choir and Orchestra; Choral Connection). As a member of Santa Fe Opera's internationally renowned Apprentice Program for Singers, Abrahamse performed as Count Almaviva in scenes from Il barbiere di Siviglia and covered Faninal's Major Domo and First Lackey in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier. Abrahamse earned praise for his portrayal of Alfredo in La Traviata (Brott Opera), with Opera Canada calling his performance “remarkable” and highlighting his “particularly stellar passages” in De’ miei bollenti spiriti; O mio rimorso!" He also portrayed Frederic in Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance (COSA Canada), Ralph Rackstraw in Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore (Saugeen Opera Festival), and Broddess/Overseer Pitts in Okoke's Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed that Line to Freedom ​(Nathaniel Dett Chorale).

Abrahamse has performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall as the Tenor Soloist in Mendelssohn's Elijah. He also appeared as the Tenor Soloist in Bach’s Mass in B Minor with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and as the Tenor Soloist in Handel's Messiah with ensembles including the choir and orchestra of St. James Cathedral, members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Peterborough Singers, and the Georgian Bay Concert Choir.

​A champion of contemporary opera, Abrahamse has performed roles in works by Dean Burry, Lloyd Burritt, and Abigail Richardson-Schulte. He made his operatic debut by creating the starring role of the Holy Child in the Dora Mavor Moore award-winning production of R. Murray Schafer's The Children's Crusade. 

Abrahamse holds a Master of Arts from Trent University, a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto, a Lieutenant Governor's Award from the Province of Ontario and two Civic Awards from the City of Peterborough.