Jean-Philippe Mc Clish is a bass from Quebec City, praised for his “superb warm, full, deep, powerful, and impressive voice” (Ludwig Van). His talent has led him to perform with a wide range of companies, including Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn, Theater Winterthur, Opéra de Montréal, Edmonton Opera, Regensburg Opera, Orchestre Métropolitain, Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières, Kingston Symphony, Toronto Summer Festival, Verbier Festival, and Opera Palazzo. He is also set to appear soon with Opéra de Québec and Palazzetto Bru Zane.

In 2025, Jean-Philippe will take on the roles of Achilla (Giulio Cesare), Colline (La Bohème), Zuniga (Carmen), Alidoro (La Cenerentola), and Sparafucile (Rigoletto). During the 2023–2024 season, he performed as Frère Laurent (Roméo et Juliette), Orbazzano (Tancredi), Die Mutter (Die sieben Todsünden), Zuniga (Carmen), Nourabad (Les Pêcheurs de perles), and Dr. Grenvil (La Traviata), in addition to giving several recitals.

His past roles also include Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), Il Re (Ariodante), Kékszakállú (Bluebeard’s Castle), Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor), and Garibaldo (Rodelinda).

His accolades include the Art Song Foundation Award, the Jacqueline Desmarais Award, and a prize-winner in the Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières Competition. Jean-Philippe was a studio member of the Atelier lyrique at Opéra de Montréal from 2019 to 2021. He holds both a Master’s degree and an Artist Diploma from the McGill Schulich School of Music and a Bachelor's degree from the Conservatoire de musique et d'arts dramatiques de Quebec.