Felix Jarrar is an innovative multidisciplinary conductor/composer/coach, acclaimed for his "dreamlike" (Boston Globe) and "delightfully cruel" (Operawire) music. With "(strong) dramatic instincts" (Lewis Spratlan, 2000 Pulitzer Prizewinner in Music), Jarrar's compositions “flow from him in the most natural and lively way” (Tom Cipullo).

Jarrar has worked with numerous renowned organizations, including The New School, Opera Naples, St. Petersburg Opera, Opera North, University of Memphis, Opera Ithaca, Penn Square Opera, Hogfish, OPERA San Antonio, Opera North, Santa Fe Opera, and the Apollo Theater. Jarrar specializes in Italian and French lyric repertoire—from Mozart through bel canto, Romantic, and verismo works—as well as 20th- and 21st-century American and English-language opera. For the 2025/2026 season, Jarrar returns to his post as Assistant Conductor with Florida Grand Opera, contributing to productions of Silent Night, Die Fledermaus, and Turandot. He additionally serves as the Vocal Coach for the company’s Studio Artist Program and their Orchestra Administrator.

His impressive catalog includes 281 works, featuring 246 art songs, 15 operas, 2 string quartets, and a symphony. Notable commissions have come from and been underwritten by the New England Repertory Orchestra, University of Missouri Kansas City, Prismatic Arts Ensemble, Off the Chamber, Spark Duo, Idaho Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. His operas have been produced by Landlocked Opera, Chicago Fringe Opera, /kor/ productions, Opera Elect, and New Wave Opera, among other companies. His song "Sun of the Sleepless" was featured on the 2024 GRAMMY-nominated album 40@40 by Laura Strickling and Daniel Schlosberg.

Jarrar holds a Bachelor of Arts from Marlboro College, where he graduated with Highest Honors in Music Composition and Piano Performance. He earned his Master of Music degree from Brooklyn College, receiving the Graduate Dean's Award in Music Composition. His teachers include Jason Eckardt, Stanley Charkey, Tania León, and Robert Merfeld. He was mentored by piano pedagogue Burton Hatheway.