Jennifer Coleman
Jennifer M. Coleman, American Mezzo-Soprano, has been described by critics as “having vocal power, and something to spare,” her performances as “affecting and eloquent,” and “she is proof that it is not only important to have a powerful voice in the opera, but that it is also needed to have a good amount of acting talent.”
Jennifer toured with renowned accompanist John Wustman as a soloist in The Songs of Franz Schubert: A Seven-Year Cycle and has performed concert works such as the Mozart Requiem and also Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Monterey County Symphony. She has performed Les Nuits d’été by Berlioz and the Wesendonk Lieder by Wagner with orchestra, among other works. She also performs frequently in recitals throughout the United States.
Jennifer debuted with New York City Opera in their production of Die Zauberflöte by Mozart. Her performances have included the roles of Baba in The Medium, Mimi in La Bohème, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, the title role in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, Clorinda in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, and more. Her European engagements have included Marianne in Der Rosenkavalier, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, and Micaela in Carmen.
Jennifer is also interested in costume design, and her work in this capacity has included operas ranging from Die Klüge to Trouble in Tahiti to The Tender Land. She is also an avid reader, particularly dealing with vocal pedagogy and the science of the voice.
At Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, Jennifer is coordinator of the Masters Degree of Vocal Pedagogy and the Vocal Performance and Pedagogy Summer Workshop, and she teaches a full studio of gifted young singers. She also coordinates the Shirley Zielinski Vocal Arts Laboratory at Belmont University to aid in current vocal research. Jennifer has earned a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where she studied under Gail Robinson, Metropolitan Opera Soprano.
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