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Jessica
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Soprano Jessica
Tivens is a native of Los Angeles, California. Having studied
music since the ripe old age of two and a half, she has established
herself as a fresh new force in the classical music community.
Ms. Tivens has performed solo in some of the nation's top venues
including Dodger Stadium, Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall,
to name a few. She has performed recitals for former President
and Senator Clinton, Nancy Reagan, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and
many more. Ms. Tivens made her international debut performing
two sold-out concerts in Reykjavik, Iceland at the age of 16.
Under the tutelage of the famed mezzo-soprano, Marilyn Horne,
Ms. Tivens made her official New York Recital debut and also has
performed leading roles at the prestigious Music Academy of the
West. Other credits include her critically acclaimed Cherubino
in Le Nozze di Figaro for Festival Opera Walnut Creek and two
more appearances with the company as Rosina in Il Barbiere di
Siviglia and Sophie in Werther. Continuing her work in the Bay
Area, she was a member of the San Francisco Opera's Merola Program
for the summer of 2003, where she portrayed Monica in Menotti's
The Medium. Recently, Ms. Tivens completed her apprentice training
at Seattle Opera as a Young Artist in Residence. While there,
she performed the role of Despina in Cosi fan Tutte to glowing
reviews from critics and audiences alike.
Repertoire
Operatic
Performances
- Despina
- Cosi fan Tutte - Seattle Opera Young Artist Program, April
2004
- Pamina/2nd
Lady - The Magic Flute - Seattle Opera Young Artist Program,
February 2004
- Monica
- The Medium - San Francisco Opera Merola Program, July 2003
- Clementina
- La Clementina - Accademia Italiano di Canto Lucca, July 2002
- Rosina
- Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Pepperdine University Thornton Opera
Program, March 2002
- Norina
- Don Pasquale - Music Academy of the West, August 2001
- Pamina
- Die Zauberflöte - Pepperdine University Thornton Opera
Program, March 2001
- Sophie
- Werther - Festival Opera Walnut Creek, August 2000
- Rosina
- Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Festival Opera Walnut Creek, April
2000
- Cherubino
- Le Nozze di Figaro - Festival Opera Walnut Creek, July 1999
- Papagena
- Die Zauberflöte - Music Academy of the West, August 1998
- Zweite
Knabe - Die Zauberflöte - Aspen Opera Theater Center, August
1996
Other
Operatic Roles in Preparation
- Musetta
- La Boheme
- Fiordiligi
- Cosi fan Tutte
- Cleopatra
- Giulio Cesare
- Mercedes
- Carmen
Concert/Symphony
Appearances
- Merola
Grand Finale - Opera scenes - War Memorial Opera House, August
2003
- Brahms'
Requiem - soprano solo - Pepperdine University Concert Choir,
April 2003
- Solo recital
- CalTech Recital series, January 2003
Beethoven Mass in C - soprano solo - Pepperdine University Concert
Choir, April 2002
- Guest soloist
- opera arias - Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra, April 2002
Handel's Messiah - soprano solo - Culver City Chamber Orchestra,
December 2001
- Mozart
Requiem - soprano solo - Pepperdine University Concert Choir,
April 2001
- Marilyn
Horne Foundation recital - New York Debut - Kosciuzko Foundation,
April 2001
- Christa
Ludwig Masterclass and Recital - Carnegie Hall Debut - Weill
Hall, December 2000
- Mozart
Requiem - soprano solo - Oakland East Bay Symphony, Novemeber
2000
- Mahler
Symphony no.4 - soprano solo - New West Symphony, May 2000
- Mahler
Symphony no.4 - soprano solo - Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra,
April 1999
- Stravinsky's
Three Japanese Lyrics - soprano solo - New West Symphony, April
1998
- Guest soloist
- opera arias - Burbank Philharmonic - April 1997
- Guest soloist
- opera arias - Tuscon Civic Orchestra - October 1996
- Guest soloist
- opera arias - Burbank Philharmonic - October 1995
Awards
and Grants
- 5th place
- Loren L. Zachary Society Competition, Los Angeles, June 2003
- 1st place
- Pasadena Opera Guild Career Grant Competition, Pasadena, May
2003
- 3rd Place
- Metropolitan Opera National Council, Southwestern Region,
November 2002
- Encouragement
award - Metropolitan Opera National Council,
- Southwestern
Region, November 2001
- Microsoft
Discovery Artist Award - New West Symphony, January 1997
- Spotlight
Award Winner - Los Angeles Music Center, April 1996
Skills
and Training
- Pepperdine
University, 2000-2003
- Juilliard
School of Music, 1999-2000
- Languages:
French (6 years), Italian (2 years)
- Dance training
(10 years)
- Stage Combat
Training (1 year)
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