Bio
Lauded as having a “honey-colored tone” and “the most radiant solo singing” from Opera News, soprano Jessica Beebe is an affecting interpreter of repertoire from the Renaissance to contemporary American opera. As a highly sought-after concert soloist, Ms. Beebe has performed with several major orchestras across the world including The New York Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, The English Concert at Carnegie Hall and The Barbican Theatre in London, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Omaha Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, The Folger Consort in D.C., The Washington Bach Consort at the National Cathedral, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Piffaro The Renaissance Band, Gamut Bach Ensemble, Philadelphia Bach Collegium, Steamboat Springs Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Asheville Symphony, Philharmonie Orchestra Austin, Baltimore Symphony, Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Fest, Brooklyn Art Song Society, Curtis Symphony, and more. Her solo operatic highlights include premiering multiple operas with Opera Philadelphia by Jennifer Higdon, David Hertzberg, Lembit Beecher and Missy Mazzoli, as well as commercially recording David Hertzberg’s The Wake World with Opera Philadelphia; covering at Bergen National Opera in Norway, and a Los Angeles Philharmonic role debut in Meredith Monk’s opera, Atlas. Ms. Beebe is also member of many professional chamber ensembles across the country including Seraphic Fire, The Crossing, Clarion Ensemble, Variant 6, Trio Eos, The Thirteen, Lorelei Ensemble, Choral Arts Philadelphia, and is on multiple GRAMMY nominated albums with The Crossing and Clarion Ensemble. In 2023, Ms. Beebe was a finalist in the New York Oratorio Society competition. Most recently, Ms. Beebe debuted in the U.S. premiere of Missy Mazzoli's The Listeners with Opera Philadelphia. Ms. Beebe is on the voice faculty at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. Ms. Beebe holds degrees from The University of Delaware, Indiana University, and The London College of Music. For more information, please visit www.jessicabeebesoprano.com