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Megan Jesse , Soprano Megan Jesse, Soprano

Meegan Jesse , lyric soprano, has enjoyed a recent success with her performances of Zerlina in Wolfgang A. Mozart's Don Giovanni in 2009, Musetta in Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème , and Bersi in Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chenier ; all three with the Center Stage Opera Company in Camp Hill, PA. Meegan also performed Second Witch in Verdi's Macbeth , and Count Ivrea in Verdi's Un Giorno di Regno ; both roles with the Amici Opera Company of Philadelphia. In the summer of 2007, Ms. Jesse performed the role of the Second Spirit in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte under the baton of Elaine Rinaldi of Orchestra Miami and under the direction of David Grabarkewitz of New York City Opera. This rising sorprano has also performed the roles of Billie Jo Casta in Peter Schikele's Oedipus Tex and Lucy in Menotti's The Telephone with West Chester Opera Theater.

In Concert, audiences heard Meegan Jesse in Brahms' Ein Deutches Requiem with the Westminster Choir College Symphonic Choir accompanied by the Dresden Philharmonic, and Berlioz' Damnation de Faust with the aforementioned choir and the New York Philharmonic.

In pursuing her passion for performance, Meegan Jesse traveled east to do her studies at the famed Westminster Choir College where she graduated in 2006 with a Master's degree in vocal performance and pedagogy. She fulfilled her undergraduate work in 2003 at West Chester University earning her Bachelor's degree in vocal performance.

A native of northern Wisconsin , Ms. Jesse currently calls Philadelphia her home

OPERATIC ROLES PERFORMED

Zerlina	Don Giovanni	Camp Hill , PA
Musetta	La Boheme	Camp Hill , PA
Bersi	Andrea Chenier	Camp Hill , PA
Second Witch	Macbeth	Lansdale , PA
Count Ivrea	Un Giorno di Regno	Lansdowne , PA
Second Spirit	Die Zauberflote	New Port Richey , FL
Lucy	The Telephone	West Chester , PA
Billie Jo Casta	Oedipus Tex	West Chester , PA

ORATORIO and CONCERTS PERFORMED

Faculty Vocal and Piano Recital	Neumann College , Aston , PA
Songs and Sweets Annual Concert	Mercerville , NJ
Florence Voice Seminar Recital	Florence , Italy
WCC Graduate Recital	Princeton , NJ
Concert Series	Church of the Loving Shepherd, West Chester , PA
Commencement Ceremonies	West Chester University , West Chester , PA
WCU Senior Recital	West Chester , PA
Julianne Baird Masterclass	West Chester University , West Chester , PA
Concert for New Music	West Chester University , West Chester , PA

TRAINING

Voice Teachers: Kathryn Aschenbrener, Bryan Post, G. Alan Wagner, Marvin Keenze

Directors: David Grabarkewitz

EDUCATION

Westminster Choir College , MM

West Chester University , BM

LANGUAGES

Spanish, Italian, German and French diction

OTHER SKILS

Piano, Acting, Dance