Jossie Pérez - Maddelena
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Jossie Pérez - MaddelenaMezzo-sopranoMezzo-soprano Jossie Pérez’s voice has been described as “a big smoky, mezzo-soprano with strong chest voice, expansive range and striking power all the way up to clarion top notes.” This season, her interpretation of the title role in Carmen has been seen with Seiji Ozawa at the Veroza Company Japan and at Portland Opera, as well as in the future with the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. Earlier successes in the title role of Carmen include performances on the Boston Common for over 150,000 people with Boston Lyric Opera, as well as Les Amis du Lyrique en Bretagne in France. The 2007 – 2008 season will see Ms. Pérez as Charlotte in Werther in Seville under the baton of Michel Plasson and mezzo-soprano soloist at the Operalia Winners Gala in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Future seasons will see Ms. Pérez at the Liceu in Barcelona as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro and Cloe in L’arbore di Diana, as well as Maddalena in Portland Opera’s production of Rigoletto. Other recent engagements for the Puerto Rican mezzo-soprano have included successful performances of Sesto in La clemenza di Tito at the Liceu in Barcelona, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia at Michigan Opera Theatre, Isabella in L’italiana in Algeri with Opera Pacific, Annio in La clemenza di Tito with Washington National Opera, and Sifare in Mitridate in Granada, Spain as well as concerts of the Mozart Requiem in Madison, Wisconsin. Ms. Pérez has been seen at the Metropolitan Opera in such roles as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, the Second Lady in the premiere of Julie Taymor's production of Die Zauberflöte, Lola in Cavalleria rusticana, Ascanio in Les Troyens, and Siébel in Faust, as well as roles in Ariadne auf Naxos, La traviata, Carmen, Hänsel und Gretel, and Parsifal. She has appeared in recital with Carol Vaness at the Casals Festival, and had successes as Maffio Orsini in Lucrezia Borgia in Oviedo, Spain, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni in San Antonio, and Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte in Santiago, the Spoleto Festival USA, and in Boston, as well as Idamante in Idomeneo in Washington, D.C. with Plácido Domingo. She also performed Ravel’s Chansons madecasses with James Levine and the Metropolitan Opera Chamber Ensemble at Weill Recital Hall. Ms. Pérez was a winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the 2001 OPERALIA competition in Washington, D.C, and a Sara Tucker Study Grant from The Richard Tucker Music Foundation. She was also a member of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. |