Fresh out of her collegiate education, Jessica sang Despina (Così fan tutte) as a Resident Artist with the Mountain Opera Company's inaugural season, Mozart in the Mountains, and continued as a 2019 Renee Greenberg Emerging Artist with Opera Fusion in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. At Opera Fusion she covered Nella (Gianni Schicchi) and sang in her third production of Suor Angelica as Sorella Cercatrice II. Moving into 2020, Jessica made her Boston debut singing scenes as Phoebe from A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, and Francesca from Bridges of Madison County with the up-and-coming musical theater company, The RC Performing Arts Company. She also appeared in concert with the North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC Opera) for their 2020 summer Opera from the Balcony series, singing selections by Richard Strauss, Mozart, and Donizetti. Upon invitation by Angel Blue, Jessica sang Sophie's part in the Presentation of the Rose (Der Rosenkavalier) by Strauss, on Christine Goerke's virtual masterclass with the Opera Training Studio. In December 2020, she performed "Hearts on Sleeves" in recital with Dell'Arte Opera Ensemble's recital series: Songs from Hibernation; and in the spring she will premiere the vocal-piano rendition of "Three Beasts" by Dana Kaufman with pianist, Christina Wright-Ivanova. Currently Jessica is a part of the prestigious Vincerò Academy, studying Zerlina from Don Giovanni under direction of Maestro Abdiel Vázquez. For more information about Jessica's performance experience, please visit her website at https://www.jessicaablochsoprano.com
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