Ella Jeon is a Korean Canadian Soprano entering her third year of undergraduate Opera Performance studies at the University of British Columbia.

This past summer, Ella participated in both the Highlands Opera Studio and the Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival (MOSF). As an Independent Study Participant at Highlands, Ella refined her techniques with the renowned faculty, including Nathalie Doucet, John Fisher, and Craig Rutenberg. She also jumped into the role of Olga in The Merry Widow under the baton of Kamna Gupta and the direction of Richard Margison. During her time at MOSF, she performed the role of Musetta in La bohème in public performances under the baton of Leonardo Catalanotto and the direction of Lyne Fortin. There, Ella made additional appearances in Donizetti’s l’Elisir d’Amore and Bellini’s La Sonnambula. 

Ella began performing with UBC Opera in 2024 under the direction of Nancy Hermiston. She participated in Kurt Weill’s Street Scene and Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore. Ella also sang in the ensemble for Maria Callas: Tribute Concert with Sondra Radvanovsky, organized by Opera West Society. In the UBC Choral program, she sang in the choir for Tan Dun’s Buddha Passion, Verdi’s Requiem, and Mozart’s Coronation Mass. She was also featured as a soprano soloist in public performances. Ella will be continuing her studies with Krisztina Szabó in her upcoming year at UBC.

Ella has received awards acknowledging both her academic and artistic talents. She was given the School of Music Scholarship for two consecutive years and has previously received the Vancouver Korean-Canadian Scholarship and the Peninsula Arts Foundation Grant.