Described as a “stage animal,” soprano Jenna Grissom began her career at Opera Memphis at the early age of 11. She recently received her Graduate Performance Diploma at Peabody Conservatory under acclaimed soprano Elizabeth Futral and earned her preceding degrees at Louisiana State University. She has previously studied with applauded teachers Sandra Moon, Dr. Loraine Sims, and Dennis Whitehead-Darling. Jenna has received honors from Pittsburgh Festival Opera, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Classical Singer, and has been awarded the AADGT International Young Musicians Festival Silver Medal Winner. At the Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Jenna was the winner of the Jacqueline Avent Concerto Competition. She recently won the Encouragement award from The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition in the Tennessee and New Orleans Districts. Jenna made her Carnegie Hall debut in April of 2022 singing the works of renowned composer Mikeila McQueston. Some of her recent engagements include Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Peabody Opera, as well as Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte and Alice Ford in Falstaff with The Turner-Fischer Center for Opera. She was also the Sandman in Hansel and Gretel with Opéra Louisiane, Micaëla in Carmen with Music on Site Incorporated, and several performances with Opera Baltimore as well as Ohio Light Opera.