“Both strong of technique and elegant of presence.” (New City Stage) “A particular highlight” (Operawire) Mezzo-Soprano, Jessica Gonzalez-Rodriguez is a dynamic and well seasoned performer. Ms. Gonzalez-Rodriguez recently made her Carnegie Hall debut performing selections from Carmen and Madame Butterfly. She has gained extensive performance experience throughout the United States, the Czech Republic and Vienna, Austria, in roles such as "Toypurina," “Frida Kahlo,” “Marcellina,” “Prince Orlofsky,” “Mercedes” and “Orfeo.”
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I'll be a featured soloist in Palm Springs Opera Guild's "Opera in the Park" concert, at Sunrise Park in Palm Springs, CA. We will be performing famous opera arias, duets and ensemble pieces.
I performed the role of "La Badessa" in Lyric Opera of Orange County's semi-staged production of Suor Angelica. The performances took place at OC Music and Dance and was a part of the company's Opera Series events.
I'll be performing the role of "Toypurina" in Hector Armienta's Zorro. Performances will be at the California Theatre in San Jose, CA.
Commissioned and performed by Quinteto Latino, composer Carla Lucero's opera chronicles the life and work of legendary Chicanx leader and LGBTQ+ activist, Olga Talamante. The opera explores her journey from working the garlic fields as a child in Gilroy, California, to her decades of activism in the US, Mexico, and in Argentina, where she became a political prisoner. Ultimately, Olga frees herself from the psychological hold of her captors and releases her heart from 40 years of suppressing the memories of violence perpetrated against her. She finally finds peace, and in the process of healing, the love of her life, Vola. Soprano Aléxa Anderson, tenor Eric Levintow, and mezzo-soprano Jessica Gonzalez-Rodriguez make up the cast for the premiere of this important work.
The Opera Buffs is thrilled to reinstate their seasonal Concert Opera with orchestra! On June 9th, we will present the American classic opera, The Ballad of Baby Doe by Douglas Moore, conducted by Brent McMunn, featuring Graycen Gardner as Baby Doe, Ben Lowe as Horace Taber, Audrey Babcock as Augusta Taber, Erin Wood as Mama McCourt, along with other Opera Buffs' singers. A rags-to-riches love story about real-life characters in 19th-century Colorado, the opera’s simple expressions of human emotions and universal truths have inspired audiences around the world.
I'll be covering the role of "Jezibaba" in Pacific Opera Project's production of Rusalka at Descanso Gardens, in Los Angeles, CA.
I'll be a featured soloist in the August Concert with Opera Wednesdays, presenting a selection of opera arias and musical theatre.
I'll be performing the role of "Narrator/Fairy Godmother in Pacific Opera Project's "Cinderella Story." West Hollywood's "Free Theatre in the Parks" series with a musical revue of beloved opera and musical theatre tunes telling the story of Cinderella!
I will be the Mezzo-Soprano soloist for the Opera in Schools program with the Palm Springs Opera Guild from June 1st-8th, 2023. We will be presenting a program for elementary age students throughout the Coachella Valley School District to teach them about the basics of Opera.
Ms. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Mexican-American Mezzo-Soprano, “Both strong of technique and elegant of presence” (New City Stage) “A particular highlight” (Operawire). Ms. Gonzalez-Rodriguez recently made her Opera San Jose mainstage debut in the role of Toypurina in Hector Armienta's Zorro. She also made her Carnegie Hall debut last season performing selections from Carmen and Madama Butterfly with the Vincerò Academy and is a multiple Opera Buffs grant recipient. Ms. Gonzalez-Rodriguez was a semi-fiinalist in the 2022 Loren L. Zachary competition and is an alumnus of the 2021-2022 Opera Santa Barbara Chrisman Studio Artist program. She made her Opera Santa Barbara mainstage debut in October of 2021 as Renata in Cruzar la cara de la Luna. She reprised her role in October of 2023, in collaboration with the Grupo de Danza Folklorico Quetzacoatl.
During the 2023-2024 season she stepped in to cover the role of Gertrude in Roméo et Juliette with Opera San Jose and returned to Opera Santa Barbara to perform the role of Toypurina in Zorro.
Highlight engagements include Norma in the world premiere of Carla Lucero’s Chicanisima!, Grimgerde in Die Walküre with the Dramatic Voices Program in Berlin, Germany, Tina in La Muerte with Opera Cultura, Gertrude in Roméo et Juliette with the Lyric Opera of Orange County, Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro with the 2021 International Summer Opera Festival of Morelia, where she studied with superstar Soprano, Jennifer Rowley, Eufemia in Bizet’s Don Procopio with Pacific Opera Project, Frida Kahlo in Frida with the 2019 Opera Steamboat Summer Intensive.
Recent engagements include the Palm Springs Opera Guild Opera in the Park concert, performing with a 32-piece orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Bruce Stasyna. The 2022-2023 Palm Springs Opera Guild Season Opening Concert, LA Opera Connects Pelléas et Mélisande Opera For Educators, Susan (Company), Prince Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus), Edka cover (Two Remain), Dater #9 (Speed Dating Tonight), La Seconda Cercatrice (Suor Angelica, Virtual Production), The Abbess (Suor Angelica), Mercedes (Carmen), Orfeo (Orfeo ed Euridice), La Ciesca (Gianni Schicchi), Hansel (Hansel und Gretel), Olga (The Merry Widow).
Ms. Gonzalez-Rodriguez is an alumnus of the 2021-2022 Chrisman Studio Artist program with Opera Santa Barbara. She has been the recipient of several scholarships including for the 2021 International Summer Music Festival of Morelia, the 2019 Vienna Summer Music Festival, the 2019 Opera Steamboat Summer Intensive and the 2018 Prague Summer Nights Festival.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Saint Mary’s College and a Master of Music degree from California State University, Los Angeles. With an avid dance background, she is currently part of Kamala Almanzar’s Dance Collective bellydance troupe. She currently serves on the board for the Opera League of Los Angeles. She coaches with Douglas Sumi, Lucy Tucker Yates, and studies voice under Reid Bruton.
“Both strong of technique and elegant of presence.” (New City Stage) “A particular highlight” (Operawire) Mezzo-Soprano, Jessica Gonzalez-Rodriguez is a dynamic and well seasoned performer. Ms. Gonzalez-Rodriguez recently made her Carnegie Hall debut performing selections from Carmen and Madame Butterfly. She has gained extensive performance experience throughout the United States, the Czech Republic and Vienna, Austria, in roles such as "Toypurina," “Frida Kahlo,” “Marcellina,” “Prince Orlofsky,” “Mercedes” and “Orfeo.”
This artist is accepting inquiries via Stagetime message and Email.
I'll be a featured soloist in Palm Springs Opera Guild's "Opera in the Park" concert, at Sunrise Park in Palm Springs, CA. We will be performing famous opera arias, duets and ensemble pieces.
I performed the role of "La Badessa" in Lyric Opera of Orange County's semi-staged production of Suor Angelica. The performances took place at OC Music and Dance and was a part of the company's Opera Series events.
I'll be performing the role of "Toypurina" in Hector Armienta's Zorro. Performances will be at the California Theatre in San Jose, CA.
Commissioned and performed by Quinteto Latino, composer Carla Lucero's opera chronicles the life and work of legendary Chicanx leader and LGBTQ+ activist, Olga Talamante. The opera explores her journey from working the garlic fields as a child in Gilroy, California, to her decades of activism in the US, Mexico, and in Argentina, where she became a political prisoner. Ultimately, Olga frees herself from the psychological hold of her captors and releases her heart from 40 years of suppressing the memories of violence perpetrated against her. She finally finds peace, and in the process of healing, the love of her life, Vola. Soprano Aléxa Anderson, tenor Eric Levintow, and mezzo-soprano Jessica Gonzalez-Rodriguez make up the cast for the premiere of this important work.
The Opera Buffs is thrilled to reinstate their seasonal Concert Opera with orchestra! On June 9th, we will present the American classic opera, The Ballad of Baby Doe by Douglas Moore, conducted by Brent McMunn, featuring Graycen Gardner as Baby Doe, Ben Lowe as Horace Taber, Audrey Babcock as Augusta Taber, Erin Wood as Mama McCourt, along with other Opera Buffs' singers. A rags-to-riches love story about real-life characters in 19th-century Colorado, the opera’s simple expressions of human emotions and universal truths have inspired audiences around the world.
I'll be covering the role of "Jezibaba" in Pacific Opera Project's production of Rusalka at Descanso Gardens, in Los Angeles, CA.
I'll be a featured soloist in the August Concert with Opera Wednesdays, presenting a selection of opera arias and musical theatre.
I'll be performing the role of "Narrator/Fairy Godmother in Pacific Opera Project's "Cinderella Story." West Hollywood's "Free Theatre in the Parks" series with a musical revue of beloved opera and musical theatre tunes telling the story of Cinderella!
I will be the Mezzo-Soprano soloist for the Opera in Schools program with the Palm Springs Opera Guild from June 1st-8th, 2023. We will be presenting a program for elementary age students throughout the Coachella Valley School District to teach them about the basics of Opera.
Ms. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Mexican-American Mezzo-Soprano, “Both strong of technique and elegant of presence” (New City Stage) “A particular highlight” (Operawire). Ms. Gonzalez-Rodriguez recently made her Opera San Jose mainstage debut in the role of Toypurina in Hector Armienta's Zorro. She also made her Carnegie Hall debut last season performing selections from Carmen and Madama Butterfly with the Vincerò Academy and is a multiple Opera Buffs grant recipient. Ms. Gonzalez-Rodriguez was a semi-fiinalist in the 2022 Loren L. Zachary competition and is an alumnus of the 2021-2022 Opera Santa Barbara Chrisman Studio Artist program. She made her Opera Santa Barbara mainstage debut in October of 2021 as Renata in Cruzar la cara de la Luna. She reprised her role in October of 2023, in collaboration with the Grupo de Danza Folklorico Quetzacoatl.
During the 2023-2024 season she stepped in to cover the role of Gertrude in Roméo et Juliette with Opera San Jose and returned to Opera Santa Barbara to perform the role of Toypurina in Zorro.
Highlight engagements include Norma in the world premiere of Carla Lucero’s Chicanisima!, Grimgerde in Die Walküre with the Dramatic Voices Program in Berlin, Germany, Tina in La Muerte with Opera Cultura, Gertrude in Roméo et Juliette with the Lyric Opera of Orange County, Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro with the 2021 International Summer Opera Festival of Morelia, where she studied with superstar Soprano, Jennifer Rowley, Eufemia in Bizet’s Don Procopio with Pacific Opera Project, Frida Kahlo in Frida with the 2019 Opera Steamboat Summer Intensive.
Recent engagements include the Palm Springs Opera Guild Opera in the Park concert, performing with a 32-piece orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Bruce Stasyna. The 2022-2023 Palm Springs Opera Guild Season Opening Concert, LA Opera Connects Pelléas et Mélisande Opera For Educators, Susan (Company), Prince Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus), Edka cover (Two Remain), Dater #9 (Speed Dating Tonight), La Seconda Cercatrice (Suor Angelica, Virtual Production), The Abbess (Suor Angelica), Mercedes (Carmen), Orfeo (Orfeo ed Euridice), La Ciesca (Gianni Schicchi), Hansel (Hansel und Gretel), Olga (The Merry Widow).
Ms. Gonzalez-Rodriguez is an alumnus of the 2021-2022 Chrisman Studio Artist program with Opera Santa Barbara. She has been the recipient of several scholarships including for the 2021 International Summer Music Festival of Morelia, the 2019 Vienna Summer Music Festival, the 2019 Opera Steamboat Summer Intensive and the 2018 Prague Summer Nights Festival.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Saint Mary’s College and a Master of Music degree from California State University, Los Angeles. With an avid dance background, she is currently part of Kamala Almanzar’s Dance Collective bellydance troupe. She currently serves on the board for the Opera League of Los Angeles. She coaches with Douglas Sumi, Lucy Tucker Yates, and studies voice under Reid Bruton.
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