Praised for her “staggeringly brilliant…etherial soprano” (The Source) Jocelyn Claire Thomas has engaged audiences with her haunting sound, musical intelligence, and unusual versatility. Her history includes performances with Tacoma Opera, Eugene Opera, Opera Bend, Brava Opera Theatre, Opera Theater Oregon, Portland Concert Opera, Bravo Northwest, The Bremerton Symphony, The Central Oregon Symphony, The Beaverton Symphony, 45th Parallel, The Bach Cantata Choir, and Portland SummerFest, working with conductors such as Clinton Smith, Andrew Bisantz, Michael Gesme, Martin Maikut, Lance Inouye, Maria Manzo, Alan Futterman, Travis Hatton, Ralph Nelson, and Keith Clark. Recent solo highlights include Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate with the Central Oregon Symphony, “Susanna” in Le nozze di Figaro with Tacoma Opera, “Amy March” in Little Women with Eugene Opera, and “Musetta” in La Boheme with Opera Bend. Ms. Thomas was a featured soloist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with Portland’s Bach Cantata Choir, about which Oregon ArtsWatch said “Ms. Thomas shone brightly as the angel.” Other highlights include "Rosina" in Il barbiere di Siviglia with the Beaverton Symphony, ”Marzelline" in Fidelio with the Astoria Music Festival, and Soprano Soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Handel’s Messiah with Bravo Northwest. www.jocelynclairethomas.com