Mezzo-soprano, Jordan Swett recently completed her Master’s in Music at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she was a member of the Maryland Opera Studio. She studies under the tutelage of world-renowned mezzo-soprano, Delores Ziegler. She was most recently seen in the Aspen Music Festival and School summer 2019 season as Malla in "A Little Night Music," as well as covering the roles of Marcellina in "Le nozze di Figaro," and Petra in "A Little Night Music." Ms. Swett was also the Alto Soloist for Beethoven's 9th Symphony with Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra in May 2019. She was seen as the Third Lady and Third Knabe in the Lyric Opera Studio Weimar’s production of “Die Zauberflöte” in the Summer 2018 season. Ms. Swett recently made her role and program debut as Mercédès in the Washington Opera Society’s upcoming production of “Carmen.” She was most recently seen in roles that include Mère Marie in “Dialogues des Carmélites,” in the spring of 2018, as Sesto in the Maryland Opera Studio’s fall 2017 production of “La clemenza di Tito,” and in the ensemble and covering roles with the Maryland Opera Studio’s spring 2017 season. She was also a featured soloist in various scenes in the Maryland Opera Studio’s Scenes performance. She premiered the role of The Weaver in the world premiere of “The Young King,” a new work commissioned and written for herself and her classmates in the Maryland Opera Studio. She has premiered many original compositions. She has also performed in many religious choirs around Washington, D.C.
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