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Theresa
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Soprano
Theresa Kesser
(She/Her) Theresa Kesser is a recent graduate of the Yale School of Music. Equally at home in the traditional repertoire as she is in modern compositions, Ms. Kesser recently participated in the workshop of Joel Thompson and Andrea Davis Pinkney’s The Snowy Day. Covering the title role in Richard Strauss' Salome marks the beginning of her transition to the soprano repertoire.
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Wolf Trap Opera
Studio Artist, 2018-2019
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Master of Music, 2016-2018
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Carmen
Frasquita
Sarasota Opera
February 17, 2024 to 11 more
February 17, 2024
February 20, 2024
February 22, 2024
February 25, 2024
February 28, 2024 March 02, 2024
March 05, 2024
March 08, 2024
March 13, 2024
March 17, 2024 March 19, 2024
March 22, 2024
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Carmen
February 17, 2024 - March 22, 2024
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Frasquita

Feb 17, 2024
Dates
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Feb, 24
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Feb, 24
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Feb, 24
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Mar, 24
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Mar, 24
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Mar, 24
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Mar, 24
Chelsea Laggan

Chelsea Laggan

Carmen

Feb 17, 2024
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17
Feb, 24
20
Feb, 24
22
Feb, 24
25
Feb, 24
28
Feb, 24
2
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Mar, 24
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Mar, 24
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Mar, 24
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Mar, 24
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Mar, 24
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Luisa Miller
Miller
Sarasota Opera
March 09, 2024 to 5 more
March 09, 2024
March 12, 2024
March 14, 2024
March 16, 2024
March 20, 2024 March 24, 2024
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Luisa Miller
March 09, 2024
Event Type Opera
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Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Miller

Mar 09, 2024
1 Tag
Dates
9
Mar, 24
12
Mar, 24
14
Mar, 24
16
Mar, 24
20
Mar, 24
24
Mar, 24
Paul Hill

Paul Hill

Wurm

Mar 09, 2024
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9
Mar, 24
12
Mar, 24
14
Mar, 24
16
Mar, 24
20
Mar, 24
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The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace
Marble City Opera
March 16, 2023 to 2 more
March 16, 2023
March 17, 2023
March 18, 2023
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The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace
March 16, 2023 - March 18, 2023
Event Type Opera
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Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Ada Lovelace

Mar 16, 2023
Dates
16
Mar, 23
17
Mar, 23
18
Mar, 23
Ben Werley

Ben Werley

William King

Mar 16, 2023
Dates
16
Mar, 23
17
Mar, 23
18
Mar, 23
Kathryn Grumley

Kathryn Grumley

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Mar 16, 2023
Dates
16
Mar, 23
17
Mar, 23
18
Mar, 23
La Rondine
Suzy
Southern Illinois Music Festival
June 09, 2023 to 1 more
June 09, 2023
June 11, 2023
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La Rondine
June 09, 2023 - June 11, 2023
Event Type Opera
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Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Suzy

Jun 09, 2023 - Jun 11, 2023
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9
Jun, 23
11
Jun, 23
Ben Werley

Ben Werley

Ruggero

Jun 09, 2023 - Jun 11, 2023
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9
Jun, 23
11
Jun, 23
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Kenneth Stavert

Kenneth Stavert

Rambaldo

Jun 23, 2023
Dates
23
Jun, 23
25
Jun, 23
22
Sep, 23
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Major Winners Concert
Soloist
Pittsburgh Concert Society
September 24, 2023
September 24, 2023
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Major Winners Concert
September 24, 2023
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Recital performed with Billie Jo Miller

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Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Soloist

Sep 24, 2023
Dates
24
Sep, 23
Salome
Salome
Southern Illinois Music Festival
June 18, 2022 to 1 more
June 18, 2022
June 21, 2022
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Salome
June 18, 2022 - June 21, 2022
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Salome

Jun 18, 2022
Dates
18
Jun, 22
21
Jun, 22
Josh Shaw

Josh Shaw

Director

Jun 01, 2022
Dates
1
Jun, 22
Gianni Schicchi
Zita
Yale Opera
2020
2020
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Gianni Schicchi
January 01, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Zita

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Florencia en el Amazonas
Paula
Yale Opera
2020
2020
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Florencia en el Amazonas
January 01, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Event Type Opera
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Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Paula

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Greer Lyle

Greer Lyle

Florencia

Feb 15, 2020
Dates
15
Feb, 20
Symphony No. 9
Performer
Yale Symphony Orchestra
2020
2020
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Symphony No. 9
January 01, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Contributors
Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Performer

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Laurel Semerdjian

Laurel Semerdjian

Performer

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
Zachary Rioux

Zachary Rioux

Performer

Jan 01, 2020
Dates
1
Jan, 20
The Old Maid and the Thief
Miss Todd
Yale Opera
2019
2019
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The Old Maid and the Thief
January 01, 2019 - December 31, 2019
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Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Miss Todd

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Eugene Onegin
Larina
Yale Opera
2019
2019
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Eugene Onegin
January 01, 2019 - December 31, 2019
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Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Larina

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
L'île de Merlin
Hippocratine
Wolf Trap Opera
2019
2019
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L'île de Merlin
January 01, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Contributors
Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Hippocratine

Jan 01, 2019
1 Tag
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Berta
Wolf Trap Opera
2019
2019
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
January 01, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Berta

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Calvin Griffin

Calvin Griffin

Bartolo

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Christopher Bozeka

Christopher Bozeka

Count Almaviva

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Ariadne auf Naxos
Composer
Wolf Trap Opera
2019
2019
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Ariadne auf Naxos
January 01, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Event Type Opera
Contributors
Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser

Composer

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Joshua Conyers

Joshua Conyers

Musiklehrer

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Lindsay Kate Brown

Lindsay Kate Brown

Der Komponist

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Alexandra Nowakowski

Alexandra Nowakowski

Zerbinetta

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19
Ashley Marie Robillard

Ashley Marie Robillard

Echo

Jan 01, 2019
Dates
1
Jan, 19

Biography

Theresa Kesser

Theresa Kesser recently recieved the degree of Master of Musical Arts at Yale University, studying with Doris Yarick Cross. While at Yale Opera, she sang the roles of Paula (Florencia en el Amazonas), Larina (Eugene Onegin), and Miss Todd (The Old Maid and the Thief). She also participated in the workshop of The Snowy Day, in conjunction with Yale Opera, composer Joel Thompson, and Houston Grand Opera.  Miss Kesser was a Studio Artist at Wolf Trap for the summers of 2018 and 2019. In her first year, she covered the role of Stephano in Gounod's Romeo et Juliette and performed the role of Wallis in David Hanlon and Kathleen Kelly's Listen, Wilhelmina!  She also appeared in a concert honoring Leonard Bernstein with the National Symphony Orchestra, in which she performed as a soloist in the Chichester Psalms. She returned in 2019 to cover the roles of Composer in Ariadne  auf Naxos, Hippcratine in Gluck's L'île de Merlin, and Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia.​ In January 2016, Miss Kesser was named a winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for the Colorado/Wyoming district and received an Encouragement Award in the Rocky Mountain Region.

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