Jessica will join the Assabet Valley Mastersingers as Alto Soloist for their performance of Mozart’s Requiem. Details TBA.

From composer Felix Jarrar:

“‘Happy’ is about about how I came to peace with past traumas during various episodes of depression in my life. I cried many tears and healed pain from old wounds during the writing process. This is the first time I’ve been so public with my mental health journey and my life with depression and anxiety. Musically, the song incorporates many influences. The first half is very “classical” sounding, while the second half is predominantly pop influenced. I wrote both the music and words for this set.”

Concert will take place virtually via YouTube Premiere.

This performance is a world premiere work composed by Felix Jarrar.

Jessica Trainor Tasucu, mezzo-soprano

Andrew Jurden, bass-baritone

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From the website - “The Gena Branscombe Project is dedicated to the revival and performance of the music of American composer and conductor Gena Branscombe.  In the spirit of Miss Branscombe’s life long example of inspiring women in music, we will award three yearly scholarships in her honor.”

Jessica will be among soloists debuting and recording works of Gena Branscombe.

THIS EVENT WAS POSTPONED DUE TO THE 2020 CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. PLEASE CHECK FOR A RESCHEDULED DATE OR VISIT THE GENA BRANCOMBE PROJECT WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.

From Odyssey Opera - “Written in honor of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, Gloriana depicts the later years of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign and her complicated relationship with the Earl of Essex. Britten’s imaginative use of genres from the Tudor period mixes with his own distinctive style to create a world at once Elizabethan and contemporary. From the stately world of court to her private chambers, this is a powerful portrait of an aging monarch in a changing world.”

Jessica will appear in the Professional Ensemble and Semi-Chorus of Masques.

THIS EVENT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE 2020 CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.

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Jessica will be the Alto Soloist for this performance of Handel’s Messiah (Part I) in Easton, MA.

MassOpera is proud to present a concert performance of Dan Shore’s Freedom Ride. The Company is thrilled to bring back Chicago Opera Theatre Music Director, Lidiya Yankvoskaya to conduct, and Emmy Award Winning and NAACP Award Nominee, Tazewell Thompson, to stage direct.  Both will lead the premiere production with Chicago Opera Theatre in early 2020.

Freedom Ride tells the story of Sylvie Davenport, a young student from New Orleans, as she is drawn into the Civil Rights Movement in the summer of 1961.

Jessica will be a member of a Chorus of Activists. TICKETS AND INFO.

A dangerous monarch is determined to divorce Catherine of Aragon in favor of the beautiful, ambitious Anne Boleyn. This is one of history’s most infamous love triangles and the beginning of the “King’s Troubles”. Saint-Saens’s score brilliantly invokes an early Renaissance sensibility while remaining firmly rooted in the French grand opera tradition. Sweeping vocal melodies and rich orchestral writing bring this compelling tragedy to life. Jessica will be a member of the Professional Ensemble, and a featured Maid of Honor. TICKETS AND INFO.

BOSTON PREMIERE. Jessica is a member of the professional ensemble.

In Die ägyptische Helena, librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal asks “What lay between that dreadful night and the complete reconciliation that followed? What can have helped rebuild this marriage as a true companionship?” Richard Strauss’s two-act opera is both an intimate and emotional story about Helen and her husband Menelas. Ten years after Helen left her husband to be with Paris, this opera imagines life after her return home. Or was it a phantom who went to Troy, leaving the beautiful Helen sleeping in Sparta all along? With goddesses, sorceresses, and elves to help spin the tale, will Menelas find forgiveness in his heart for his wife? Come experience this lush and dramatic work, a rare offering by one of opera’s greatest creative teams. TICKETS.

Jessica will cover the role of Prince Orlofsky.

Join Worcester Schubertiade (now Vox New England) for a rollicking, champagne infused New Year’s Eve performance of Johann Strauss’ comic operetta Die Fledermaus.

UNITED STATES PREMIERE. Jessica will be a member of the professional ensemble.

Balkis, the famed Queen of Sheba, arrives in Jerusalem to meet her betrothed, King Solomon. But the beautiful and powerful Queen instead finds herself drawn to Solomon’s master architect Adoniram. What follows is a dramatic struggle between love and obligation, filled with intrigue, jealousy, and betrayal. A classic French Grand Opera from the composer who wrote Faust. This forgotten masterpiece is resurrected by Odyssey Opera for one night only at Jordan Hall. Don’t miss this powerful love story. TICKETS

Jessica will be joining pianist Caroline Ly as a featured musician in a recital at The Residences at Longwood Towers. She will be performing works by Chausson, Gounod, Purcell, and more.

Jessica will be joining Promenade Opera Project as Dorothée in their interactive production of Massenet's Cendrillon. She will be performing at the Company's gala at Juliet Restaurant in Somerville, MA. PURCHASE TICKETS