Jessica Faselt
SOPRANO
"A sound that is rich, full & luminous..."
- THE NEW YORK TIMES
About Jessica
American soprano, Jessica Faselt, has been praised for her "keen expression and impressive delivery" in performance with a “sound that is rich, full and luminous throughout its range." (Seen and Heard International)
Ms. Faselt most recently made her debut with The Atlanta Opera as ‘Freia’ in Das Rheingold in the 2023/2024 season. She also appeared in the Metropolitan Opera’s 22/23 Season as ‘First Lady’ in the holiday production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
Ms. Faselt was a participant of the 2022 Birgit Nilsson Masterclass in Sweden. She received the 2021 Hildegard Behrens Foundation Award, was the winner of the 2020 George London Award, and received a 2019 Sarah Tucker Study Grant with the Richard Tucker Music Foundation.
Ms. Faselt was a member of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program for three seasons. She made her Metropolitan Opera Debut as ‘a Novice’ in Puccini’s Suor Angelica. She also made her Met: Live in HD Debut as ‘Helmwige’ in Wagner’s Die Walküre. Following this performance she was engaged to sing Helmwige in concert with the Boston Orchestra at the Tanglewood Music Festival, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Detroit Opera.
In 2018 Ms. Faselt was a winner of the world renowned vocal competition, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, where she was presented the Birgit Nilsson Award by the American Scandinavian Foundation.
DieWalküre
2024
as HELMWIGE
Das Rheingold
2024
as FREIA
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Jessica will return to work with the world-renowned LA Philharmonic Orchestra and Maestro Gustavo Dudamel at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
ROTTERDAM PHILHARMONIC
Jessica will perform on tour in Europe through Amsterdam, Germany and France with the Rotterdam Philharmonic under the baton of Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Performances will be in cities of: Rotterdam, Baden Baden, Dortmund, and Paris.
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