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)
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In the 2025-2026 Season Ms. Faselt looks ahead to upcoming performances singing “Helmwige” and covering “Sieglinde” in Wagner’s Die Walküre at the Santa Fe Opera.
Ms. Faselt will debut the lead role of 'Minnie' in Puccini's La Fanciulla del West with the Detroit Opera in September/October of 2025 and Paris Opera to be announced soon! Tickets available on July 28th!
https://detroitopera.org/show/the-girl-of-the-golden-west/
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In April of 2025 Ms. Faselt covered the role of 'Senta' in Wagner’s Der Fliegender Höllander with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
In November and December of 2024 Ms. Faselt performed the role of 'Voice of the Falcon' in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Die Frau ohne Schatten
In September and October of 2024 Ms. Faselt covered 'Leonore' in Beethoven’s Fidelio at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
In June of 2024 Ms. Faselt debuted the role of “Donna Anna” in Mozart’s Don Giovanni in her company debut with the Cincinnati Opera.
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In April/May 2024 Ms. Faselt toured in Europe with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra’s conductor, Maestro Yannick Nézet-Seguín conducting the Rotterdam Philharmonic for performances of 'Helmwige' in Wagner’s Die Walküre in the cities of Rotterdam (Netherlands) , Baden Baden (Germany), Dortmund (Germany), and Paris (France).
In January of 2024 Ms. Faselt returned by invite of Maestro Gustavo Dudamel to perform a second time with world-renowned orchestra, the LA Philharmonic, as ‘Freia’ in their production of Wagner’s Das Rheingold at the Walt Disney Concert Hall downtown Los Angeles.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Performances will be in cities of: Rotterdam, Baden Baden, Dortmund, and Paris.
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