VOICE 2023 : Second Prize
Jasmin White trained at the University of Southern California, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and the Juilliard School, where they impressed in Prokofiev’s
Alexander Nevsky, Stravinsky’s
Pulcinella, Rossi’s
Orfeo, Handel’s
Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, and Nicolai’s
The Merry Wives of Windsor. The contralto made their debut at the Metropolitan Opera as a soloist and member of the chorus in the return of
Porgy and Bess in 2019, a production which won a Grammy Award. They recently joined the Opernstudio of the Vienna Volksoper, where this season sees them sing in productions of
The Magic Flute,
Orpheus in the Underworld and
The Flying Dutchman. Jasmin White has also performed as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Juilliard 415 Ensemble and has collaborated with conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, William Christie, David Robertson, and Lidiya Yankovskaya.
Teachers
current teacher : Matthias Rexroth
2020 - 2022 : Elizabeth Bishop
Degrees
2020 - 2022 : Artist Diploma in Opera, The Juilliard School (New York City)
2015 - 2017 : Master of Music in Voice, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
2011 - 2015 : Bachelor of Music in Voice, University of Southern California
Concerts
2022 : Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lidiya Yankovskaya, Los Angeles Philharmonic
2022 : The Metropolitan Opera, mainstage, The Metropolitan Opera, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
2022 : The Juilliard School, The Juilliard School, William Christie, Juilliard 415 Ensemble
2021 : The Juilliard School, The Juilliard School, Barbara Hannigan, The Juilliard Orchestra
2020 : Lincoln Center, NYC, The Juilliard School, David Robertson
2019 : The Metropolitan Opera, mainstage, The Metropolitan Opera, David Robertson, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Competitions
2019 : Regional 2nd Place, Metropolitan Opera National Council
2018 : Regional 3rd place, Metropolitan Opera National Council