Jennifer Johnson, Mezzo-soprano

Jennifer Johnson (J.Johnson), Mezzo-soprano

Biography

Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson is a first year member of the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. This season, Ms. Johnson makes her Chicago Opera Theater debut as Kate Julian in Owen Wingrave.

Ms. Johnson was recently awarded a 2009 Sullivan Foundation Award. A national winner of the 2008 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Ms. Johnson's voice was hailed as "dusky toned and vibrant" by the New York Times. After two seasons as a Gerdine Young Artist with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Ms. Johnson made her principal artist debut there this past summer as The Muse/Nicklausse in Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann. Last August, she participated in the Ravinia Festival's Steans Institute for Young Artists.

Ms. Johnson obtained her Bachelor's degree in Music from Webster University in St. Louis. She received her Master's degree from Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she performed the roles of Ramiro in La finta giardiniera, Emma Jones in Street Scene, and the title role in Handel's Rinaldo.