Jessica Rivera

Jessica Rivera Official musician page of American soprano Jessica Rivera. www.jessicarivera.com Jessica Rivera is an American soprano. Thornton School of Music.

She is a 1996 graduate of Pepperdine University, and earned her Master of Music degree in 1998 from the University of Southern California's Flora L. Rivera's early work included singing in the chorus of Los Angeles Opera (LA Opera). Rivera has become particularly known for her performances of the music of contemporary composers, such as John Adams and Osvaldo Golijov. At LA Opera, she sang the rol

e of Anastasia in the 2003 world premiere of Deborah Drattell's opera Nicholas and Alexandra. Her Santa Fe Opera debut in 2005 was as Nuria in the revised edition of Golijov's Ainadamar. She sang on the subsequent Deutsche Grammophon recording of the opera. For his opera Doctor Atomic, Adams rewrote the role of Kitty Oppenheimer, originally a mezzo-soprano role, for soprano voice, and Rivera sang the rewritten part of Kitty Oppenheimer at Lyric Opera of Chicago, De Nederlandse Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera., all in 2007. She has since sung several parts and roles in John Adams' works, including the soprano part in El Niño, and the role of Kumudha in A Flowering Tree in the Peter Sellars production at the New Crowned Hope Festival in Vienna.

On May 28, Jessica will join cellist and Sunday Morning Music / Santa Monica curator Antonio Lysy and pianist Bryan Pezz...
03/13/2023

On May 28, Jessica will join cellist and Sunday Morning Music / Santa Monica curator Antonio Lysy and pianist Bryan Pezzone in a sweeping program that highlights the rich and distinctive music of Argentina at BroadStage.

Song, dance, and rhythms of the Andes, Pampas, and the sounds of Buenos Aires street cafés abound, and iconic tango dancers Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo take the stage. Stay afterwards for tango lessons on the plaza!

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02/06/2022

Guitarist Sharon Isbin and soprano Jessica Rivera join forces for an exquisite afternoon Of Love and Longing on February 6, 2022 at Temple Beth-El. Health and safety are paramount as we strive to provide a memorable and safe experience for our audience and artists.

02/02/2022

Guitarist Sharon Isbin and soprano Jessica Rivera join forces for an exquisite afternoon Of Love and Longing on Novemer 14, 2021 at Temple Beth-El. Health and safety are paramount as we strive to provide a memorable and safe experience for our audience and artists.

01/20/2022

Guitarist Sharon Isbin and soprano Jessica Rivera join forces for an exquisite afternoon Of Love and Longing on Novemer 14, 2021 at Temple Beth-El. Health and safety are paramount as we strive to provide a memorable and safe experience for our audience and artists.

01/06/2022

Join us for an evening of beautiful music with Grammy-winners Sharon Isbin, classical guitarist, and Jessica Rivera, soprano—Wednesday, February 2, 7:30pm at the Lied Center. Learn more at lied.ku.edu.

12/03/2021
Traveling today? Perfect time for a podcast! Jessica Rivera sits down with Pepperdine University’s Centered on the Arts ...
11/24/2021

Traveling today? Perfect time for a podcast! Jessica Rivera sits down with Pepperdine University’s Centered on the Arts podcast to discuss her time at her alma mater and her career as a professional musician. Happy listening!

Listen to this episode from Centered on the Arts on Spotify. This episode’s guest is Jessica Rivera Shafer. Jessica is a Grammy Award-Winning singer, specializing in Classical Music. Jessica is also an alumnus from Pepperdine and one of our own Center for the Arts alums. R.J. and Jessica talk abou...

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05/17/2021

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On Memorial Day, I have the privilege of performing with pianist Sean Chen in an online Memorial Day concert hosted by t...
05/23/2020

On Memorial Day, I have the privilege of performing with pianist Sean Chen in an online Memorial Day concert hosted by the New West Symphony!

When I was first beginning my professional singing career, New West Symphony chose me as one of their Discovery Artists and presented me in my first professional concert performance as a soprano soloist in Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony No. 2.

Now my dear friend Michael Christie is their Music Director! Wow! How things come full circle!

So proud to help honor our heroes in this special Memorial Day Concert!!

Be sure to tune in!!

We honor our heroes with American Music in a FREE Live Online concert experience Monday May 25 at 7pm.

Hosts:
Michael Christie, music director, broadcasting live from Minneapolis
Natalia Staneva, chief executive officer, broadcasting live from in front of Air Force One at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

Artists:
Sean Chen, piano
Yana Reznik, piano
Jessica Rivera, soprano
New West Symphony Brass Quintet
Plus a special guest from the Air National Guard Band of the West Coast

Music selections include:
Copland, arr. by Joshua Ranz | Zion’s Walls, At the River and Simple Gifts
Bagley | National Emblem March
Berlin | God Bless America
Bernstein | Somewhere from West Side Story
Gershwin | The Man I Love
Weatherly | Danny Boy

Monday May 25 | 7:00pm

Register for this FREE event: bit.ly/concertforheroes

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