Jennifer Feinstein Mezzo-soprano New England Third Place Winner, 2009 New England First Place Winner 2010	Audio of 2009 Concert Audition Audio of 2010 Concert Audition

Jennifer Feinstein , mezzo-soprano from Cranston, RI, received both her M.M. and B.M. from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and is currently enrolled at Yale University pursuing her second Master’s degree as a member of Yale Opera under the direction of Doris Cross. In 2010 with Yale Opera she will perform Carmen in La Tragedie de Carmen, Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro, and as the mezzo soloist in the Verdi Requiem. This summer Ms. Feinstein will return to Chautauqua Opera to perform the role of Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana. Last summer she performed at Music Academy of the West in the role of Frederic in Mignon, and the previous summer also attended Music Academy of the West where she performed in the West Coast premiere of William Bolcom’s A Wedding in the roles of Nettie Sloan and Aunt Bea, and also made her symphonic debut as the alto soloist in Mahler’s 3 rd Symphony. She was a Young Artist with the Indianapolis Opera for the 2007-2008 season, where she performed Third Lady in The Magic Flute, and covered Nicklausse in Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Ms. Feinstein was a Studio Artist at Chautauqua Opera in 2007, where she covered the role of Mercedes in Carmen. She has previously performed with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis in 2005 and 2006, where she made her debut as 2 nd Salvation Army Girl in Kurt Weils’ Street Scene, as well as covering Rosina in The Barber of Seville and Stephano in Romeo and Juliet. She has previously performed at Indiana University Opera Theater as Flora in La traviata, Martha in The Secret Garden, Mama McCourt in The Ballad of Baby Doe, Ilona Ritter in She Loves Me, the title role in La Cenerentola, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Katisha in The Mikado, and Dame Doleful in Too Many Sopranos. Ms. Feinstein’s awards include 3 rd place in the New England Region of the Metropolitan National Council Auditions, Finalist in the National Opera Association and Bel Canto Vocal Scholarship, Semi-Finalist in the Shreveport Opera Singer of the Year competition, and Encouragement Awards from the Marilyn Horne Foundation Competition, Opera Index, and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

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