Georgia Jacobson
A native of Duluth, Minnesota, French-born, Greek-American mezzo-soprano Georgia Jacobson debuts this season with Kentucky Opera as Tisbe in La Cenerentola and Maggie in The Gift of the Magi, and Opera Santa Barbara as Lucilla (cover) in La scala di seta, Margaret Johnson/Signora Naccarelli in The Light in the Piazza, and Waltraute in Die Walküre. Her recent engagements in 2022 include covering the role Virginia Woolf in the world premiere/concert version of The Hours by composer Kevin Puts and librettist Gregory Pierce at the The Philadelphia Orchestra, covering the role of Hermia in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Des Moines Metro Opera, and singing the role of Hannah After in Kaminsky’s As One with Lyric Opera of the North. In March 2022, Jacobson returned home to Minnesota to premiere two song cycles, both commissioned for her by The Schubert Club and composed by Carol Barnett (Young/Old Witches, Bat) and Linda Kachelmeier (Lake Superior Songs). In previous seasons, she covered Mary Johnson (Fellow Travelers) as an Apprentice Artist at Des Moines Metro Opera (2021), and premiered the role of Sage (Everything Comes to A Head) with Lyric Opera of the North/ DeCameron Opera Coalition (2021). In November of 2022, Jacobson was a Metropolitan National Council Encouragement Award winner in the Arizona district. Additionally, Ms. Jacobson won 1st Place in the National Opera Association’s 2020 Carolyn Bailey and Dominick Argento Vocal Competition. Jacobson has a special affinity for French repertoire, and she was proud to make her professional debut with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in their production of Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges as Maman/Tasse/La libellule under the baton of Maestro Louis Langrée. A passionate supporter of new music, she workshopped the roles of Virginia Woolf (The Hours), Ruth (Awakenings) and Vesta (Fierce) with Opera Fusion: New Works and Cincinnati Opera. Her other roles include Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), Zweite Dame (Die Zauberflote) and Endimione (La Calisto) with CCM Opera, as well as Giannetta (cover) (L’Elisir d’Amore) with Lyric Opera of the North. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Voice Performance from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and Master’s of Music (Voice) from University of Cincinnati – College Conservatory of Music, where she has recently received an Artist Diploma (Opera Performance).
Roles with Loon
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mezzo-soprano in
A Night at the Opera: Opera’s Greatest Hits
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Host in
Summer Sparkler 2020
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Sage in
Tales From a Safe Distance: Everything Comes to a Head