Jenny Knapp

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    Jenny Knapp, mezzo-soprano, has been praised by critics as “a strong singer and an empathetic actress” possessing “a beautiful voice, with a stylish sense of stage presence that is at once impassioned but poised”. “Her mezzo-soprano voice is gorgeous through its entire range.” Ms. Knapp was heard most recently as Cherubino in Skagit Opera’s 2007 acclaimed performance of The Marriage of Figaro, and as Charlotte in Opera Pacifica’s Werther. A frequent guest of the Seattle Symphony, Ms. Knapp was recently heard in the World Premiere of Bruce Ruddell’s The Healing Heart of Lushootseed, and as the title character in Bizet’s Carmen. She was the featured soloist in Falla’s El Amor Brujo as well as his Three-Cornered Hat with Gerard Schwarz. For two seasons, Ms. Knapp starred as the Mother in the Symphony’s production of Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. She will return to the Symphony in 2008 as Jessie in their production of Kurt Weill’s The Little Mahagonny.
    Ms. Knapp is a versatile performer who has performed extensively with opera companies throughout the region, including Tacoma Opera, Washington East Opera, Skagit Opera, Opera Pacifica, Lyric Opera Northwest, Off-Center Opera, Rogue Opera, NOISE, University of Washington Opera, and Rainier Lyric Opera. Her operatic credits include Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Charlotte in Werther, Suzuki and Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, Carmen and Mercedes in Carmen, Hansel and the Mother in Hansel and Gretel, The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Dorabella in Cosi Fan Tutte, The Third Lady and The First Lady in The Magic Flute, Dame Quickly in Falstaff, Michelle Ravel in John Duffy’s Black Water, Cecily in La Divina, and Clara Deluso in Signor Deluso.
    On the concert stage, Ms. Knapp was most recently heard performing the role of Mary in Respighi’s Laud to the Nativity with Kirkland Choral Society, and as the alto soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Port Angeles Symphony. She has appeared on numerous occasions as the alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah, most recently in Richland, WA. Other concert appearances include the alto soloist in Mozart’s Missa Brevis, the Angel and the Queen in Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and the alto soloist in Mozart’s Requiem with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra and Choral Sounds Northwest. Ms. Knapp recently returned as the alto soloist with Northwest Symphony Orchestra and the Bainbridge Chorale for their performance of Dvorak’s Stabat Mater. She will appear later this season with Port Angeles Symphony as the alto soloist in Falla’s Three Cornered Hat, the alto soloist in Bach’s Mass in B Minor with Kirkland Choral Society, and the alto soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Bellingham Music Festival.
    In recording, Ms. Knapp can be heard on Matt Messina’s 2000 album from Sapristi Productions, The Boy Who Held the World in the lyrical song “Adonde Fuiste”.
    Ms. Knapp earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and studied in the Master’s program in music at the University of Washington. She currently resides in Bellevue, WA and is part of the musicians’ collective Northwest Artists.