SCHEDULE
In 2022/2023, Jennifer returns to Theater St. Gallen for her fourth season as a mezzo-soprano soloist in the Musiktheaterensemble, performing roles including Jeannette/L'amant anonyme by Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges), Prince Orlofsky/Die Fledermaus and Lisette Soer/The Time of Our Singing by Kris Defoort & Peter van Kraaij. The season opens with a concert of Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne with the Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen.
2022/2023 Season Performances
Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen
Sommerkonzert: Musique d'été (as Mezzo-Soprano Soloist)
Featuring Chants d'Auvergne by Joseph Canteloube
Modestas Pitrenas, conductor
Tonhalle, St. Gallen, Switzerland
August 26, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Verrucano Mels, Mels, Switzerland
August 27, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Theater St. Gallen
L'amant anonyme by Joseph Bologne (as Jeannette)
Kazem Abdullah, conductor
Femi Elufowoju Jr., director
Sebastian Juen, director
UM!BAU, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
September 17, 2022 at 7:00 PM
September 25, 2022 at 7:00 PM
October 2, 2022 at 5:00 PM
October 5, 2022 at 7:30 PM
November 7, 2022 at 7:30 PM
November 9, 2022 at 7:30 PM
November 17, 2022 at 7:30 PM
November 20, 2022 at 2:00 PM
December 2, 2022 at 7:30 PM
December 9, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Theater St. Gallen
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss (as Prince Orlofsky)
Michael Balke, conductor
Guta Rau, director
UM!BAU, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
October 29, 2022 at 7:00 PM
November 11, 2022 at 7:30 PM
November 13, 2022 at 7:00 PM
November 27, 2022 at 7:00 PM
December 8, 2022 at 7:30 PM
December 11, 2022 at 2:00 PM
December 19, 2022 at 7:30 PM
December 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM
December 22, 2022, at 7:30 PM
December 31, 2022 at 7:00 PM
January 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM
January 20, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Theater St. Gallen
Die Zauberflöte by W.A. Mozart (as Zweite Dame)
Katharina Müllner, conductor
Guta Rau, director
UM!BAU, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
December 1, 2022 at 7:30 PM
December 3, 2022 at 7:00 PM
December 30, 2022, at 7:30 PM
January 22, 2023 at 5:00 PM
January 29, 2023 at 5:00 PM
February 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Theater St. Gallen
The Time of Our Singing by Kris Defoort & Peter van Kraaij (as Lisette Soer)
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
Ted Huffmann, director
UM!BAU, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
March 11, 2023 at 7:00 PM
March 19, 2023 at 7:00 PM
March 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM
April 19, 2023 at 7:30 PM
April 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM
April 23, 2023 at 5:00 PM
www.theatersg.ch
St. Galler Festspiele
Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano (as Bersi)
Modestas Pitrenas, conductor
Rodula Gaitanou, director
Klosterhof, St. Gallen, Switzerland
June 23, 2023 at 8:30 PM
June 24, 2023 at 8:30 PM
June 27, 2023 at 8:30 PM
June 30, 2023 at 8:30 PM
July 1, 2023 at 8:30 PM
July 5, 2023 at 8:30 PM
July 7, 2023 at 8:30 PM
www.stgaller-festspiele.ch
2021/2022 Season Performances
Theater St. Gallen
Breaking the Waves by Missy Mazzoli (as Dodo McNeill)
Modestas Pitrenas, conductor
Melly Still, director
UM!BAU, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
September 18, 2021 at 7:00 PM
September 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM
September 29, 2021 at 7:30 PM
October 24, 2021 at 5:00 PM
November 5, 2021 at 7:30 PM
Theater St. Gallen
Die Zauberflöte by W.A. Mozart (as Zweite Dame)
Katharina Müllner, conductor
Guta Rau, director
UM!BAU, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
October 23, 2021 at 7:00 PM
November 3, 2021 at 7:30 PM
November 7, 2021 at 5:00 PM
November 14, 2021 at 2:00 PM
November 17, 2021 at 7:30 PM
November 19, 2021 at 7:30 PM
November 21, 2021 at 2:00 PM
November 25, 2021 at 7:30 PM
November 30, 2021 at 7:30 PM
December 9, 2021 at 7:30 PM
December 12, 2021 at 7:00 PM
December 22, 2021 at 7:30 PM
December 27, 2021 at 7:30 PM
December 29, 2021 at 7:30 PM
January 28, 2022 at 7:30 PM
February 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM
Theater St. Gallen
La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi (as Flora Bervoix)
Modestas Pitrenas, conductor
Nina Russi, director
UM!BAU, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
March 19, 2022 at 7:00 PM
March 22, 2022 at 7:30 PM
March 27, 2022 at 2:00 PM
April 1, 2022 at 7:30 PM
April 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM
April 24, 2022 at 7:00 PM
May 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM
May 8, 2022 at 7:00 PM
May 21, 2022 at 7:00 PM
May 25, 2022 at 7:30 PM
May 30, 2022 at 7:30 PM
June 9, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Theater St. Gallen
Liedmatinee
Featuring works by Alma Mahler, Lili and Nadia Boulanger, Pauline Viardot,
Rebecca Clarke, and Lori Laitman
Jennifer Panara, mezzo-soprano
Roxana Ionescu-Beck, pianist
UM!BAU-Foyer, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
May 22, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Past Performances
Theater St. Gallen
Florencia en el Amazonas by Daniel Catán (as Paula)
Pedro Halffter, conductor
Krystian Lada, director
UM!BAU, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
May 8, 2021 at 7:00 PM
May 12, 2021 at 7:30 PM
May 16, 2021 at 7:00 PM
May 21, 2021 at 7:30 PM
May 25, 2021 at 7:30 PM
June 2, 2021 at 7:30 PM
Theater St. Gallen - Cancelled due to COVID-19
Aida by Giuseppe Verdi (as Una Sacerdotessa)
Modestas Pitrenas, conductor
Annabel Arden, director
UM!BAU, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
January 31, 2021 at 5:00 PM
February 7, 2021 at 7:00 PM
February 14, 2021 at 7:00 PM
February 22, 2021 at 7:30 PM
March 14, 2021 at 2:00 PM
April 17, 2021 at 7:00 PM
April 23, 2021 at 7:30 PM
May 1, 2021 at 7:00 PM
June 3, 2021 at 7:30 PM
June 5, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Theater St. Gallen - Cancelled due to COVID-19
The Sound of Music by Rodgers & Hammerstein (as Maria Rainer)
Kooen Schoots, conductor
Ulrich Wiggers, director
UM!BAU, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
December 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM
December 16, 2020 at 7:30 PM
December 19, 2020 at 7:00 PM
December 22, 2020 at 7:30 PM
December 31, 2020 at 7:00 PM
January 3, 2021 at 5:00 PM
January 4, 2021 at 7:30 PM
January 8, 2021 at 7:30 PM
January 10, 2021 at 2:00 PM
January 10, 2021 at 7:00 PM
January 15, 2021 at 7:30 PM
January 17, 2021 at 7:00 PM
January 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM
February 4, 2021 at 7:30 PM
February 15, 2021 at 7:30 PM
February 24, 2021 at 7:30 PM
February 25, 2021 at 7:30 PM
March 13, 2021 at 7:00 PM
May 15, 2021 at 7:00 PM
June 4, 2021 at 7:30 PM
Theater St. Gallen
Giulio Cesare in Egitto by G.F. Handel (as Sesto Pompeo)
Rubén Dubrovsky, conductor
Fabio Ceresa, director
UM!BAU, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
October 24, 2020 at 7:00 PM
November 1, 2020 at 2:00 PM
November 9, 2020 at 7:30 PM
November 15, 2020 at 2:00 PM
November 26, 2020 at 7:30 PM
November 29, 2020 at 7:00 PM
December 4, 2020 at 7:30 PM
December 13, 2020 at 5:00 PM
December 30, 2020 at 7:30 PM
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln - Cancelled due to COVID-19
AMERICA: Works by Howard Hanson, Kurt Weill, and Paul Hindemith
Thomas Neuhoff, conductor
with Rolando Villazón, tenor and Simon Bailey, bass-baritone
featuring the Bach-Verein Köln and Montiverdichor Würzburg
Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
September 27, 2020 at 11:00 AM
Theater St. Gallen
Cendrillon by Pauline Viardot (as Maguelonne)
Stéphane Fromageot, musical director
Philipp Moschitz, director
Großes Haus (Theaterarena), Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
June 24, 2020 at 8:00 PM
June 27, 2020 at 8:00 PM
July 3, 2020 at 8:00 PM
July 7, 2020 at 8:00 PM
Theater St. Gallen
Sommerabend im Park
Großes Haus (Theaterarena), Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
June 21, 2020 at 8:00 PM
June 28, 2020 at 8:00 PM
Theater St. Gallen
La belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach (as Oreste)
Nicolas André, conductor
Ansgar Weigner, director
Großes Haus, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
December 7, 2019 at 7:00 PM
December 10, 2019 at 7:30 PM
January 5, 2020 at 2:00 PM
January 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM
January 18, 2020 at 7:00 PM
January 28, 2020 at 7:30 PM
January 30, 2020 at 7:30 PM
February 9, 2020 at 5:00 PM
March 4, 2020 at 7:30 PM
May 22, 2020 at 7:30 PM
Theater St. Gallen
Faust by Charles Gounod (as Siébel)
Michael Balke, conductor
Ben Baur, director
Großes Haus, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
October 26, 2019 at 7:00 PM
October 31, 2019 at 7:30 PM
November 12, 2019 at 7:30 PM
November 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM
December 1, 2019 at 7:00 PM
December 15, 2019 at 7:00 PM
December 21, 2019 at 7:00 PM
December 29, 2019 at 2:00 PM
January 17, 2020 at 7:30 PM
February 4, 2020 at 7:30 PM
March 25, 2020 at 7:30 PM
Theater St. Gallen
Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák (as Turnspit/Kitchen Boy)
Modestas Pitrenas, conductor
Vera Nemirova, director
Großes Haus, Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
September 21, 2019 at 7:00 PM
September 29, 2019 at 7:00 PM
October 2, 2019 at 7:30 PM
October 6, 2019 at 2:00 PM
October 20, 2019 at 2:00 PM
October 29, 2019 at 7:30 PM
November 2, 2019 at 7:00 PM
November 14, 2019 at 7:30 PM
December 8, 2019 at 5:00 PM
December 13, 2019 at 7:30 PM
December 17, 2019 at 7:30 PM
February 7, 2020 at 7:30 PM
Philharmonishes Staatsorchester Mainz
Konzert: Opernnacht am Dom
Hermann Bäumer, conductor
Marktplatz am Dom, Mainz, Germany
June 30, 2019 at 8:00 PM
Staatstheater Mainz
The Love for Three Oranges by Sergei Prokofiev (as Princess Clarice)
Hermann Bäumer, conductor
Joan Anton Rechi, director
Großes Haus, Staatstheater Mainz, Mainz, Germany
May 18, 2019 at 7:30 PM
May 26, 2019 at 2:00 PM
June 4, 2019 at 7:30 PM
June 9, 2019 at 6:00 PM
June 14, 2019 at 7:30 PM
June 20, 2019 at 6:00 PM
June 26, 2019 at 7:30 PM
June 29, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Staatstheater Mainz
Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck (as Hänsel)
Concert version conducted by Hermann Bäumer
with the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz
Großes Haus, Staatstheater Mainz, Mainz, Germany
April 16, 2019 at 7:00 PM
April 17, 2019 at 10:00 AM
May 4, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Staatstheater Mainz
Märchen im Grand-Hotel by Paul Abraham (as Infantin Isabella)
Samuel Hogarth, conductor
Peter Jordan and Leonhard Koppelmann, directors
Großes Haus, Staatstheater Mainz, Mainz, Germany
November 25, 2018 at 6:00 PM
December 3, 2018 at 7:30 PM
December 8, 2018 at 7:30 PM
December 14, 2018 at 7:30 PM
December 16, 2018 at 2:00 PM
December 31, 2018 at 3:00 & 7:30 PM
January 4, 2019 at 7:30 PM
January 26, 2019 at 7:30 PM
February 14, 2019 at 7:30 PM
February 16, 2019 at 7:30 PM
April 9, 2019 at 7:30 PM
April 18, 2019 at 7:30 PM
April 20, 2019 at 7:30 PM
May 5, 2019 at 6:00 PM
May 21, 2019 at 7:30 PM
June 10, 2019 at 2:00 PM
June 12, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Opera Saratoga
The Consul by Gian Carlo Menotti (as The Secretary)
Andrew Bisantz, conductor
Lawrence Edelson, director
The Spa Little Theater, Saratoga Springs, NY
July 7, 2018 at 7:30 PM
July 9, 2018 at 2:00 PM
July 15, 2018 at 2:00 PM
Theater Hagen
The Cunning Little Vixen by Leoš Janáček (as The Fox)
Joseph Trafton, conductor
Mascha Pörzgen, director
Großes Haus: Theater Hagen, Hagen, Germany
March 24, 2018 at 7:30 PM
March 29, 2018 at 7:30 PM
April 8, 2018 at 3:00 PM
April 13, 2018 at 7:30 PM
April 18, 2018 at 7:30 PM
April 27, 2018 at 7:30 PM
May 12, 2018 at 7:30 PM
May 16, 2018 at 7:30 PM
May 26, 2018 at 7:30 PM
June 24, 2018 at 6:00 PM
American Lyric Theater
ALT Alumni: Composers and Librettists in Concert
Excerpts from Albert Nobbs (as Albert Nobbs)
Music by Patrick Soluri
Libretto by Deborah Brevoort
Monkey and Francine in the City of Tigers (as Monkey Queen / Lord Tiger)
Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera; developed in partnership with American Lyric Theater
Music by Kamala Sankaram
Libretto by David Johnston
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center, New York, NY
January 14, 2018 at 8:00 PM
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
The Grapes of Wrath by Ricky Ian Gordon (as Mae)
Christopher Allen, conductor
James Robinson, director
Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, MO
May 27, 2017 at 8:00 PM
May 31, 2017 at 8:00 PM
June 9, 2017 at 8:00 PM
June 15, 2017 at 8:00 PM
June 17, 2017 at 1:00 PM
June 21, 2017 at 1:00 PM
June 25, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
La clemenza di Tito by W.A. Mozart (as Sesto - cover)
Stephen Lord, conductor
Stephen Lawless, director
Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, MO
June 10, 2017 at 8:00 PM
June 14, 2017 at 8:00 PM
June 16, 2017 at 8:00 PM
June 18, 2017 at 7:00 PM
June 22, 2017 at 8:00 PM
June 24, 2017 at 1:00 PM
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Center Stage Concert
"Dunque io son" from Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia (as Rosina)
"Make Our Garden Grow" from Bernstein's Candide (as Paquette)
Stephen Lord, conductor
James Robinson, director
Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, MO
June 20, 2017 at 8:00 PM
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis - Spotlight on Opera
Excerpts from La clemenza di Tito by W.A. Mozart (as Sesto)
The Ethical Society, St. Louis, MO
May 22, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Jennifer Panara, Mezzo-Soprano in Recital
Featuring works by Mozart, Rossini, Debussy and others
With Shen Wen, piano
Saint Francis Xavier College Church, Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO
April 28, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Opera at Florham Vocal Competition Finals
In honor of Violetta DuPont
Opera at Florham, Madison, NJ
April 23, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
operaatflorham.org/vocal-competition
North Carolina Opera
Le nozze di Figaro by W.A. Mozart (as Cherubino)
Steven Jarvi, conductor
Matthew Ozawa, director
A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater, Raleigh, NC
February 25, 2017 at 8:00 PM
February 26, 2017 at 3:00 PM
March 2, 2017 at 7:30 PM
March 3, 2017 at 8:00 PM
March 5, 2017 at 3:00 PM
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Opera Tastings Concerts
Saint Louis, MO
January 25-30, 2017
The Brava! Opera Theater Vocal Competition
Finals round open to the public
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA
October 22, 2016 - starting at 11:00 AM
www.bravaopera.com/vocal-comp-winners
Vital Opera
Unfinished: An Opera by Joshua Groffman and Sarah Heady
Daniela Candillari, conductor
Kelvin Chan, director
Workshop presentations:
August 20 at 5:00 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, Millbrook, NY
August 21 at 3:00 p.m. at Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center, New York, NY
vitalopera.org
Plácido Domingo's Operalia: The World Opera Competition
Teatro Degollado, Guadalajara, Mexico
July 19 - 24, 2016
operaliacompetition.org
Annapolis Opera
Faust by Charles Gounod (as Siébel)
Ronald J. Gretz, conductor
Braxton Peters, director
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
March 18, 2016 at 8:00 p.m.
March 20, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.
annapolisopera.org
Minnesota Opera
Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák (as Third Dryad)
Michael Christie, conductor
Eric Simonson, director
Ordway Theater, St. Paul, MN
January 23, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
January 28, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
January 30, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
January 31, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
The Messiah by G.F. Handel (as Alto Soloist)
Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor
Various Venues in Milwaukee, WI
December 16-19, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
December 20, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Richard the Lionheart by G.F. Handel (as Richard - cover)
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Lee Blakeley, director
Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, MO
June 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
June 11, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.
June 13, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.
June 20, 24, & 26, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Gerdine Young Artist Program
May - June 2015
Vital Opera
Four Hands of Bridge (as Sally)
Four consecutive performances of A Hand of Bridge by Samuel Barber
Wei-En Hsu, music director
Kelvin Chan, stage director
Alchemical Theater Laboratory, New York, NY
April 21, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.
April 22, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.
vitalopera.org
Center for Contemporary Opera
Is Paris Burning? by Francois Dompierre and Leonard Orr (as Uberta)
Sara Jobin, conductor
Recording project, March 2015
New York, NY
centerforcontemporaryopera.org
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi (as Flora Bervoix)
Ward Stare, conductor
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY
February 28, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
The Messiah by G.F. Handel (as Alto Soloist)
Neal Gittleman, conductor
Dayton, OH
December 21, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.
daytonperformingarts.org
Lakes Area Music Festival
Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck (as Hänsel)
Andrew Altenbach, conductor
Leah Altridge, director
Brainerd, MN
August 16 & 17, 2014
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc
(as Mere Marie - cover)
Ward Stare, conductor
Robin Guarino, director
Loretto-Hilton Theater, St. Louis, MO
Various dates, June 2014
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Gerdine Young Artist Program
Loretto-Hilton Theater, St. Louis, MO
May - June 2014
Dayton Opera
Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck (as Hansel)
Jeffrey Powell, conductor
Gary Briggle, director
Schuster Center, Dayton, OH
February 21, 2014 at 8:00 p.m.
February 23, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.
daytonperformingarts.org
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti (as The Mother)
Mischa Santora, conductor
Irina Niculescu, director
Gallagher Center, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
December 20, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
December 21, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.
December 22, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.
December 23, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
St. Petersburg Opera
Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod (as Stéphano)
Mark Sforzini, conductor
Benjamin Spierman, director
Palladium Theatre, St. Petersburg, FL
October 4, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
October 6, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
October 8, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
The Santa Fe Opera
La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi (as Flora Bervoix)
Leo Hussain, conductor
Laurent Pelly, director
The Crosby Theatre, Santa Fe, NM
July 20 & 24, 2013 at 8:30 p.m.
July 29; August 2, 5, 10, 16 & 22, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.
The Santa Fe Opera
Apprentice Singer Program
The Crosby Theatre, Santa Fe, NM
June - August 2013
The Santa Fe Opera
Apprentice Singer Program
The Crosby Theatre, Santa Fe, NM
June - August 2012
