Opera San José - Jillian Boye

Jillian Boye,
Soprano

Soprano Jillian Boye returns to Opera San José during the 2007 - 2008 season to perform the roles of Sophie (Werther) and Papagena (The Magic Flute). Previous roles performed with OSJ include Mary Warren (The Crucible) and Oscar (Un ballo in maschera) during the 2005 - 2006 season. Ms. Boye made her debut with the company in the 2004 - 2005 season as Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro). She also recently performed the roles of Dorine (Tartuffe) and Despina (Così fan tutte) with the Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute in San Francisco.

On the concert stage, Ms. Boye has been featured as the soprano soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana, Ramirez’s Missa Criolla, Mozart’s motet Exsultate, jubilate (K. 195), as well as the world premiere of Nielsen's Out of Africa. She has also recently made her solo debuts with Symphony Silicon Valley, Sierra Symphony, and the Symphony Silicon Valley Brass.

In April 2004, Ms. Boye was awarded the grand prize in the San Jose Opera Guild Vocal Competition. She also received the Missy Belton Memorial Scholarship (2003 - 2007) as well as the Beverly Compton Memorial Scholarship (2003 - 2007), and Work-Study Fellowships to BASOTI in 2006 and 2007. Ms. Boye eagerly anticipates her graduation this December with a Bachelor of Music degree from San Jose State University.

For more information, please visit Ms. Boye's website: http://www.jillianboye.com/

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