Jessica Mariko Deardorff,
Mezzo-soprano
 

Jessica Mariko Deardorff makes her company debut as the Second Lady in the company's 2007 - 2008 production of The Magic Flute. Roles performed recently by Ms. Deardorff include  Mercedes (Carmen) for Festival Opera and Maddalena (Rigoletto) with Townsend Opera. Upcoming engagements include a performance in Summer 2008 as Inez (Il trovatore) and Hermia (A Midsummer Night's Dream), both with Festival Opera.

On the concert stage, Ms. Deardorff recently performed as the contralto soloist in Vaughan William's Magnificat with the SF Girls Chorus at Davies Symphony Hall.

Awards and accolades include top prize in the Henry and Maria Holt Memorial Scholarship competition. Ms. Deardorff also was a finalist and winner in the Western and Pacific Regional Finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Arizona.