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MEZZO-SOPRANO
About
Recently lauded by Boston Musical Intelligencer for her “warm mezzo tone”, Hong Kong mezzo-soprano Jeannette Lee is a sought-after versatile performer based in Chicago, IL.
Jeannette was a finalist in the 8th Concurso Internacional de Canto Linus Lerner. She was also a prizewinner in 2023 William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition and received the Hilda Harris Mezzo Soprano Prize at the 2022 George Shirley Vocal Competition.
On the international concert stage, she has appeared as a soloist in Bach’s Mass in B minor and BWV70 & 130, Beethoven’s Chorale Fantasy, Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Messiah, Britten’s Cantata Academica, Monteverdi’s Marienvespers and Osvaldo Golijov’s Oceana.
Jeannette’s operatic roles include Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck), Fox in The Cunning Little Vixen (Janáček), Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Britten), and Antonia in Das Liebesverbot (Wagner).
Jeannette recently premiered the role of Mom in Emily Koh’s HER | alive.un.dead with Guerilla Opera. This season, she appeared in Boston Lyric Opera’s Madama Butterfly as Chorus and Suzuki Study Cover, Annio in Opera del West’s La clemenza di Tito, Ottavia in West End Lyric’s Il giuoco del quadriglio, and Grandmother Lily in White Snake Projects’ Let’s Celebrate series.
Jeannette has appeared under the baton of Noah Horn, Vivian Ip, and Wolfgang Katschner. She also collaborated with TwoSet Violin on their first crowdfunded classical world tour together with Hong Kong Festival Orchestra. A champion of new works, Jeannette recently premiered Simon Andrews’ Seasons and did the East Coast premiere of Jenni Brandon’s Sea Smoke on Gichigami.
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Calendar
Opera Box Hong Kong, L'enfant et les sortilèges
November 29, 2024
Hong Kong Cultural Center Studio Theatre
3-4pm, 7:30-8:30pm
Jeannette plays the title character in Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges.
Expect the unexpected with Opera Box's post-Christmas take on Ravel's The Child and the Enchantments, in which a young mind journeys from chaos to understanding.
Conductor: Isaac Droscha
Musica Viva Hong Kong, Gianni Schicchi
December 13-15, 2024
Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall
Jeannette sings La Ciesca in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.
This production is part of Musica Viva's presentation of Puccini's three one-act operas - Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica, and Gianni Schicchi.
Conductor: Adrian Sit
Opera Box Hong Kong, Opera Clay & Play,
November 23, 2024
Sun Playroom
Sun Museum and Opera Box teams up to present a cross-media outreach event to blend opera, pottery, and art.
Jeannette is a featured singer in the event performing a selection of art songs by Ravel as well as excerpts from L'enfant et les sortilèges.
Collaborator: Prudence Poon (Piano)
Chung Chi Choir, CUHK, Fall Concert
November 7, 2024
Jeannette is the invited guest alumni artist performing a selection of blues songs at the Chung Chi Choir Fall Concert.
Collaborator: Yikkiu Tsun (Piano)
Source Song Festival
August 5 - 9, 2024
Jeannette is one of the 8 selected groups to participate in the MNDuo program - a week of masterclasses and performances at
Collaborator: Jing-Fang Huang (Piano)
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, Norma
January 18, 2024
Sanders Theatre
Jeannette will be singing in the chorus of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras' production of Norma (Bellini).
Conductor: Federico Cortese
West End Lyric, Il giuoco del quadriglio
November 19, 2023
The Boston Synogogue
Jeannette will be singing the role of "Ottavia" in West End Lyric's prodction of Il giuoco del quadriglio (Caldera).
White Snake Projects, Let's Celebrate Series
November 18, 2023
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Jeannette will be singing the role of "Grandmother Lily" in Chou's Tamale Dumpling.
Director: Laine Rettmer
Conductor: Tian Hui Ng
Recitalist, An Emerald Necklace of Song
November 12, 2023
Somerville Music Spaces
Jeannette will be singing in recital hosted by Boston Singers' Resource.
Piano: Brendon Shapiro
Recitalist, Selections from 27 Haikus
October 27, 2023
Boston University Marshall Room
Jeannette will be singing in Jacob LyteHaven's recital to present excerpts from Kohn's 27 Haikus.
Opera del West, La clemenza di Tito
September 29, 30, and October 1
Boston Center for the Arts
Jeannette will be performing the role of Annio in Opera del West's production of La clemenza di Tito (Mozart).
Director: Brenda Huggins
Music Director: Eve Budnick
Boston Lyric Opera, Madama Butterfly
September 14, 17, 22, 24, 2023
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Jeannette will be singing in the Chorus, as well as a Suzuki Study Cover in Boston Lyric Opera's Madama Butterfly (Puccini).
Director: Phil Chan
Conductor: David Angus
Video
"Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris"
Bach, Mass in B minor
"Wie du warst"
Strauss, Der Rosenkavelier
"Laudamus Te"
Mozart, Mass in C minor
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