Jossie Pérez
Vocalists
— Mezzo-Soprano
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Manager: Elizabeth Crittenden, Damon Bristo
Management Territory: Worldwide
"Jossie Perez was one hot Maddalena, lending unusual power to the stirring quartet in the last act." —David Stabler, The Oregonian, May 10, 2009 - Maddalena in 'Rigoletto' (Portland Opera)
"The mezzo's got looks, charisma, confidence, humor and a voice to die for - resinously sexy at the bottom and blooming into a full soprano at the top.... Jossie Pérez is Carmen." —Richard Dyer, Boston Globe - title role in 'Carmen' (Boston Lyric Opera)
“As Cherubino, Jossie Pérez captured the heat of adolescence without overplaying it. She mastered the double cross-dressing aspect of the role…and along the way, gave nimble, beautifully phrased accounts of Cherubino’s two showpieces, ‘Non so piu’ and ‘Voi che sapete’.” —Allan Kozinn, New York Times, February 5, 2005 - Cherubino in 'Le nozze di Figaro' (Metropolitan Opera)
About
Mezzo-soprano Jossie Pérez’s voice has been described as “a big smoky, mezzo-soprano with strong chest voice, expansive range and striking power all the way up to clarion top notes.” Her interpretation of the title role in 'Carmen' was recently seen with Seiji Ozawa at the Veroza Company Japan and will be seen this season with Teatro de la Opera in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She will also perform Carmen in the future with the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. Ms. Pérez had debuted Carmen with the Boston Lyric Opera . . . where she performed in Boston Common for an audience of over 150,000 people. Other past performances include Portland Opera and Les Amis du Lyrique en Bretagne in France.
For the 2009 – 2010 season, Ms. Pérez was seen as Cloe in 'L’arbore di Diana' at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona and Teatro Real de Madrid, as well as 'Carmen' with Connecticut Grand Opera. In the 2010 – 2011 season, she will sing the title role of 'Carmen' at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Arizona Opera, and Cherubino in 'Le nozze di Figaro' at San Antonio Opera. Recent engagements for the Puerto Rican mezzo-soprano have included performances of Cherubino in 'Le nozze di Figaro' at Gran Teatre del Liceu, Maddalena in 'Rigoletto' with Portland Opera, Charlotte in 'Werther' in Seville under the baton of Michel Plasson, Sesto in 'La clemenza di Tito' at the Liceu in Barcelona, Rosina in 'Il barbiere di Siviglia' at Michigan Opera Theatre, Isabella in 'L’italiana in Algeri' with Opera Pacific, Annio in 'La clemenza di Tito' with Washington National Opera, and Sifare in 'Mitridate' in Granada, Spain as well as concerts of 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' with the Deutsche Symphonie Orchester Berlin.
Ms. Pérez has been seen at the Metropolitan Opera in such roles as Cherubino in 'Le nozze di Figaro', the Second Lady in the premiere of Julie Taymor's production of 'Die Zauberflöte', Lola in 'Cavalleria rusticana', Ascanio in 'Les Troyens', and Siébel in 'Faust', as well as roles in 'Ariadne auf Naxos', 'La traviata', 'Carmen', 'Hänsel und Gretel', and 'Parsifal'. She has appeared in recital with Carol Vaness at the Casals Festival, and had successes as Maffio Orsini in 'Lucrezia Borgia' in Oviedo, Spain, Donna Elvira in 'Don Giovanni' in San Antonio, and Dorabella in 'Cosi fan tutte' in Santiago, the Spoleto Festival USA, and in Boston, as well as Idamante in 'Idomeneo' in Washington, D.C. with Plácido Domingo. She also performed Ravel’s 'Chansons madecasses' with James Levine and the Metropolitan Opera Chamber Ensemble at Weill Recital Hall.
Ms. Pérez was a winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the 2001 OPERALIA competition in Washington, D.C, and a Sara Tucker Study Grant from The Richard Tucker Music Foundation. She was also a member of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.
