Jana McIntyre

- versatile and dynamic in both repertoire and style, she is known for her brilliant vocal agility and powerful stage presence. She captivates audiences with her “dancer’s grace, mercurial wit, and vibrant soprano tone” (Opera Magazine). With “movie star looks and the poise to match, she has everything it takes to make it to the top” (Opera Wire). Her precision and unique expressiveness across the repertoire have put her on the map as one of the most exciting young singers to see. 

This season marks many important debuts and new collaborations. Ms. McIntyre sings Improvisations sur Mallarmé I and II from Boulez’s Pli selon pli with The New York Philharmonic under the baton of Maestro David Robertson, protege of the late Pierre Boulez. She also debuts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Maestro Gustavo Dudamel singing the soprano solo in Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. They tour from Walt Disney Hall to Carnegie Hall and Teatro Mayor in Bogotá, Colombia. Ms. McIntyre makes an awaited debut with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as Tytania in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She also returns to Opera Santa Barbara for the title role in La fille du Régiment. Further engagements include performances of Mahler Symphony No. 4 and her first performances of Strauss’ Vier Letzte Lieder with The Orchestra Now. She also joins Detroit Opera for their co-production of Rinaldo as well as Erie Philharmonic for Handel’s Messiah.

The 23/24 season included a return to Opera Santa Barbara for La Divina: The Art of Maria Callas. Additional season engagements included debuts with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, rejoining Maestro Xian Zhang for Carmina Burana and the Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra for their Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration. She also returned to Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, debuting Adele in their new production of Die Fledermaus and joined the roster of San Francisco Opera for their productions of Innocence (Kaija Saariaho) and Die Zauberflöte.

Other recent successes have included Ms. McIntyre’s Carnegie Hall debut with the American Symphony Orchestra in Richard Strauss’ rarely heard Daphne (Title Role), Die Zauberflöte highlights with  the San Francisco Symphony, Semele (Semele), Norina (Don Pasquale) and Giulia (La scala di seta) with Opera Santa Barbara as well as Aminta for a new production of Die Schweigsame Frau with Bard SummerScape Festival, and Cinderella with Tulsa Opera for their new production of Sondheim’s Into the Woods. She debuted Carmina Burana with the Santa Barbara Symphony and the Seattle Symphony. With the Rally Cat in New York City, she created the role of Marianne in recording and workshop of Aferidan Stephens and Marella Martin Koch’s Elinor and Marianne based on the Jane Austen novel Sense and Sensibility. She also performed in chamber concert with Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate and Tulsa’s Signature Symphony.

Ms. McIntyre has recently been included on the rosters of Lyric Opera of Chicago (Cendrillon), Palm Beach Opera (Die Zauberflöte) and Tulsa Opera (Rigoletto, The Little Prince, Don Giovanni). She was scheduled to make company debuts with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Canadian Opera Company among other notable returns to theaters which have been postponed/canceled due to the pandemic.

She is a George London Foundation top prize winner as well as a Metropolitan Opera National Council grand finalist. She performed Ännchen in Heart Beat Opera’s new production of Der Freischütz and joined Santa Fe Opera for their workshop of the completed version of M. Butterfly in New York City and for whom she was to return as Sister 1 in Mark Adamo and John Corgliano’s newly commissioned Lord of Cries which was canceled in March of 2020. She also debuted with the Sacramento Philharmonic singing from Così fan tutte and Le nozze di Figaro as Despina and Susanna in their “Mozart Favorites” Concert.

Early career highlights include critical acclaim for her portrayal of Andromède in the American premiere of Ibert’s Persée et Andromède which made the New York Times “Best Classical Music of 2016;” her professional debut as the Amore in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice alongside Anthony Roth Costanzo and Kiera Duffy in an installment of “Orphic Moments” with Brooklyn’s National Sawdust Theater under the baton of Matthew Aucoin; as well as performing in the west coast premiere of Jonathan Scheffer’s Blood on the Dining Room Floor (Rose) at age 19. Collaborations with Maestro George Manahan to perform Joaquin Rodrigo’s Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios in concert with the Manhattan Chamber Sinfonia and also sang Mater Gloriosa in Mahler’s 8th Symphony with the Manhattan Oratorio Society at St. John the Divine Cathedral. She later performed and recorded Mahler 8 as a part of David Briggs’ organ transcription which was released by Albany Records in 2016.

Miss McIntyre won first prize in the Alan M. and Joan Taub Ades Competition which gave her the opportunity to travel to Buenos Aires to sing a series of concerts at various venues including El Salon Dorado at the Teatro Colón. She is an award winner from the Jensen Foundation, Giulio Gari Foundation, George London Foundation, Art Song Preservation Society, Gerda Lissner, among others. She is a Richard F. Gold grant recipient from the Shoshana Foundation, and the winner of the Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition at Manhattan School of Music.

Jana has been an apprentice with Tulsa Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and the Merola Opera Program. She did her academic work at the University of California, Los Angeles in Psychology (B.A.) and Music (B.A.). She received her Masters in Vocal Performance from the Manhattan School of Music.