DENNIS JESSE

Dennis Jesse, baritone has performed in a variety of genres for over twenty-five years. He began his career on the musical theater stage, moved to operetta and ultimately to grand opera. He continues to perform in all of these styles. He frequents the stages of many of America’s regional opera houses, most recently with Palm Beach Opera in their production of Così fan tutte. He can also be seen with the Baton Rouge Symphony later this year as a soloist in Mozart’s Requiem. Recently he sang the title role in a production of Nabucco with Ithaca Opera and was the soloist in Beethoven’s 9th symphony the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared many times with New Orleans Opera, Opéra Louisiane, Orlando Opera, Jefferson Performing Arts Society, Pensacola Opera, and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Jesse is an Associate Professor at LSU and he is the General and Artistic Director of Opera Festival di Roma, a summer abroad program sponsored by LSU in Orvieto and Rome, Italy. Over the past eight years he has served on the international faculty of intensive summer abroad programs for young opera singers both in Italy and in Brazil.