
Earlier in the season she performed the role with Nashville Opera. She then made her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in a concert version of Tosca with Yannick Nézet-Séguin. She later starred as Leonora in Il trovatore on the Met stage, celebrated as “glorious, showing the listener the range her instrument truly possesses” (Operawire). Rowley returned to The Metropolitan Opera in their new production of Puccini’s Tosca where she presented a “magnificent” (ZealNYC) portrayal of the tragic diva. She concluded her season with her return to the Semperoper Dresden for her first performances as Valentine in a premiere staging of Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots. Jennifer served as the 2018/19 Artist-in-Residence at Baldwin Wallace University, where she taught masterclasses and lessons and presented a recital. 8, both under the direction of Fabio Luisi. Operawire celebrated her spectacular performance as Adriana Lecouvreur, which featured, “… a seemingly endless vocal line supporting by virtuosic breath support.” The season also marked her first appearance with the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, singing Leonora in a new production of Verdi’s Il trovatore, and she later returned as the soprano soloist in Mahler’s Symphony No. Rowley returned to The Metropolitan Opera for the title role in Puccini’s Tosca and her debut as Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur. Rowley will lead masterclasses at SUNY Potsdam, and she returns to her alma mater, Baldwin Wallace University for her second residency, where she will she teach BW students in masterclasses and lessons, and will also present a solo recital. On the concert stage, Jennifer will sing a recital with Opera Naples, part of their “Opera Stars Concert” series she returns to the Salisbury Symphony as the featured artists in their “Opera Fireworks” Gala Concert and she also performs in concert for Toledo Opera. In future seasons, she will make debuts at The Dallas Opera, Opernhaus Zürich, Opera Australia, and Opéra de Marseille. She also sings Tosca for Opera San Antonio, making her house debut. In the 2019/20 season, Rowley returns to the Metropolitan Opera to reprise two of her signature Puccini roles: the title role of Tosca, and Musetta in La Bohème. Soprano Jennifer Rowley is acclaimed worldwide for her unforgettable voice and remarkable stage presence, singing a richly varied repertoire that includes many of opera’s greatest heroines.
