JoAnna Pope

American mezzo-soprano, JoAnna Pope, (she/her/hers) has been praised as a “marvelous mezzo-soprano” and is quickly gaining acclaim in the operatic sphere. Some operatic roles Ms. Pope has performed include the Second Witch and Spirit of Mercury (Dido and Aeneas) with Sarasota Opera; Proserpina and the Nymph in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo with Ozarks Lyric Opera; Carmen (Carmen) and Hansel (Hansel and Gretel) with Opera51; Prince Charmant (Cendrillon) with Opera del West; she originated the role of D-Do in the world premiere of Michael Ching’s The Birthday Clown in collaboration with Savannah Opera; and the Prince Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus) with Vox New England. This past fall, JoAnna made her debut with Opera on the James where she covered the role of Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia) and sang the role of Ernesta in John Davies’s The Billy Goats Gruff. Ms. Pope looks forward to returning to the Savannah VOICE Festival this summer to make her role debut of Siebel in (Faust).