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Jennifer Cowgill
Jennifer
Cowgill, soprano, makes her West Bay Opera debut singing the role
of the Lady-in-Waiting in Macbeth.
Ms. Cowgill’s operatic performances in the Bay Area include the roles of Belinda (Purcell, Dido and Aeneas), Erminio (Scarlatti, Il trionfo dell’onore), and the Dew Fairy (Hansel and Gretel), as well as Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), First Niece (Peter Grimes), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Marie (The Bartered Bride), and the title role in Ibert’s Angélique in opera scene performances. Concert performances include Bach’s Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt and Pergolesi’s Magnificat with the Stanford Summer Chorus and Orchestra, and Handel’s Messiah and Rutter’s Requiem with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Burlingame. Most recently, she appeared in recital in central Italy, notably with the Bel Canto Institute in Florence and Il Teatro della Memoria in Bagnacavallo.
Ms. Cowgill has been a finalist in competitions in the Midwest and the Bay Area, including the Henry and Maria Holt Competition (honorable mention) and the National Association of Teachers of Singing, San Francisco Bay Area (winner, oratorio division) for which she received the Emerging Artist Award. She holds degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Illinois Wesleyan University, and teaches performing arts classes at the Harker School in San José.
