Jena Carpenter has performed with Opera Idaho, The National Theater Mannheim, The Miami Lyric, The Miami Opera Institute (MMF), and The Pfalztheater in Kaiserslautern (to name a few). Recent performances include: Mimi* and La Bergere Louis XV with MMF, First Lady in Mozart's The Magic Flute, Annina/Violetta* in La Traviata with Opera Idaho and Pamina in Opera Idaho's outreach performances of The Mini Magic Flute. Other performances include: Frasquita in Bizet’s Carmen, Lauretta in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, Marian Paroo in The Music Man, Laurey in Oklahoma! and the title role of Tatiana* in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin all with Opera Idaho.
Jena has performed in the United States, Germany and Italy. Her experience ranges from Wagner to Musical Theater with repertoire including Blumenmädchen in Richard Wagner’s Parsifal, Despina (Così fan tutte), Micaela (Carmen) Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Servilia (La Clemenza di Tito), and Marianne (Tartuffe). Jena’s musical theater repertoire also includes Liesel and Mother Superior (The Sound of Music), Johanna (Sweeney Todd) and Mrs.Anderson (A Little Night Music).
Please see Jena's calendar for upcoming performances.
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- Feb, 28 The Morrison Center, Boise ID
- Mar, 02 The Morrison Center, Boise ID
- Apr, 11 The Egyptian Theater, Boise ID
- Apr, 13 The Egyptian Theater, Boise ID
- Apr, 26 Yuma, Arizona
- Jul, 17 The Modern Hotel
- Aug, 08 Angell's 999 W Main St, Boise, ID 83702
- Sep, 20 St. John's Cathedral - Boise, ID
- Nov, 02 St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, Sun Valley
- Jan, 11 Esther Simplot Performing Arts Center
- Jan, 11 Stars of Steinway Concert
- Apr, 25 Concert Under the Stars
- Jun, 13 Yuma, AZ
- Aug, 21 The Music Man - Idaho Botanical Gardens
- Aug, 22 The Music Man - Idaho Botanical Gardens
- Aug, 24 The Music Man - Idaho Shakespeare Festival
- Aug, 29 Lighting of a Fire - Yuma Historical Theatre
- Oct, 30 The Magic Flute
- Nov, 01 The Magic Flute
- Dec, 04 Benefit Concert
- Dec, 05 Benefit Concert
- Mar, 25 Sapphire Room, Riverside Hotel
- Jun, 30 Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, Barry University
- Jul, 01 Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, Barry University
- Jul, 02 Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, Barry University
- Jul, 03 Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, Barry University
- Jul, 20 Weber Hall, Barry University
- Nov, 04 The Egyptian Theatre, Boise, ID 83709
- Nov, 06 The Egyptian Theater, Boise, ID 83709
- Aug, 18 Opera Idaho performs Oklahoma! In Concert at the Scentsy Amphitheatre
- Aug, 20 Opera Idaho performs Oklahoma! In Concert at The Egyptian Theatre
- Aug, 21 Opera Idaho performs Oklahoma! In Concert at The Idaho Shakespeare Festival Amphitheater
- Oct, 06 Opera Idaho presents L'elisir d'amore
- Oct, 08 Opera Idaho presents L'elisir d'amore at The Egyptian Theatre
- Nov, 03 Opera Idaho presents L'elisir d'amore at The Stephens Performing Arts Center, Pocatello
- Nov, 16 Opera Idaho Operatini at The Sapphire Room
- Nov, 16 Opera Idaho Operatini at The Sapphire Room
- Oct, 17 Sapphire Room - Riverside Hotel
- Oct, 17 Sapphire Room - Riverside Hotel
- Oct, 26 Egyptian Theatre - Boise, ID
- Oct, 28 Egyptian Theatre - Boise, ID
- Jun, 22 In Good Taste
- Jun, 28 Die Walkure
- Jun, 30 Wagner's Die Walkure
The Egyptian Theater, Boise ID
The Egyptian Theater, Boise ID
Yuma, Arizona
Romancing the Night - Concert
The Modern Hotel
Modern Opera - presented by Opera Idaho
Angell's 999 W Main St, Boise, ID 83702
Dinner and Opera Featuring Jena Carpenter, Michelle Detweiler, and Jason Detweiler.
St. John's Cathedral - Boise, ID
Diocesian Conference
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, Sun Valley
201 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley 83353
Soprano: Jena Carpenter
Piano: Joel Bejot
Esther Simplot Performing Arts Center
Stars of Steinway Concert.
Featuring Jena Carpenter performing melodie by Ravel and arias by Bizet.
Flute, Cello and Piano TBD.
Stars of Steinway Concert
Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy
Concert Under the Stars
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma, AZ
Romancing the Night Away
The Music Man - Idaho Botanical Gardens
The Music Man - Idaho Botanical Gardens
The Music Man - Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Lighting of a Fire - Yuma Historical Theatre
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire" - William Butler Yeats
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The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
Benefit Concert
Benefit Concert
Sapphire Room, Riverside Hotel
Operatini
Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, Barry University
LA BOHÈME - Mimi (Cover)
BY GIACOMO PUCCINI
Miami Opera Institute takes on one of the most beloved works in the operatic repertoire with a timeless rendition of Puccini’s La bohème. This heartbreaking masterpiece has earned its spot amongst opera favorites with empathic characters and a thoroughly romantic score brimming with emotion. A great introduction for new opera-goers. Follow the young bohemians of 1830s Paris as they navigate relationships, love and loss.
Michael Rossi, conductor
Jennifer Williams, director
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Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, Barry University
L' ENFANT et les SORTILÈGES
(The child and the magic spells)
BY MAURICE RAVEL
This whimsical French one-act translating to “The child and the magic spells” is the first of MMF’s popular Family Opera series. In a world where furniture, fire and animals come to life, Ravel’s dreamy lyric score spins a modern fable with an ageless message. Staged as a double-bill performance with Puccini’s one-act Gianni Schicchi, families are invited to participate in free supplementary activities for children outlined below! Allow your children to experience opera and live theater in a family-friendly setting.
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Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, Barry University
LA BOHÈME - Mimi (Cover)
BY GIACOMO PUCCINI
Miami Opera Institute takes on one of the most beloved works in the operatic repertoire with a timeless rendition of Puccini’s La bohème. This heartbreaking masterpiece has earned its spot amongst opera favorites with empathic characters and a thoroughly romantic score brimming with emotion. A great introduction for new opera-goers. Follow the young bohemians of 1830s Paris as they navigate relationships, love and loss.
Michael Rossi, conductor
Jennifer Williams, director
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Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, Barry University
L'ENFANT et les SORTILÈGES
(The child and the magic spells)
This whimsical French one-act translating to “The child and the magic spells” is the first of Miami’s popular Family Opera series. In a world where furniture, fire and animals come to life, Ravel’s dreamy lyric score spins a modern fable with an ageless message. Staged as a double-bill performance with Puccini’s one-act Gianni Schicchi, families are invited to participate in free supplementary activities for children outlined below! Allow your children to experience opera and live theater in a family-friendly setting.
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Weber Hall, Barry University
OPERA SCENES PROGRAM
Miami Opera Studio singers perform an intriguing program of opera and operetta dating from the inception of the art form to current works. Scenes explored come from such varied works as L'incoronazione di Poppea, Le nozze di Figaro, Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles, Hansel and Gretel, The Merry Widow, Suor Angelica, Adamo’s Little Women, Carmen, Cavalli's La Doriclea, Dido and Aeneas, Les Contes d'Hoffmann and West Side Story.
Further expanding the repertoire, three song cycles in their entirety will be integrated, along with an innovative multimedia interface and staged right along with the opera scenes. The Studio scenes programs aims to find new and engaging ways to perform art song that break the mold of traditional presentations.
The Egyptian Theatre, Boise, ID 83709
Die Fledermaus
The Egyptian Theater, Boise, ID 83709
Die Fledermaus
Opera Idaho performs Oklahoma! In Concert at the Scentsy Amphitheatre
Friday, August 18, 2017
Opera Idaho performs Oklahoma! at the Scentsy Amphitheatre
Family Night (alcohol free venue)
Food & non-alcocholic drinks will be available for purchase (sorry, no outside food)
Outdoor venue, please bring your own low-back folding chair.
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Opera Idaho performs Oklahoma! In Concert at The Egyptian Theatre
Sunday, August 20, 2017 • 2:30pm
Performed at The Egyptian Theatre
Wine, snacks & non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase
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Opera Idaho performs Oklahoma! In Concert at The Idaho Shakespeare Festival Amphitheater
Monday, August 21, 2017 • 7:30pm
Performed at Idaho Shakespeare Festival Amphitheater
Food, drinks, beer & wine will be available for purchase, or bring your own picnic.
Low-back chairs will be available for lawn seating.
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Opera Idaho presents L'elisir d'amore
Jena Carpenter will be performing the role of Giannetta with Opera Idaho's production of L'elisir d'amore.
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Opera Idaho presents L'elisir d'amore at The Egyptian Theatre
Jena Carpenter will be performing the role of Giannetta with Opera Idaho's production of L'elisir d'amore.
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Opera Idaho presents L'elisir d'amore at The Stephens Performing Arts Center, Pocatello
Jena Carpenter will be performing the role of Giannetta with Opera Idaho's production of L'elisir d'amore.
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Opera Idaho Operatini at The Sapphire Room
November 16, 2017
Cocktails & Cabaret
Featuring Bolcom’s
Cabaret SongsMenu: Turkey & the Trimmings
Early performance: 5:30pm
Late performance: 8:15pm
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Opera Idaho Operatini at The Sapphire Room
November 16, 2017
Cocktails & Cabaret
Featuring Bolcom’s
Cabaret SongsMenu: Turkey & the Trimmings
Early performance: 5:30pm
Late performance: 8:15pm
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Sapphire Room - Riverside Hotel
Operatini: Tempting Libations - Featuring the cast of Opera Idaho's Don Giovanni
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Sapphire Room - Riverside Hotel
Operatini: Tempting Libations - Featuring the cast of Opera Idaho's Don Giovanni
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Egyptian Theatre - Boise, ID
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Don Giovanni returns to Opera Idaho for the first time since 1999 and the first time ever at The Egyptian Theatre. Based on the legend of Don Juan, a fictional libertine and seducer, Mozart’s dramma giocoso is annually ranked among the ten most-performed operas in the world. Korean baritone Kyu Won Han (Carmen, 2014 & Tosca, 2017) performs the title role with Jena Carpenter singing Donna Elvira and a cast drawn from favorite artists of General Director Mark Junkert’s first ten seasons at Opera Idaho. The first film shown at The Egyptian Theatre, Opera Idaho’s home theatre since 2010, was the silent film Don Juan in 1927.
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Egyptian Theatre - Boise, ID
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Don Giovanni returns to Opera Idaho for the first time since 1999 and the first time ever at The Egyptian Theatre. Based on the legend of Don Juan, a fictional libertine and seducer, Mozart’s dramma giocoso is annually ranked among the ten most-performed operas in the world. Korean baritone Kyu Won Han (Carmen, 2014 & Tosca, 2017) performs the title role with Jena Carpenter singing Donna Elvira and a cast drawn from favorite artists of General Director Mark Junkert’s first ten seasons at Opera Idaho. The first film shown at The Egyptian Theatre, Opera Idaho’s home theatre since 2010, was the silent film Don Juan in 1927.
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In Good Taste
An evening of opera, food and wine benefiting Opera Idaho! Join us at Cinder Wines for a gourmet three-course meal catered by Open Table Boise Catering paired with wines by Cinder and a special one-night-only performance of Jake Heggie’s opera At the Statue of Venus starring soprano Jena Carpenter. The opera is a funny, yet reflective, piece about a woman who is nervously waiting for a blind date in a museum at the Statue of Venus. Gourmet dessert auction to follow!
Menu & Cinder Wine Pairings:
A glass of 2018 Cinsault Rosé and passed appetizers upon arrival
2018 Laissez Faire Red with the Amuse Bouche- Polenta coins with chevre and fresh cherry-basil relish
2018 Dry Viognier with the Grilled plum salad with organic baby greens, spiced almonds and rhubarb balsamic vinaigrette
Choice of 2017 Syrah or 2017 Chardonnay with Main Course- Grilled Idaho trout with fresh lemon-chive butter and rosemary chicken breast with morel-white wine sauce served with herbed potatoes and grilled asparagus
A bottle of wine will also be paired with each dessert in the Gourmet Dessert Auction
Tickets: $150 per person (includes dinner, wine and performance)
Tickets are limited!
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Die Walkure
Boise State Opera Studio presents excerpts from Mozart's "The Magic Flute" and Wagner's "Die Walkure"
Wagner's Die Walkure
Boise State Opera Studio presents excerpts from Mozart's "The Magic Flute" and Wagner's "Die Walkure"
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Si mi chiamano Mimi - La Boheme52 playsJena Carpenterhttps://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ae-p/system/music/file/112718/1483829535.mp3https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ae-p/system/music/file/112718/1483829535.mp3Si mi chiamano Mimi - La Boheme
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Quando m'en vo (La Boheme)41 playsJena Carpenterhttps://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ae-p/system/music/file/67421/1415581254.mp3https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ae-p/system/music/file/67421/1415581254.mp3Quando m'en vo (La Boheme)
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Ah Chi mi dice Mai (Don Giovanni)72 playsJena Carpenterhttps://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ae-p/system/music/file/23314/Mozart__Ah_Chi_mi_dice_mai.ex.mp3https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ae-p/system/music/file/23314/Mozart__Ah_Chi_mi_dice_mai.ex.mp3Ah Chi mi dice Mai (Don Giovanni)
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Come Scoglio (Cosi Fan Tutte)34 playsJena Carpenterhttps://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ae-p/system/music/file/67420/1415581143.mp3https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ae-p/system/music/file/67420/1415581143.mp3Come Scoglio (Cosi Fan Tutte)
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Richard Strauß - CäcilieSoprano, Jena Carpenter Pianist, Betsi Hodges -
Chi il bel sognoMagda's Aria from La Rondine Soprano, Jena Carpenter Pianist, Betsi Hodges -
Schumann: WidmungRecorded on May 15th, 2014. Private Concert. Piano: Sean Rogers -
Richard Strauß - Befreit Op. 39Soprano, Jena Carpenter Pianist, Betsi Hodges
