Jodi Burns began study in the fall of 2007 as a fellow at the UNCSA A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute. She is a student of Marilyn Taylor. In the 2009-10 Fletcher Opera season, she was Maria Stuarda in Donizetti’s opera Maria Stuarda. Since coming to the Fletcher Institute, she has also appeared as the Chambermaid in Dvorak’s The Devil and Kate, Adina in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, Flamminia in Haydn’s Il mondo della luna, and Rose in Weill’s Street Scene. She also sang the role of Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro for Piedmont Opera. Her professional debut with Piedmont Opera was the role of Ida in Die Fledermaus; she also sang the role of The Dew Fairy in the production of Hansel and Gretel. Recently, she competed in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She was a winner of the North Carolina District Auditions in Charlotte, and she also claimed first place in the Southeast Regional Finals in Atlanta. In the 2009-10 year, Jodi appeared as the soprano soloist in the UNCSA Orchestra performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, conducted by John Mauceri.

 Burns graduated with honors in 2007 from the Ohio State University. Her roles include Poppea in Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea and Diana/Giove in Cavalli's La Calisto. As Poppea, “Jodi Burns astonishes with her ability to insinuate sensuality into every note,” according to The Columbus Dispatch. In the summer of 2006, Ms. Burns participated in the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) program in Graz, Austria, where she studied with Marjorie Bennet Stephens. While in Graz, she had the privilege of working in master class with the acclaimed baritone Bo Skovhus, and was a frequent soloist on AIMS Artists in Recital Concerts. Throughout her tenure at Ohio State, Ms. Burns performed various solos with the OSU Symphonic Choir and Women's Glee Club. Other solo work includes 2007 performances of the soprano solos Buxtehude's Cantata, Jesu Meine Freude, and a featured spot in the Mark Moffett Memorial Scholarship Concert in 2006.

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