Praised for her “creamy and effortlessly produced soprano” (Texas Classical Review), Iowa-born soprano Jocelyn Hansen is emerging as a versatile performer in the realms of opera and musical theater. Ms. Hansen recently finished a two-year tenure as an Education Artist with The Dallas Opera, singing the roles of Laurette in Bizet’s Doctor Miracle and Manuelita in Offenbach’s Pépito. Recent performances include Ensign Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Cinderella’s Stepmother in Into the Woods with The Ohio Light Opera in 2019. Her vocal flexibility has also been showcased on the concert stage, including performing as the soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and with the Abilene Philharmonic in Broadway a la Carte. Other role highlights include Pamina in The Magic Flute and Soeur Constance in The Dialogues of the Carmelites at the University of North Texas.
