MEzzo-Soprano

An Arkansas native, mezzo-soprano Jade Espina is a classical singer, private voice and piano teacher, and middle school chorus teacher in the Miami area. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A) degree in Voice Performance and Voice Voice Pedagogy with a cognate in Choral Conducting at the University of Miami. Ms. Espina completed her graduate studies at Boston University, where she pursued a Master of Music in Voice Performance as a student of Penelope Bitzas. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance and Bachelor of Music Education-Choral Emphasis from the University of Colorado-Boulder. She has performed with multiple companies in the Boston area, such as Odyssey Opera, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Boston Opera Collaborative, Cantata Singers, NEMPAC Opera Project, Arlington Friends of the Drama, Due Donne Productions and Promenade Opera Project. Ms. Espina has participated in programs such as the Miami Music Festival Apprentice Program, Chicago Summer Opera, Up North Vocal Institute, Music & Performing Arts Renaissance in the XXI Century Study Abroad Program in Florence, Italy, CU Boulder New Opera Workshop with Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer, and Brevard Music Festival. 

Next month, Ms. Espina will sing with the role of Older Woman in University of Miami Frost Opera Theater's production of Flight by Jonathan Dove. This April, she will be performing in Julie, a new opera by Edward Shilts, a DMA Composition student at the University of Miami.

After teaching for four years in Massachusetts, Ms. Espina officially earned her Professional Teacher License in Music Education, and where she taught with New England Conservatory's Preparatory School as an early childhood music teacher. Prior to working with NEC's Prep School, she taught for three and half years in the Framingham Public School District as the Chorus Director at Cameron Middle School (2022-2023), and Music Teacher at Harmony Grove Elementary School (2020-2022). Ms. Espina recently served as a Voice and Piano staff member at 77 Arts Academy in Acton, MA and Maestro Musician's Academy in Lexington, MA, but now runs her own private voice and piano studio. She taught for three years as a musicianship teacher with the Handel and Haydn's Society's Youth Chorus Program. In addition to singing and teaching in the greater Miami area, Ms. Espina is passionate about music directing. Last year, she served as music director for four productions, including SpongeBob SquarePants (Youth Edition), Mary Poppins, James and the Giant Peach, and Matilda Jr., at Cameron Middle School (Framingham, MA) and Mel O' Drama (Quincy, MA).