Jennifer Gliere, Soprano

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Jennifer Gliere, DMA, has appeared as a soloist in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, and throughout the United States. She has given two recital tours in Mexico, performing in live festivals and events around the country as well as giving masterclasses to several youth choirs and appearing in television and radio studios. In the seasons before and after the Covid-19 pandemic, she performed with the New York Philharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra, Caramoor Symphony Orchestra, the Zhitomir Chamber Ensemble, Lviv Chamber trio, and the Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival, among others. Equally at home on the concert and operatic stages, Gliere has garnered rave reviews for her portrayal of Violetta in La traviata; OperaWire noted that she was a “delicate powerhouse... displaying vocal effervescence as good as any champagne.” Other acclaimed roles include Suzel in Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz and Gilda in Rigoletto. Recent seasons have included productions at the Boston Early Music Festival, Bard Opera Theatre, Regina Opera, and Amore Opera. Favorite operatic credits at home and abroad include La traviata, Le nozze di Figaro, and both soprano roles in La bohème.

 

Jennifer Gliere earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts summa com laude from the Eastman School of Music, with a degree in vocal performance and a special concentration in music theory pedagogy and historical performance practice, which she employs in a range of repertoire that runs the gamut from Barbara Strozzi chamber music and cantatas and early Baroque zarzuelas to Luigi Dallapiccola’s Canti di Prigionia, Poulenc’s Gloria, and several world premieres.

 

Dr. Gliere is a professor on the faculty at the City University of New York, where she teaches courses in music history, music appreciation, and music theory. She has also served on the faculties of the University of Rochester, Wagner College, and the Canandaigua School of the Arts. She has been on the visiting faculty of Nazareth College and University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music and has won numerous awards for her teaching, including a prize for Outstanding Teaching from the Eastman School of Music and a “favorite teacher” award from the Canandaigua School of the Arts. Dr. Gliere has maintained a private voice studio for over 20 years, with students ranging from beginners to graduate students and aspiring professionals. She coaches students and ensembles to perform in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish.