Jessica Tivens-Schneiderman soprano, most recently performed the role of the villainous Thatcher in The Mighty Casey with Lyric Opera OC (West Coast premiere). Additionally, she was Mother Superior/Featured Soloist in Source/Filter Music Collective’s production of Hindemith’s Sancta Susanna, and she portrayed the title role in The Merry Widow with Mission Opera. Other recent performances include Olympe in Girondines at Mission Opera (West Coast premiere and Broadway World LA Award nominee), Leonore in Fidelio (excerpts) and Beethoven’s 9th with the Symphony of the Vines. She has been a soloist at Carnegie Hall, and has performed leading roles with Festival Opera Walnut Creek, Harrisburg Opera, Bronx Opera, and has been a guest soloist with the New West Symphony, Burbank Philharmonic, and Garden State Philharmonic.