Jessica Gould

Praised for “a dramatic intensity that honored the texts” by the New York Times, soprano Jessica Gould has been noted for her “electrifying voice” (Musicweb International), “multi-hued powerful sound” (Seen and Heard International), and “beautiful interpretation” (Lute Society of America Quarterly). With repertoire spanning four centuries, her discography includes projects for Sony Classics, New World Records, and MV Cremona, among others. Recitals include concerts with lutenist Nigel North, with whom she has appeared as a guest artist on the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Faculty Series, among others. Extensive New York City appearances include the La Serenissima Festival of Carnegie Hall, guest soloist with the Cassatt Quartet at the Guggenheim Museum Works & Process Series, Sinfonia New York under the direction of John Scott, the Juilliard School Faculty series (guest artist), the Four Nations Ensemble, and the Clarion Society. Following her recent performance of the Wagner Wesendonck Lieder presented by the Frederick Collection series featuring their historic 1868 Streicher piano, she looks forward to return recitals on the series in Brahms, Schumann, and other Romantic repertoire. An award winning writer (Best Original Script, London International Film Festival 2021), Italian translator, artistic director, and film director, Gould’s first film, Babylon: Ghetto, Renaissance, and Modern Oblivion, has garnered over 90 laurels in diverse categories from film festivals across the globe. As founder and artistic director of the New York-based Salon Sanctuary Concerts, her original concert programs have attracted the collaboration of Carnegie Hall, the Sorbonne, Palazzo Grimani (Venice), the Teatro all’Antica di Sabbioneta, and the American Philosophical Society, among many other notable international institutions.