Hailed for her dazzling virtuosity and charismatic charm, American soprano Jane Redding continues to amaze audiences with her near-flawless musicianship, thrilling high notes, and wide-ranging versatility. Applauded by many, Opera News touted: “ … the powerhouse Zerbinetta of Jane Redding … was superbly sung.” In the title role of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, critics hailed: "This rising star delivered a staggering, at times mesmerizing, performance. Redding unleashed a remarkably fluent yet powerful voice that filled the cavernous auditorium with what seemed great ease …Redding’s Lucia in deepest delirium served up some of the most delicious singing yet heard from that stage.” Recent operatic performances have included Gilda in RIGOLETTO with Opera Naples; Lucia in LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR with Opera Southwest; Rosina in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA with Des Moines Metro Opera; Adina in ELIXIR OF LOVE with Des Moines Metro Opera and Virginia Opera; Violetta in LA TRAVIATA with Mobile Opera; Pamina in THE MAGIC FLUTE with Pensacola Opera, YumYum in THE MIKADO with Nevada Opera; and Musetta in LA BOHEME with San Antonio Opera. Career highlights include Rosina in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA with San Antonio Opera and New Orleans Opera, Liu in TURANDOT with Opera Grand Rapids, the title role of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR with New Orleans, Nashville and Pensacola Operas; Pamina in DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE with Nevada Opera; Poppea in AGRIPPINA and Susanna in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO with Virginia Opera; Gilda in RIGOLETTO with Opera Southwest, Virginia Opera, Nevada Opera, and Pensacola Opera; Zerbinetta in ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Cunegonde in CANDIDE, Mary Warren in THE CRUCIBLE, Nannetta in FALSTAFF, and Lauretta in GIANNI SCHICCHI with Des Moines Metro Opera; Zerlina in DON GIOVANNI and Waldvogel in SIEGFRIED with New Orleans Opera; Marie in THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT with Knoxville Opera; Pamina in Die Zauberflote and Adina in L’ELISIR D’AMORE with Nevada Opera; Lisette in LA RONDINE with Chautauqua Opera; Monica in THE MEDIUM at New York’s Kaye Playhouse; and Laurey in OKLAHOMA! with Augusta Opera. Other concert engagements have included a concert tour to China (Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong) with the International Opera Alliance and the Opera Orchestra of Shanghai; the Queen of the Night with the National Symphony Orchestra/ Kennedy Center; CARMINA BURANA with Shreveport Symphony and Hartford Symphony; BACH CANTATA 51 (Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen) with the Pensacola Sympony; the MOZART REQUIEM and Mahler’s FOURTH SYMPHONY with the Baton Rouge Symphony; Miss Silverpeal in Mozart’s THE IMPRESARIO, the RACHMANINOFF VOCALISE, Villa Lobos’ BACHIANAS BRASILEIRAS #5, Strauss’s VOICES OF SPRING with the Jacksonville Symphony; Haydn's CREATION with the Northwest Florida Symphony; and Handel’s MESSIAH with the Jacksonville, Baton Rouge, and Pensacola Symphony. Ms. Redding has been the recipient of many awards, including a national winner in the coveted MacAllister Awards and a recipient of a Shoshana Award form the Richard F. Gold Career Grant Foundation. Ms. Redding holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Louisiana State University.