Janna Baty, mezzo soprano

Mezzo soprano Janna Baty’s recent engagements include Boston Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Daejeon Philharmonic (South Korea), Hamburgische Staatsoper, L’Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Tallahassee Symphony, Tuscaloosa Symphony, ProArte Chamber Orchestra, Cantata Singers, Longwood Symphony, Hartford Symphony, the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá (Colombia), Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Eugene Opera, Opera North, and Boston Lyric Opera.  In addition to her work with David Hoose, she has sung under James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Michel Plasson, Carl Davis, Robert Spano, Steuart Bedford, Stephen Lord, Stefan Asbury, Christopher Lyndon Gee, Dean Williamson, Gil Rose, Shinik Hahm, and Edward Cumming.  Ms. Baty has performed at the Aldeburgh and Britten Festivals in England, The Varna Festival in Bulgaria, the Semanas Musicales de Frutillar Festival in Chile, and the Tanglewood and Norfolk festivals in the U.S.  She has worked alongside many composers, including John Harbison, Bernard Rands, Yehudi Wyner, Sydney Hodkinson, Peter Child, Reza Vali, and Fred Lerdahl on performances of their music. Ms. Baty’s recordings include the critically lauded Vali: Flute Concert/Deylaman/Folk Songs (Set No. 10), and Lukas Foss’ opera Grifflekin (as the Mother), both with Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Two additional recordings with BMOP - Eric Sawyer’s new opera Our American Cousin and Harbison’s Mirabai Songs - are slated for upcoming release.