Episode 3: J’Nai Bridges

Imagine finding your voice...in an opera house! On Sing LOUDER, host Jake Heggie talks with great artists about the high wire act of life an opera singer.

In this episode, mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges shares about the basketball game that defined her commitment to singing, and the power she’s found in her voice to wake people up - both on and off the opera stage.

You can find J’nai at www.jnaibridgesmezzo.com and @jnaibmezzo on Instagram.

Los Angeles Opera “Lift Every Voice” Facebook Live recording: https://www.laopera.org/discover/laoathome/lift-every-voice/

Featured Music:

• Jake Heggie: “Some Times of Day” from The Best Time of the Day
• Camille Saint-Saëns: “Mon coeur s’ouvre á ta voix” from Samson and Delilah, recorded at WCRB's “On the Rise” event honoring their 10th anniversary as part of WGBH
• Alban Berg: “Die Nachtigall” from Sieben fruhe Lieder, from the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 2015, led by Thomas Sondergard
• “Oh, Glory”, arranged by Shawn Okpebholo with Paul Sanchez at the piano
• Robert MacGimsey: “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” from the 2018 WQXR Christmas Concert at The Greene Space
• Jonathan Barlow: “Cinder (Instrumental)”

Producer: Emily Shaw

Mixing & Remote Recording Assistance: Seira McCarthy

Additional Recording: George S. Rosenthal (The Complex Recording Studio)

Executive Producer: Bob Ellis

Photo by Dario Acosta

Sing LOUDER is supported by a non-profit LLC promoting public education about the art of singing. Special thanks to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.