Cultural icon Alma Mahler-Werfel's life intersected with some of the greatest artists of the late-19th and 20th centuries. A fascinating character, her intelligence, taste, and power (not to mention her romantic appeal) make her the subject of continuing intrigue. While her own  composition career was reportedly stifled by her first husband, Gustav, Alma was entrenched in multiple artistic communities as life took her from Vienna to New York and Los Angeles. Soprano Jardena Gertler-Jaffe and pianist Erika Switzer explore her life and impact in  this recital featuring works by Gustav Mahler, Berg, Schoenberg, Korngold, Britten, and Alma Mahler, herself. 

Jardena joins singers Tyler Duncan, Maximillian Jansen, Hailey McAvoy and pianists Bethany Pietroniro and Erika Switzer to share operatic highlights by Puccini, Donizetti, Mozart, and Bizet alongside Brahm’s Liebeslieder-Walzer and popular tunes from the American Songbook. Part of the “Taste of Italy” series at the Historic Mohonk Mountain House.

Jardena sings the role of Marzelline in this concert version of Beethoven’s revolutionary opera.

Cultural icon Alma Mahler-Werfel's life intersected with some of the greatest artists of the late-19th and 20th centuries. A fascinating character, her intelligence, taste, and power (not to mention her romantic appeal) make her the subject of continuing intrigue. While her own  composition career was reportedly stifled by her first husband, Gustav, Alma was entrenched in multiple artistic communities as life took her from Vienna to New York and Los Angeles. Soprano Jardena Gertler-Jaffe and pianist Erika Switzer explore her life and impact in  this recital featuring works by Gustav Mahler, Berg, Schoenberg, Korngold, Britten, and Alma Mahler, herself. 

Jardena sings the role of Allegra in excerpts of Omar Daniel’s The Shadow for this concert with Tapestry Opera. Soprano Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 and longtime collaborator and pianist David Eliakis lead an all-Canadian program that includes some of Canada’s most exciting up-and-coming singers and pianists, in a celebratory mixed program.

Jardena makes her professional operatic debut as Frasquita in Bizet’s Carmen.

Jardena makes her professional operatic debut as Frasquita in Bizet’s Carmen.

YIVO’s Continuing Evolution: Yiddish Folksong Today is a music festival celebrating Yiddish folksong. The festival includes premieres of contemporary classical works reimagining Yiddish folksongs; classic compositions which engage with Yiddish folksongs; little-known settings of Yiddish folksongs from YIVO’s archival collections; discussions of archival work related to the study and preservation of Yiddish folksong; and performances by contemporary artists engaged with Yiddish folksong.

Jardena will give the live premiere of Dan Shore’s Five Songs of Anna Berkowitz. The program will also include performances by tenor Max Jansen, and soprano Megan Jones and pianist Ryan MacEvoy McCullough.

Jardena returns to her hometown to appear in recital with members of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. The program includes works by Golijov, Glass, Saariaho, and Krein, and the Canadian premiere of Alex Weiser’s unbelievably beautiful set “and all the days were purple - און אַלע טעג זײַנען געווען פּורפּורן”

As an Apprentice Artist at Sarasota Opera, Jardena will appear in this hour-long concert of scenes and arias. Jardena will perform a duet from Leoncavallo’s La boheme.

As an Apprentice Artist at Sarasota Opera, Jardena will appear in this hour-long concert of scenes and arias. Jardena will perform a trio from Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore.

Two cantatas by Bach, and two concert arias and a very spirited symphony by Mozart celebrate the vocal and instrumental marvels of the baroque and classical eras. On a program with Robin Steitz, Kameryn Lueng and Maximillian Jansen, Jardena will sing Mozart’s fiery “Bella mia fiamma, addio,” one of the most challenging of Mozart’s arias.

As a part of their Sidney Krum Young Artists Concert Series, Jardena will be presenting the world premiere of a Yiddish art song at the YIVO Insititute for Jewish Research.

Together with Maximillian Jansen, Louis Tiemann, and Meg Jones, Jardena will present the digital premiere performance of five new compositions engaging with Yiddish folksongs. The new works by composers Derek David, David Ludwig, Anthony Russell, Daniel Schlosberg, and Dan Shore were commissioned by YIVO and will be presented alongside archival recordings of the folksongs that they are reimagining.

The event will premiere on Facebook and YouTube.

Jardena will sing three of her favourite art songs in this uplifting program of song performed by students of the Bard Graduate Vocal Arts Program. The house’s East Porch will serve as the stage, and socially-distanced seating will be available on the lawn. Bring a mask (and something cozy to keep you warm if temperatures dip).

Seating is limited, so please reserve early.

Jardena sings Beethoven lied in this online concert by the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. The concert is streamed live online for free as a kick off to a month long celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary.

The evening features:
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major
featuring violinist Carissa Klopoushak
with Phillip Chiu

A selection of Beethoven Lied
with soprano Jardena Gertler Jaffe
and tenor Spencer McKnight

Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op 57 “Appassionata”
featuring Pianist Godwin Friesen

Jardena returns to Kinderhook, NY to sing Mozart Operatic Excerpts with Concerts in the Village, conducted by David Smith, as a part of their 10th Anniversary Season.

Will be rescheduled for 2020-2021 season due to covid-19 pandemic.

Jardena sings the Soprano 2 solos in Bach’s Magnificat in D and the Alto solos in Mozart’s Regina Coeli, K. 276 with The Orchestra Now, conducted by James Bagwell.

Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic.

Jardena Gertler-Jaffe will perform the role of “The Composer” in the Bard Vocal Arts Program opera production in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. The opera production, entitled Rest in Pieces, was conceived by renowned opera singer Stephanie Blythe, who will also direct the piece. Blythe is joined on the artistic team by Maestro James Bagwell, who will conduct the production accompanied by the award-winning ensemble The Orchestra Now. This innovative work of devised theatre examines opera’s role in the 21st century, and will feature beloved favourites from the operatic repertoire by Mozart, Strauss, Bizet, Copland, and Puccini.

Jardena Gertler-Jaffe will perform the role of “The Composer” in the Bard Vocal Arts Program opera production in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. The opera production, entitled Rest in Pieces, was conceived by renowned opera singer Stephanie Blythe, who will also direct the piece. Blythe is joined on the artistic team by Maestro James Bagwell, who will conduct the production accompanied by the award-winning ensemble The Orchestra Now. This innovative work of devised theatre examines opera’s role in the 21st century, and will feature beloved favourites from the operatic repertoire by Mozart, Strauss, Bizet, Copland, and Puccini.

Jardena will compete in Sparks and Wiry Cries' songSLAM with an original art song by teammate Liri Ronen based on Percy Byssche Shelley’s Ozymandias.

Tickets are available here. Winning teams are determined by the audience vote, so support is appreciated!

Jardena will sing in a benefit concert for Saskatoon Opera with other Saskatchewan-raised opera singers.

Jardena performs selections from American Songbook favourites with the Graduate Vocal Arts Program, Stephanie Blythe and Craig Terry.

As a member of the Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble, Jardena will be featured in their annual recital series, taking place at the beautiful Calvary Church in Clifton, Cincinnati. Jardena will be singing the song cycle “On This Island” by Benjamin Britten with Brad Caldwell at the piano.

She appears in recital along with Mary Elizabeth Southworth, Susana Diaz, and Howard Helvey.

Admission by donation, $20 suggested.

Jardena will be the Soprano 2 soloist in B Minor Mass for the 14th Annual Paul Grunberg Memorial Bach Concert. She will be performing will Concerts in the Village, conducted by David Smith, at the new PS21 venue in Chatham, NY.

Other soloists include SeolAh Yoo, Daniel Moody, Maximillian Jansen, and Tyler Duncan. Tickets are available at PS21chatham.org

As the culmination of the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme course “Singing Britten", Jardena and the other young artists will present repertoire that they worked on during the course. The recital takes place in the Britten Studio at Snape Maltings in Aldeburgh, UK.

Jardena will return home to sing the Alto solos in the Mozart Requiem with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and University of Saskatchewan Greystone Singers, conducted by Eric Paetkau. Other singers include Andrea Lett, Daniel Thielmann, and Michael Harris.

The program also features Timothy Choi, playing Heinz Moehn’s violin concerto.