OPERA BIO
Jordan Costa, dashing Italian-American tenor, is quickly garnering attention for his mellifluous vocalism, exciting fioratura, and spectacular high notes. An esteemed alumnus of the Yale and Eastman Schools of Music, Jordan has worked with several reputable and highly selective Young Artist Programs including Music Academy of the West (2019-2021), Glimmerglass Festival (2022), Sarasota Opera (2022-2023), Central City Opera (summer 2023), Virginia Opera (fall 2023), Nashville Opera (spring 2024), and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (summer 2024).
Recently in fall 2024, Jordan enjoyed abundant success performing as Don Ottavio (principal artist) in Virginia Opera’s Don Giovanni. Summer 2024 found Jordan at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, covering his “signature role” of Conte Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia as a Gerdine Young Artist. In spring 2024, Jordan covered the role of Tamino in Die Zauberflöte as a Nashville Opera Mary Ragland Emerging Artist and prior to that, covered and performed the role of Conte Almaviva in Virginia Opera’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia as a Herndon Foundation Emerging Artist.
During the 2022-2023 season, Jordan served as a Studio Artist with Sarasota Opera, where he covered the principal roles of Paolino in Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto, Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and Armand in Massenet’s Thérèse. He also sang his first title role as returning guest artist in Yale Opera’s production of Rossini’s rarely performed Le Comte Ory and debuted with Salt Marsh Opera as Bardolfo in Falstaff. In summer 2023, Jordan debuted as tenor soloist with the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra in Mozart’s Coronation Mass and later performed as Gremio in Kiss Me Kate while a Studio Artist at Central City Opera.
Jordan made his professional debut in fall 2021, as Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore with Opera in Williamsburg. In spring 2022, he reprised this role with Yale Opera. While at Eastman, Jordan performed principal roles in The Pirates of Penzance in collaboration with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (2016), as well as in L’incoronazione di Poppea (2017), the world premiere of the newly re-orchestrated The Light in the Piazza (2018), and Don Giovanni (2019). Following graduation, he served as Resident Young Artist with the Glimmerglass Festival, where he performed as Remendado in Carmen.
Jordan Costa currently resides in New Jersey and studies with renowned voice teacher, Gerald Martin Moore.
VIDEO
Ecco, ridente in cielo / Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)
Si, ritrovarla io giuro / La Cenerentola (Rossini)
Il mio tesoro / Don Giovanni (Mozart)
Una furtiva lagrima / L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti)
Que les destins prosperes / Le Comte Ory (Rossini)
A te, o cara / I Puritani (Bellini)
Anges du Paradis / Mireille (Gounod)
Here I Stand / The Rake’s Progress (Stravinsky)
Maria / West Side Story (Bernstein)
Quanto è bella / L’Elisir d’Amore (Donizetti)
RESUME
| OPERA / OPERETTA / MUSICAL THEATRE | 2025 | |
| Conte Almaviva | Il Barbiere di Siviglia | Opera in the Pines * |
| Beppe | I Pagliacci | Opera Vermont * |
| 2024 | ||
| Don Ottavio (principal artist) | Don Giovanni | Virginia Opera |
| Conte Almaviva (cover) | Il Barbiere di Siviglia | Opera Theatre of Saint Louis |
| Arturo | Lucia di Lammermoor | Opera in Williamsburg |
| Tamino (cover) | Die Zauberflote | Nashville Opera |
| 2023/2024 | ||
| Conte Almaviva (cover/2 performances) | Il Barbiere di Siviglia | Virginia Opera |
| Bardolfo | Falstaff | Salt Marsh Opera |
| Gremio | Kiss Me Kate | Central City Opera |
| Count Ory | Le Comte Ory | Yale Opera |
| Don Ottavio (cover) | Don Giovanni | Sarasota Opera |
| Armand (cover) | Therese | Sarasota Opera |
| 2022 | ||
| Paolino (cover) | Il Matrimonio Segreto | Sarasota Opera |
| Remendado | Carmen | Glimmerglass Festival |
| Nemorino | L’Elisir d’Amore | Yale Opera |
| 2021 | ||
| Nemorino | L’Elisir d’Amore | Opera in Williamsburg |
| 2020 | ||
| Rinuccio | Gianni Schicchi | Eastman Opera Theater ** |
| Adolfo Pirelli | Sweeney Todd | Eastman Opera Theater ** |
| Andrew Johnson | Mother of Us All | Rochester Philharmonic |
| 2019 | ||
| Soldier | Cold Mountain | Music Academy of the West |
| Don Ottavio | Don Giovanni | Eastman Opera Theater |
| 2018 | ||
| Fabrizio | The Light in the Piazza | Eastman Opera Theater |
| 2017 | ||
| Valetto | L’Incoronazione di Poppea | Eastman Opera Theater |
| 2016 | ||
| Frederic | The Pirates of Penzance (redux) | Rochester Philharmonic |
| Don Curzio | Le Nozze di Figaro | Eastman Opera Theater |
| ORATORIO / CONCERT / RECITAL | 2023 | |
| Tenor Soloist | Mozart Coronation Mass | Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra |
| * Upcoming | ||
| ** Studied and rehearsed, but cancelled due to pandemic |
| YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAMS / FESTIVALS | ||
| Opera Theatre of Saint Louis | Gerdine Young Artist | 2024 |
| Nashville Opera | Mary Ragland Emerging Artist | 2023-2024 |
| Virginia Opera | Herndon Foundation Emerging Artist | 2023 |
| Sarasota Opera | Studio Artist | 2022-2023 |
| Glimmerglass Festival | Young Artist | 2022 |
| Music Academy of the West | Young Artist | 2019/2020/2021 |
| Si Parla, Si Canta | Young Artist | 2015-2016 |
| Academie Internationale d’ete de Nice | Young Artist | 2013/2014/2015 |
| EDUCATION | ||
| Yale University | Master of Musical Arts (MMA) | 2020-2022 |
| Eastman School of Music | Master of Music (MM) | 2018-2020 |
| Eastman School of Music | Bachelor of Music (BM) | 2014-2018 |
| Juilliard School of Music | Pre-College Program | 2012-2014 |
CAREER INFLUENCES
Conductors: Joseph Colaneri, Louis Lohraseb, Jorge Parodi, Timothy Long
Principal Teachers: Gerald Martin Moore, Robert Swensen, Lorraine Nubar
Coaches: John Churchwell, Howard Watkins, Christopher Devlin, JJ Penna