Praised for her “theatrical instincts and intriguingly versatile instrument,” Japanese-American soprano Emily Michiko Jensen is thrilled to return to Chautauqua Opera as an Apprentice Artist, covering the title role in Tosca, and singing Angel More in The Mother of Us All, while covering Susan B. Anthony. As a 2016 Studio Artist, Emily sang 2nd Soprano in Missy Mazzoli’s Song from the Uproar and covered Annina in La traviata. Again as a Studio Artist, she covered Soprano 2 in Hydrogen Jukebox in 2017. This season Emily joins Pensacola Opera as an Artist-in-Residence, making her company debut as First Lady while covering Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. She also covered Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Emily made her Florentine Opera debut as Jessie in Weill’s Mahagonny: Ein SongSpiel in May 2021 as a Baumgartner Studio Artist. She was scheduled to perform Maguelonne in Viardot’s Cendrillon and to cover the title role, as well as covering Mimì in La bohème, but the contracts were cancelled due to the pandemic. During the 2019-2020 season, Emily debuted the title role in Suor Angelica at the Indiana University Opera Theater. She sang Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) at Boston Opera Collaborative, where she made her company debut as Marguerite (Faust) in 2016.  Originally from San Diego, CA, Emily received a Graduate Diploma and M.M. degree in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory. She holds a B.M. Degree in Vocal Performance from the Eastman School of Music. Emily is currently pursuing a Performance Diploma at IU as an Associate Instructor scholarship recipient, studying with Timothy Noble.