About
American contralto Jasmin White “has it all” (VRT News). Their deep, flexible, warm and agile voice exudes charisma that captures an audience from their first note. White possesses a remarkable versatility, adapting both vocal technique and stage presence to seamlessly navigate diverse genres; they can shift from the light and charming demands of Rossini, requiring "a smile, kindness, cordiality, quietly and with the greatest of ease," to the profound depths of Wagner’s drama. In this realm of Wagnerian mystery and power, their mature voice becomes "beautiful and full of pathos, perfectly in their element”. (Knopskaya, Deknopper from Cultuurpakt).
In 2026, Jasmin was awarded both the Herbert von Karajan Prize and the Österreichischer Musiktheaterpreis for Best Newcomer. In 2023, they won first place in the Queen Sonja Singing Competition in Norway and second place and the audience-awarded Musiq3 Prize of the Public in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium.
White begins the 26/27 season performing in Handel's Alcina (Bradamante) in a house debut with Opéra de Lille, before returning to Dutch National Opera for Der fliegende Holländer (Mary). On the concert stage, they feature in Verdi's Requiem with the Polish National Opera, a new tour with renown baroque orchestra, Il pomo d'Oro, and will return to France for a concert and recital this summer.
White is currently a member of the ensemble at Volksoper Wien. Over the seasons, they have performed Die Fledermaus (Prinz Orlofsky), Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Frau Reich), Der fliegende Holländer (Mary), Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King), Die Zauberflöte (Dritte Dame), Gianni Schicchi (Zita) and Gospel According to the Other Mary (Martha).
Previous operatic highlights include Handel's Semele (Juno) with Dutch National Opera, having previously made their debut there as The Historian in the world premiere of The Shell Trial, Wagner's Das Rheingold (Erda) at the Osterfestspiele Salzburg and in concert with Berlin Philharmoniker, a debut at Teatro dell’opera di Roma as Erste Geist in Schumann’s Manfred, as well as mezzo soloist in John Adams’ El Niño with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and American Modern Opera Company.