Jessica Kodsi is a mezzo-soprano based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She began her pursuit of Opera at the Interlochen Arts Academy in 2018, studying under baritone Jeffery Norris. She graduated in the spring of 2026 with a BM in Vocal Performance at the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of Professor Kathryn Cowdrick. She is currently in her first year at the University of South Carolina pursuing a Master of Music in Opera Theatre where she studies with Rachel Calloway. 

 

In the fall of 2023, Jessica made her Eastman Opera Theatre debut as Pythia in Nkeiru Okoye’s 2015 chamber opera We’ve Got Our Eye on You. The following spring, she worked as an Assistant Stage Manager for Eastman’s production of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites to understand other aspects of the production process and continued her work backstage for four more of Eastman Opera’s productions. Jessica premiered the role of Elizabeth Kertész in Steve Bramson’s opera CLICK! in the fall of 2026 and, in her final semester at the Eastman, Jessica was awarded third place in the 44th annual Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition. Jessica is excited to make her debut in the production of The Enchanted Pig at Opera at USC, playing the roles of the Book of Fate, Old Woman, and Mrs. Northwind, as well as singing in the chorus.