Whether inside or outside the opera house, Jessie Neilson has made it her goal as an artist to connect. "To me opera is Human connection. If someone in the audience can look up to see or hear something they have felt before but never had the ability to name or express, It is an immensely powerful exchange". Praised for her powerful voice and compelling acting Jessie has taken on roles such as Vitellia in Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Mimi in La Boheme, Susannah (title role) by Carlysle FLoyd, and more….