About Jacklynn

Soprano Jacklynn Wick is a recent graduate at Montclair State University where she completed her Artist Diploma. She continues to study under the esteemed guidance of Beth Roberts. Her operatic roles have encompassed a wide range of characters, beginning with her role debut in December 2022 as Madame Kirsten in Dan Shore’s chamber opera The Beautiful Bridegroom (Karen Driscoll, director). This was followed by Madame Lidoine in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites (Malena Dayen, director), and Guinone in Francesco Cavalli’s La Calisto (Rebecca Jo Loeb, director). She performed again under the direction of Karen Driscoll Mrs. Gobineau in The Medium by Menotti in December 2025. Most recently, in April 2026, she performed the role of Krystyna Zywulska in Another Sunrise, a one-act opera by Jake Heggie, as part of her recital project with the directorial guidance of Sydney Swearengin.

Alongside her opera work, Jacklynn served as the Choral Activities Teaching Assistant and Graduate Assistant (2022 – 2024), where she played an integral role in event production as well as performing in the curricular choirs: Chorale, University Singers, and Vocal Accord. Professional level collaborations with the New Jersey Symphony during this time included Handel’s Messiah twice (Xian Zhang and Nicholas McGegan, conductors), Fauré’s Requiem, and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana as well as Cali Immersive Residency artists Eric Whitacre and VOCES8.

Jacklynn’s commitment to her artistry was recognized in 2024 when she won the Cali School of Music Vocal Competition, earning the opportunity to perform “Beim Schlafengehen” from Richard Strauss’ Vier Letzte Lieder with the Cali Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Kyle Ritenauer. In 2025, she appeared again with the Cali Symphony as the soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.