Hailed as the “powerfully commanding mezzo-soprano”

by Steierarte Gazette (Austria), Canadian mezzo-soprano Jessica Lyublinsky is an emerging artist dedicated to her artist philosophy of being a versatile and erudite performer. Fluent in English and Russian, she is dedicated to exploring diverse repertoire, including grand opera as well as non-programmatic works, and is committed to preserving the musical and cultural heritage of lesser-known composers and languages.

Jessica was most recently an emerging artist in the Opera Studio at the American Institute of Musical Sudies in Austria, where she studied under Dr. Linda DiFiore and performed under conductor Marzio Conti, singing scenes as Eboli in Verdi’s Don Carlo. She also appeared in a sold-out performance series dedicated to the music of Kurt Weill at the Styrian TheaterHaus, further expanding her experience with both operatic and musical theater repertoire on the European stage. Her final hurrah in Austria was a chamber music concert of Ravel’s Trois Poems de Mallarme, where she sang alongside members of the AIMS Festival Orchestra, under the baton of James Blanchard. 

Jessica is currently pursuing her Master of Music degree at the Shepherd School of Music studying under Dr. Robin Rice, Maestro Alex Munger, Maestra Nino Sanikidze, Maestra Jenny Choo and Maestra Lyndsi Maus. 

At Rice, Jessica performed the lead role in Dr. Karim Al-Zand’s world premiere of A Joint Interest, directed by Paul Curran and conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. She also covered the role of Mistress Quickly in Falstaff and had the opportunity to perform as Charlotte in Massenet’s Werther (act 3) and Marcellina in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (act 3). Last season, she also contributed both her voice and her writing in helping create a new work, REMNANT I by composer, Asher Lurie. Jessica premiered it in April, 2026. For The Shepherd’s School of Music’s upcoming season, Jessica will be singing in concert (and cover for the staged production) the role of Big Stone in Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice, excerpts from Mahler’s Ruckert Lieder with The Shepherd School of Music Symphony Orchestra in Stude under the baton of Miguel Harth-Bedoya in addition to several new music recitals with The Rice Composers Collective. Additionally, Jessica will be singing the title role in Max Whittaker’s world premiere of FUTURE L<3VE MACHINE at Rice University. 

Jessica looks forward to her second year living in Houston, where she will make her professional and soloist debut with the Houston Youth Symphony in a performance of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony No. 2 in January 2027; as well as making her debut with the new music foundation MUSIQA, where she will be world premiering two operas. She will be singing one of the lead roles (Mrs. N) in Dr. Pierre Jalbert’s Follow The Sky, as well as the mezzo-soprano soloist in Dr. Anthony Brandt’s Iphegenia. Both operas will be performed under the baton of Maestro Patrick Summers at the Hobby Center in Houston, Texas. Upcoming throughout the year, Jessica has been chosen as an Arcady Artist in Toronto, Canada for the 2026-2027 year where she will have an opportunity to learn from Canadian contemporary composer Ron Beckett and perform his music. 

Jessica previously earned her Bachelor of Music from the Glenn Gould School, where she was the recipient of a four-year full-tuition scholarship, under the tutelage of Adrianne Pieczonka and Rachael Kerr. She is also an alumna of the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices and the American Wagner Project, where she was under the tutelage of Luana DeVol, Dolora Zajick and Tom Muraco (who passed away in 2024). 

Jessica’s accolades are indicative of her commitment to diverse repertoire, grand opera and a passion for new music. In 2025, Jessica performed a leading role as an emerging artist with Opera Quest, appearing in Colin Doroschuk’s bilingual (French and English) world-premiere opera JÉHANNE in Victoria, Canada. Jessica made her solo debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in April 2025, and has performed as Dritte Dame in Die Zauberflöte, Mère Jeanne de l’Enfant Jésus in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites, La Zia Principessa in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, and more. Jessica was the 2024 Pittsburgh District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition and received Second Prize in the 2024 Glenn Gould School Chamber Competition, and participated virtually in Robby Good’s 2024 video game score, Project Eden’s Garden. 

Her artistry has been recognized through numerous scholarships and grants, including the Heather Donald Mayor Endowed Scholarship in Opera Studies (2026-27), the Lovett Summer Travel Fellowship Grant (2026), the Sir Edmund Walker Dorothy Isabella Webb Trust Scholarship (2025–26, 2026-27), the Melbern and Susanne Glasscock Grant at The Shepherd School of Music (2025–26), the Ben Steinberg Musical Legacy Award (2024), the Elisavet Chatzivasileiou Memorial Full-Tuition Scholarship at SOA (2023), the Bill and Janet L’Heureux Full-Tuition Scholarship at GGS (2022–24), the David and Shelagh Wilson Full-Tuition Scholarship at GGS (2020–22), the Hazel Workman Kettley Scholarships at GGS (2020–24), the Toronto Piano Centre Voice Award for Young Artists (2018–19), and more.

Through her performances, Jessica seeks to foster cultural understanding, celebrate linguistic diversity, and connect audiences through the universal language of music.