Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho made her San Diego Opera debut in 2008 in the title role of Mary, Queen of Scots (Maria Stuarda). Recent notable engagements include Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, Liù for the Opera Company of Philadelphia, Violetta in La traviata for her Metropolitan Opera debut, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden debut and for L’Opera de Marseille, Marguerite in Faust at Finnish National Opera, Mimi in La bohème at Berlin Staatsoper, Michigan Opera Theatre, Opera Company of Philadelphia and Baltimore Opera, Giulietta in I Capuleti ed I Montecchi as well as Vitellia in La Clemenza di Tito in Avignon. Other recent performances include the title role of Anna Bolena for Opera de Lyon, the title role of Zaira for the Festival de Radio France in Montpellier, Micaela in Carmen with Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Madga in La Rondine at Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste and the title role of Manon Lescaut at L’Opera de Marseille. She made her professional debut as Violetta at the age of 17 in her native Tirana. Other roles in her repertoire include the title roles of Lucia di Lammermoor and Thais as well as Blanche in Dialogues de Carmelites.