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date = "2016-10-03T10:52:00+01:00"
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title = "Giovanna Jacques"
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Giovanna was born in San Francisco and raised in La-Londe-les-Maures, France. In 2009, she moved to Chicago to pursue a BA in Voice Performance from DePaul University. She performed roles in several DePaul Opera Theater Productions including Mrs Peachum in Kurt Weill's *Threepenny Opera*, Florence Pike in Britten's *Albert Herring* and The Duchess in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers. Since completing her degree, she has been actively performing in local opera companies, namely Chicago Fringe Opera, for which she is a founding member and Head of Development. She most recently sang the role of Mrs. Grose in their Fall 2015 production of Britten's *The Turn of the Screw*. She is currently the Foundation Manager at the PianoForte Foundation. Click [here](https://www.pianofortefoundation.org/) to visit the PianoForte website and learn about the great impact it has on Chicago's musical community.  

An energetic member of the Chicago operatic scene, she can be heard as co-host of the radio/podcast show Opera Box Score, Monday nights on WNUR. 

Giovanna is also a free lance model, working with photographers and art galleries throughout the city. An activist in health and positive body images, she uses modeling as a tool to promote body acceptance.
