JORDAN KAHLER
Soprano
About
Jordan Kahler has been described as a vibrant and exciting performer with a “stunning voice” (Theatre People) and a “rich strong tone throughout her range” (Classic Melbourne). Originally from Brisbane, Jordan now sings regularly in the Melbourne Opera chorus and was a 2019 scholar with Opera Scholars Australia.
Jordan initially completed a Bachelor of Music Theatre at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University before making the decision to switch to opera. In that time, she performed the role of Katisha for Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria’s The Mikado, as well as Grace / Vocal Soloist in the emotionally powerful Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, Roger’s Mother / Mrs Jefferson in RENT, and Imogene Charlene Green / Taddy Joe in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas for Griffith University. As a cabaret performer, Jordan was a featured artist in Sky’s the Limit alongside Rachel Beck and directed by Roger Hodgman at QPAC, as well as appearing in Con2Cabaret: Fire and Ice at Griffith University. Jordan also has a dance background in jazz, ballet and tap.
An outstanding actor in her own right, Jordan performed the lead role of Mary Brenham in Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good – an adaption of Thomas Keneally’s novel The Playmaker set in the early years of the colony of New South Wales. Jordan has studied acting with a number of renowned coaches and undertaken voice training for actors. As a result, she is comfortable with accents including Received Pronunciation (RP), Cockney, General American and Southern American.
A lover of languages, Jordan is currently studying a Diploma of Languages in Italian at La Trobe University and German at the Goethe Institut. Her achievements in Italian were recognised recently when she was awarded the President’s Prize for Academic Excellence by the Dante Alighieri Society for the second year in a row.
Jordan studies singing with renowned vocal coach Gary May, as she has for the last four years. Additionally, she has undertaken masterclasses with a variety of highly regarded industry professionals. When Melbourne was locked down in 2020, Jordan founded ‘The CIA Network’ (Connection, Inspiration, Accountability) – an online network for young opera singers, which provided performance opportunities and community support.