From Iowa to Germany: An adventure in opera
When Jennifer Porto ('00 music) moved to Germany more than 11 years ago, she only packed two suitcases. But she made room for one item from Ames: a painting of Iowa State University's Music Hall.
"It's such a beautiful memory of four fundamental years of my life," she said.
Now a professional opera singer with an established international career in Berlin, it would be understandable if Porto had left those Iowa State days behind. Yet she can still recite the names of seemingly every Music and Theatre faculty and staff member from her student days, from the friendly folks in the front office to the teachers of instruments she herself did not even play.
Porto's LAS degree gave her the foundation for a career that hits all the right notes: one with a passion for performance and a love of learning.