Zoë Chessa is a soprano based in Baltimore, Maryland. She is an enthusiastic interpreter of early music, opera, Jewish music, and choral repertoire. 

Recently, Zoë appeared as a soprano soloist with the Charlotte Bach Festival as a Vocal Fellow. She has performed operatic roles with Amherst Early Music Festival, Shenandoah Bach Festival, Peabody Opera Theatre, Chicago Summer Opera, and Pittsburgh Opera. An avid ensemble singer, Zoë has sung with the Peabody Camerata, NEXT ensemble, and in student collaborations with Blue Heron and Lorelei ensemble under the direction of Dr. Beth Willer. She also sings with the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble and DUALIS ensemble in Baltimore. Zoë currently serves as the cantor at Oseh Shalom Synagogue in Laurel, Maryland. 

As a Jewish musician, Zoë seeks to produce thoughtful and creative work building on her rich tradition. She received the Kate Neal Kinley Fellowship and a Peabody Launch Grant towards pursuing research in medieval Jewish music of the Levant, and recently produced a concert series surrounding this study. A lover of languages, she is a three-time recipient of the Max Kade scholarship, which has funded her German language studies abroad as well as her participation in the Middlebury German for Singers program. She is a recipient of a full vocal scholarship from the Lute Society of America during the 2026 Lutefest, and received the Encouragement Award at the Handel Aria Competition in 2026.

Zoë holds an M.M. in Historical Performance in Voice from the Peabody Institute, where she studied with Randall Scarlata, and a B.F.A. in Vocal Performance from Carnegie Mellon University under Sari Gruber. When she is not singing, Zoë loves spending time learning languages, reading, and playing with her two orange kittens. She is originally from El Paso, Texas.