Jesse Kliman

• Schmidt Vocal Competition: High School Nationals, 2025-26
• MTNA Senior Voice Performance Competition: National Finalist, 2026
• Schmidt Vocal Competition: Second Place; Missouri, 2025-26
• Richard Miller Classical Voice Competition: Semi-Finalist; Oberlin Conservatory, 2025
• Juilliard Summer Voice; The Juilliard School, 2025
• Schmidt Vocal Institute; Miami University, 2025
• Schmidt Vocal Competition: Finalist; Georgia, 2024-25
• NATS Student Auditions: Second Place; Mid-Atlantic Region (Upper High School Classical), 2025
• NATS Student Auditions: First Place; MD/DC Chapter (Upper High School Classical), 2024
• Washington National Opera Summer Institute; The Kennedy Center, 2024
• Young Artists of America: YAACompany; Music Center at Strathmore, 2023-2026
• Maryland Music Educators Association: All-State Chorus, 2023-2026

Jesse Kliman, baritone, is a senior at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He studies with Robert Cantrell.

In 2024, Jesse won First Place in the MD/DC Chapter of the NATS Student Auditions, and in 2025, he won Second Place in their Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition. That fall, he was selected as one of 15 semi-finalists to the Richard Miller Classical Voice Competition at Oberlin Conservatory, and won Second Place at the Schmidt Vocal Competition in Missouri, qualifying for Schmidt's High School Nationals in Sarasota. He was also selected to the Maryland Music Educators Association's (MMEA) All-State Chorus from 2023-2026.

Jesse is a member of Young Artists of America (YAA) at the Music Center at Strathmore, where he trains in musical theatre. Notable show credits include Camelot (Arthur), The Prince of Egypt (Ramses), Titanic (Barrett), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Clopin), and The SpongeBob Musical (Squidward). Jesse has attended the Schmidt Vocal Institute, the Juilliard Summer Voice intensive, and the Washington National Opera Summer Institute, and has performed in masterclasses with Ana María Martínez, Julia Faulkner, Evans Mirageas, Brian Zeger, and Alek Shrader. Outside of singing, he plays cello and piano.