ati ▁May ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Je pson ▁premi è red ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁K itt y ▁O ppen heimer ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁performances ▁of ▁John ▁Adams ' s ▁Doctor ▁At omic ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Opera ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Her ▁other ▁work ▁in ▁contemporary ▁opera ▁included ▁performances ▁in ▁J ake ▁H eg gie ' s ▁Dead ▁Man ▁Walk ing , ▁as ▁Sister ▁Helen ▁Pre je an , ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Opera ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Theater ▁an ▁der ▁Wien . ▁ ▁Je pson ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁age ▁ 5 4 . ▁ ▁Album ▁appearances ▁ ▁John ▁Williams ▁Trump et ▁Con cer to ▁Fe aturing ▁Art uro ▁Sand oval ▁– ▁A ▁Long ▁Way ; ▁Ron ald ▁Feld man , ▁conduct or ▁( Den ou ement ▁Records ) ▁ ▁Lis zt : ▁St . ▁Stanis laus ▁conducted ▁by ▁James ▁Con lon ▁ ▁A ▁Night ▁at ▁the ▁Opera ▁conducted ▁by ▁Charles ▁Rose kr ans ▁ ▁Bel ▁C anto , ▁with ▁R ene e ▁F lem ing ; ▁Patrick ▁Sum mers , ▁conduct or ▁( De cca ) ▁ ▁Ber li oz : ▁Ben ven uto ▁Cell ini ▁( live ▁performance ; ▁James ▁Lev ine , ▁conduct or ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁Krist ine ▁Je pson ▁webpage ▁ ▁Biography ▁of ▁Krist ine ▁Je pson ▁at ▁Den ou ement ▁Records ▁ ▁Inter view ▁with ▁Je pson ▁about ▁her ▁role ▁in ▁Dead ▁Man ▁Walk ing ▁with ▁Robert ▁W ilder