American soprano Jaye Simmons, who joins the newly created opera studio at Volksoper Wien this season, is our November Diva Issue #SoundBites! ⁠ ⁠ “I am one of those people who is so incredibly down to just work on something that has never been created before, that is just like starting from scratch, where you get to be in the room with the composer, with the librettist, and kind of work on it as a team in that sense,” says Simmons. “So, all the roles that haven’t been invented yet, I’d love to play those.”⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in bio for the full story. ⁠ ⁠ Photographed by Darío Acosta // Hair and makeup by Affan Graber Malik