Although initially accepted as a tenor, Jagde trained as a baritone during this point in his career, only to switch back to his tenor voice under the guidance of voice teacher Michael Paul many years later.
[6] Jagde made his house debuts at Covent Garden as Lt. Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, at Lyric Opera of Chicago as Cavaradossi in Tosca, at the Teatro di San Carlo as Don José in Carmen, as the Prince in Rusalka at Houston Grand Opera, at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía as Ismaele in Nabucco, as Pinkerton at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, at Palm Beach Opera as Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos, and with the Ópera de Bellas Artes as Rodolfo in La bohème.
Jagde made his tenor recital debut in Davis, California, at the Mondavi Center in 2015, accompanied by pianist Craig Terry.
He is a member of the advisory board for Time In Kids, a New York City-based non-profit organization.
[2] He is also an ambassador for Opera for Peace, a nonprofit that promotes equality, social justice and cultural diplomacy, and is active in charity work for the Kaufman Music Center Special Music School.