Recordings of mezzo soprano Jamie Barton have been playing in our offices of late, as we are mesmerized by this supremely talented and justifiably acclaimed singer. Barton also won our hearts in 2014 — major swoon — when she came out as bisexual via her professional Twitter account on National Coming Out Day.
Since her big wins at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 2013, Atlanta has watched mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, bloom into international fame. Thursday and Saturday nights, Barton is back in Atlanta, singing with her hometown “band” – the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with Maestro Donald Runnicles conducting
We made our way to one of Atlanta’s hip indoor markets, where we were honored to meet with Jamie Barton, a brilliant operatic performer in town for a performance. I asked her about our shared interest in Dvorak and Mahler, featured on her new album “All Who Wander,” and then asked what the idea of wandering means to her.
