Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano

Upcoming

February 2, 2012 at 7:00pm

Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano; Keith Weber, pianist

San Jacinto College Guest Recital

San Jacinto College, Pasadena, TX

March 3, 6, 9, 11 - 2012

Grandma Josephine/Mrs. Teavee

The Golden Ticket

Atlanta Opera

June 30, July 8, 15 - 2012

2nd Norn

Götterdämmerung

Bayerische Staatsoper

Opera Performance Experience

2nd Norn	Götterdämmerung	Bayerische Staatsoper	2012
Grandma Josephine/Mrs. Teavee	The Golden Ticket	Atlanta Opera	2012
Dryade	Ariadne auf Naxos	Lyric Opera of Chicago	2011
The Nurse	Boris Godunov	Lyric Opera of Chicago	2011
Voice of the Mother	The Tales of Hoffmann	Lyric Opera of Chicago	2011
Maharanee	The Last Savage (Menotti)	Santa Fe Opera	2011
Marthe	Faust (Gounod)	Santa Fe Opera	2011
Mere Marie	Dialogues des Carmelites	Bayerische Staatsoper	2011
Second Lady	The Magic Flute (english)	The Metropolitan Opera	2011
Marcellina	The Marriage of Figaro	Opera Theatre of Saint Louis	2010
Second Lady	Die Zauberflöte	Metropolitan Opera	2010
Emilia	Otello	Canadian Opera Company	2010
Second Lady	Die Zauberflöte	Metropolitan Opera	2009
Penelope	Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria	Wolf Trap Opera	2009
Mary Norton	Brief Encounter (an Andre Previn world premiere)	Houston Grand Opera	2009
Giovanna	Rigoletto	Houston Grand Opera	2009
Third Lady	Die Zauberflöte	Houston Grand Opera	2008
Ursule	Beatrice and Benedict (in English, 2nd cast)	Houston Grand Opera	2008
The Witch	Hansel and Gretel	Aspen Music Festival	2008
Suzuki	Madame Butterfly	Opera Theatre of St. Louis	2008
La Marquise (cover)	La Fille du Regiment	Houston Grand Opera	2007
Betsy (cover)	Anna Karenina (world premiere)	Opera Theatre of Saint Louis	2007
Katisha (cover)	The Mikado	Opera Theatre of Saint Louis	2007
Annina	La Traviata	Opera Theatre of Saint Louis	2007
The Witch	Hansel and Gretel	Indiana University Opera Theater	2006
Mrs. Rochester (cover)	Jane Eyre (American premiere)	Opera Theatre of Saint Louis	2006
Olga Olsen (cover)	Street Scene	Opera Theatre of Saint Louis	2006
Mrs. Soames	Our Town (world premiere)	Indiana University Opera Theater	2006
Little Buttercup	HMS Pinafore	Indiana University Opera Theater	2005
Tisbe	La Cenerentola	Indiana University Opera Theater	2004
Prince Orlofsky	Die Fledermaus	Shorter College	2003

Concert Performance Experience

Excerpts from Mendelssohn's Lobgesang Op. 52	Santa Fe Concert Association	2011
28th Birthday Gala - Celebrate Hope	New York Pops (Carnegie Hall DEBUT)	2011
Beethoven Symphony no. 9	Omaha Symphony	2011
Schubert Mass in E-flat Major	San Diego Symphony	2011
Marc' Antonio e Cleopatra - Grammy Award Nominated recording!	at First Baptist Church of Rome, GA	2011
The Song Continues: Annual Recital	The Marilyn Horne Foundation/Weill Hall Institute	2011
Friday Musicale of Jacksonville, Florida	Friday Musicale Auditorium	2010
Mozart's Requiem	Milwaukee Symphony	2010
La Dirindina (Scarlatti)	Ars Lyrica	2010
Great Singers III: Evenings of Song	Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall	2010
A Neopolitan New Year	Ars Lyrica	2009
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano & Kathleen Kelly, pianist	Vocal Arts Society	2009
Opening Prayer and Jeremiah Symphony, by Leonard Bernstein	Colorado Symphony	2009
Bernstein's Arias and Barcarolles	Aspen Music Festival	2009
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano; Ryan McKinny, bass-baritone; Richard Bado, piano	Aspen Music Festival	2009
The Song Continues...2009	The Marilyn Horne Foundation	2009
The Refuge	Houston Grand Opera	2007
"On Wings of Song" recital series	Marilyn Horne Foundation	2007
Durufle Requiem		2007
King David (Honegger)		2006
Alexander's Feast (Handel)		2006
Bach Cantata 198	Kammerbach	2006
Mozart Requiem		2000

Recordings

The Refuge (Christopher Theofanidis/Leah Lax)
Houston Grand Opera – Patrick Summers, conductor
© 2008 Albany Records U.S.
Available on iTunes or at Amazon.com

Marc' Antonio e Cleopatra (Johann Hasse)
Ars Lyrica Houston (Matthew Dirst, conductor; Ava Pine, soprano; Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano)
© 2010 Dorian Sono Luminus
Available on iTunes or at Amazon.com

Brief Encounter (Andre Previn)
Houston Grand Opera - Patrick Summers, conductor
© 2011 Deutsche Grammophon
Available on iTunes or at Amazon.com

Summer Programs

Opera Theatre of St. Louis (2006, 2007)
Tanglewood Music Center (2006, 2007)
Aspen Music Festival (2008)
Wolf Trap Opera (2009)

Competitions and Awards

National Winner – Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (2007)
3rd place – Houston Grand Opera’s Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers (2007)
1st place – National Society of Arts and Letters voice competition (2005)
2nd place – Music Teachers National Association competition at national level (2004)

Training and Education

Further Training: Houston Grand Opera Studio (August 2007 - May 2009)
Masters Degree, voice performance – Indiana University (August 2004 – present)
Bachelors Degree, voice performance – Shorter College (August 2000 – May 2004)

Recent Press

The Stars of Lyric Opera of Chicago at Millennium Park

"During such a concert with manifold talents in evidence it would seem difficult to single out individual vocalists for their memorable efforts. Yet the performance given by mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton of Léonor’s aria “Ô mon Fernand” from Donizetti’s La favorite deserves particular recognition. Here was a voice that showed remarkable color and depth from the first notes of her aria. One admired the security of range as Ms. Barton’s voice lamented the fate of her love, the vocal line descending to heartfelt emotional depths at “Hélas! est condamné!” (“Alas! My love is condemned!). Her ascent to top notes on “tout” (“everything”) and “justice” and the cry of despair, which she took forte without a trace of harshness, prepared a transition to the middle section of the piece. At this point Léonor appeals to God for death. Her line, “fais-moi mourir” (“make me die”), performed by Ms. Barton with a fully rounded expressiveness, made the character’s entreaty all the more credible. In the last segment of the aria, taken at a brisker tempo, Ms. Barton’s melodic agility and dramatic high notes concluding on “sera morte avant ce soir” (“will be dead before tonight”) gave an exciting finish to this accomplished performance. As a whole, Ms. Barton’s aria was yet another example of the passion in which both singers and audience participate and about which Mr. [Anthony] Freud spoke as being an integral part of great operatic performances."
- Opera Today

"American mezzo Jamie Barton was the discovery of the evening. A grand finalist in the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions in 2007, she was riveting as the mournful young Leonor in "O mon Fernand…Mon arret descend du ciel" from Donizetti’s La favorite. Her voice was rich with myriad colors, full of velvety smoke in its lowest register and ringing with clarion strength at its upper reaches. Standing quietly, she conveyed a depth of regret and loss that was profoundly moving."
- Chicago Classical Review

"On the up-and-coming side, mezzo Jamie Barton, debuting here this season, was a rich-voiced showstopper, both in “O mon Fernand” from Donizetti’s 'La favorite' and in the added duet from Delibes’ 'Lakme' with dependable returning soprano Anna Christy."
- Chicago Sun Times

"Jamie Barton, a highly gifted young American mezzo whom Lyric has tapped to take on three supporting roles this year, showed why she's on opera's fast track with stunning readings of an aria from Donizetti's 'La Favorite' and her part of the 'Lakme' duet."
- Chicago Tribune

"The audience was treated to a tour-de-force with Jamie Barton’s performance of “Mon arrêt descend du ciel” from Donizetti’s La favorite, a piece that showed the range of the singer’s intensity and expression. Barton’s performance in the famous duet from Lakmé “Dôme épais” was similarly nuanced, as she shared the stage with soprano Anna Christy."
- www.seenandheard-international.com

Marthe in Faust and The Maharanee in The Last Savage

The Santa Fe Opera

"Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, featured in recent seasons by Wolf Trap Opera, displayed a full-throated tone and agile comic timing as the elephantine Maharanee in 'The Last Savage' and the randy Marthe in 'Faust.'"
- Washington Post

"Versatile and funny mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton stole the show as the enormous Maharanee, ferried around on a pink carriage."

"Potent mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton had a witty turn in the minor role of Marthe, and she could have stolen the show with a larger role."
- Ionarts

"Jamie Barton brought some welcome vocal heft to the brief role of Marthe."
- Wall Street Journal

"Jamie Barton's amusingly available, ample-figured widow Marthe gave Méphistophélès a run for his conniving money."
- Huffington Post

"Mezzo Jamie Barton (assorted OTSL roles since 2007) was simply all-around wonderful as the Maharani..."
- tawed.wordpress.com

"Marguerite's companion/nurse/housekeeper is so often sung by an over-the-hill mezzo, but here we get Jamie Barton, one voice I would definitely like to relish in some larger role."
- Opera West

"Jamie Barton brought a refined alto and a good sense of comedy to a successful, non-sterotypical take on Marthe."

"As the corpulent, sedan bound, Maharanee, Jamie Barton had a field day, and her full-throated mezzo rang out in the house. When she did alight from her perch and revealed her full measure (the well padded costume recalled Jane Eaglen in a biiiiiiiiiiig hoop skirt) , she struck real comedic sparks with Mr. Burdette."
- operatoday.com

The Song Continues...

Carnegie Hall, NYC

"The star of the evening was the mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, who sang five Sibelius songs with focus and passion. She rode the arching phrases of the beloved “Black Roses” and cooled her big, exciting voice for the dramatic switch from coy humor to stark disappointment in 'A Girl Came Home From Meeting Her Sweetheart.' It will be a pleasure to watch as Ms. Barton’s voice continues to settle and mature."
- The New York Times