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Opera Theatre of St. Louis
The Marriage of Figaro
"Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton was terrific as Marcellina, hilariously dominating her scenes and singing with a big, beautiful voice."
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"...bass Matthew Lau and mezzo Jamie Barton make a wonderfully comic pair of connivers as Dr. Bartolo and Marcellina."
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Great Singers III: Evenings of Song
Carnegie Hall, NYC
"Ms. Barton’s voice is exceptional—dark or bright, tender or powerful as she chooses—and her singing, from start to finish, displayed the kind of healthy, uncomplicated technical delivery that is equally rare in both young and seasoned artists. She has no detectable vocal quirks, mannerisms or crutches. Attacks are clean, unfussy and she can make a note bloom in any part of her range. She possesses a caliber of voice that doesn’t come along very often in the course of one’s lifetime and I, for one, hope to have the pleasure of hearing her for a long time to come."
- Operaticus.com
" Barton is a warm, smiling, effervescent presence with a uniquely colored instrument that seems to live on the higher edge of mezzo. She has a quick, bright vibrato that is often soprano-like, but she can also tap into dusky, French-horn-like tones. It's a quirky, fascinating voice, and for me, at least, Barton was at her most persuasive and distinctive on the second half of the program, in Libby Larsen's Love After 1950 and one cabaret song each by Satie, Schönberg and Bolcom. Barton's voice really came to life here; she was more consistent technically, and she delivered the songs with unerring style and self-aware humor."
- Opera News
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Canadian Opera Company
Otello
"Having Jamie Barton perform Emilia is an example of luxury casting. When she finally does have her moment - in the final act when she reveals Iago’s subterfuge with the handkerchief - it really counts for something."
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July 8, 2010 - 8:30pm
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano; Davis Hart, piano
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Ford Hall
Come join me and pianist Davis Hart in an evening of song! Works to include pieces by Purcell, Mahler, Heggie, Hundley, Satie, Schoenberg, Bolcom, and Rachmaninov. |
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Dec. 21m, 24, 28m, 29m, 30m; Jan. 1, 3m, 6
Second Lady
The Magic Flute (english)
The Metropolitan Opera
Julie Taymor’s enchanting production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute is this season’s holiday presentation, in the Met’s abridged version sung in English. The eight performances, given between December 21 and January 6, include five matinees. Nathan Gunn is again the bird-catcher Papageno, a role he shares with John Moore. Susanna Phillips and Ying Huang revive their admired portrayals of Pamina, with Erika Miklósa as the Queen of the Night, Russell Thomas and Bruce Sledge as Tamino, and Morris Robinson as Sarastro. American conductor Erik Nielsen, who is Kapellmeister of the Frankfurt Opera, makes his Met debut leading the performances. |
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March 27 and 29, 2011
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano; Patrick Harvey, piano
Artist Series of Sarasota
Asolo Theater
Come hear me with pianist Patrick Harvey in an evening of song. Composers to include Hundley, Mahler, Rachmaninov, Satie, and Schoenberg. Not to be missed! |
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April 29, May 1, 4, 7, 10 - 2011
Dryad
Ariadne auf Naxos
Houston Grand Opera
A feast for the eyes and for the ears, Strauss’s elegant and moving meditation on the conventions of the theater pits a comedienne against a prima donna at a high-society dinner party in Vienna. Three glamorous and acclaimed leading ladies join forces onstage: sopranos Christine Goerke (Prima Donna / Ariadne) and Laura Claycomb (Zerbinetta) and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham light up the stage at Houston Grand Opera in a lavish, sparkling production designed and directed by John Cox and conducted by Patrick Summers. |
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