“In opera, women so often have been relegated to the muse, the love interest, the beauty, those sorts of things,” Barton says. “In this one, not only are both of the women, Elizabeth Van Lew and Mary Jane Bowser, absolutely, by definition, heroes, they are strong.”
Read MoreHouston Life’s Melanie Camp went backstage at rehearsals and spoke with soprano Janai Bruger who plays Mary Jane and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton plays who plays Elizabeth about what it means to be part of this HGO-commissioned opera.
Read MoreMezzo Jamie Barton brings her unique gifts to a new Jake Heggie opera at Houston Grand Opera.
Read MoreMezzo Jamie Barton shares her connection to characters through trauma, bringing pride to the 2019 BBC Proms and the impact of ADHD.
Read MoreAs the prestigious competition reaches its 40th birthday, 2013’s winner remembers an exhilarating, exhausting and emotional fortnight – and why she owes Bryn Terfel a pint.
Read MoreJamie returns to rural Everett Springs in April for the highpoint of Mt. Tabor’s monthlong 175th anniversary celebration, a Sunday morning worship service that will also afford locals the chance to hear her — and sing with her.
Read MoreJamie Barton has a conversation with Royal Opera House, where she will be singing Azucena in Il trovatore in summer 2023, about why portraying a character’s humanity is so important.
Read MoreOne of the movements of the Duruflé Requiem is composed for a mezzo-soprano soloist. Of course, if you can imagine the way that this might be sung by the greatest mezzo that there is, you would imagine that maybe Jamie Barton would be singing it.
Read MoreComposer Jake Heggie and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton are one of the most creative partnerships in song and on stage…
Read MoreIt’s hard to pinpoint exactly when the classical music world fell in love with Jamie Barton…
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