Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton chooses her perfect half hour of music for Pride Month including Ethel Smyth's Serenade conducted by Odaline de la Martinez, Handel's Ombra mai fu sung by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Bernstein's Serenade performed by Philippe Quint and Marin Alsop. Nicky Spence sings Ned Rorem's For Poulenc and we hear Poulenc's Gloria. There is is also music from Harold Arlen, Chopin and Saint-Saens.
Read MoreJamie Barton has been performing at Lyric Opera of Chicago, which she describes as a “home house,” for more than a decade, since her second season as a professional opera singer. It’s a stage that has seen her artistry and career grow profoundly. As she returns to Lyric and takes on Amneris for the second time, WFMT checked in with Jamie Barton on growing as an artist and the richness of Verdi.
Read MoreBarton, who is bisexual, called Aida "a tragic love story about two star-crossed lovers whose countries are currently at war, set to some of the greatest music ever composed."
Read MoreNew York. London. Paris. Munich. Madrid. Chicago. San Francisco. All places where international opera star mezzo soprano Jamie Barton has performed in recent years. When Barton takes the stage at the Taos Community Auditorium on Saturday, January 13, we can add Taos to that list.
Read MoreIntelligence, which premieres at Houston Grand Opera on 20 October, tells the story of Mary Jane Bowser and Elizabeth Van Lew, real people who played pivotal but underrecognised roles that helped the Union win the war and abolish slavery.
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