Amneris in AIDA

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

“As Amneris, the pharaoh’s vengeful daughter, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton matched both Blue and Pulliam in power, with a molten chest voice into the basement, enabling her to snap in fury, and some blazing top notes. Most striking about her interpretation of the role was the character’s vulnerability, made possible through her soft-pedaling of Amneris’s vicious side. Her Amneris was still spiteful, but one understood her jealousy and outrage more.”
–Washington Classical Review