The Excitement of Opera: Music, Story, and Voice
The Excitement of Opera: Music, Story, and Voice
Join professional operatic soprano, Jamie Ratcliffe for an educational concert experience. Learn about opera music, stories, and motifs as Ms. Ratcliffe explains and performs selections from famous operas appropriate for all ages.
Jamie Ratcliffe will be appearing this July as an emerging professional artist in the Vienna Summer Music Festival in Vienna, Austria, singing First Lady in DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, and covering the title role in SUOR ANGELICA. Additional upcoming appearances include the title role in TOSCA with Opera Angelo in New Jersey. Ms. Ratcliffe’s recent engagements include Sieglinde in DIE WALKÜRE, the title role in LA GIOCONDA, Elisabetta in DON CARLO, The Marschallin in DER ROSENKAVALIER, the title role in NORMA, Countess Almaviva in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, and Giulietta and Stella in LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN. Ms. Ratcliffe was a finalist in the Vienna Summer Music Festival Competition and an alternate in the American Opera Idol competition.