JENNIFER BLACK, SOPRANO

The Santa Fe New-Mexican said, “Jennifer Black was a revelation as Mimi. Her soprano was gleaming and glorious, with wonderful nuances of light and shade and complete dynamic control. She showed the little seamstress’s shyness, archness and saucy ardor perfectly, and her arias were meltingly sung. Her sad Act III duet with Corey McKern...was one of the best I’ve ever heard.”

"Soprano Jennifer Black, a strong all-around singer with a big, lustrous sound and stage presence to match, ably conveyed both Adina's flirtatious and doubt-tinged tender sides." - Denver Post

"soprano Jennifer Black was an excellent Lisa, singing with a voice of substance and secure high notes." - MusicalAmerica.com

"...making her role debut as Donna Anna, Jennifer Black shined, with a soprano of generous size and depth and a sweet, silvery finish. The long-lined, arching phrases of “Non mi dir” were gorgeously spun.” - NJ.com

"The evening's revelation was soprano Jennifer Black, a 2005 Santa Fe Opera apprentice. She lit up the stage as Micaëla, with her pleasingly dulcet voice highlighted by nice, rounded tones and an adroit sense of phrasing" - Denver Post

"Jennifer Black, who made such an impression on everyone last year when she sang the role of Micaela in Carmen, returns here to sing Mimi. The voice is just as striking - clear, bright and radiant with a beautifully focused tone. In her first act narrative at the words “Ma quando vien lo sgelo” the spring did indeed bloom forth with a burst of color. So too in the third act “Rodolfo m’ama e mi fugge” came arresting tones both dulcet and impassioned." - Albuquerque Journal