Jennifer Rowley is a hit at Caramoor
With only one day's notice, Jennifer Rowley went on in the title role of Maria di Rohan at the Caramoor Music Festival. Her portrayal of the Donizetti heroine made headlines in newspapers across the country.
"The show went on with Jennifer Rowley as her impressive replacement after just one rehearsal... Throughout, she sang with a fluid, darkly rich voice and expressively conveyed Maria's anguish over her affair with Riccardo and her guilt for betraying her nice-guy husband." (Click here for full review.)- Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times, July 26, 2010
"To say that the young singer from Ohio acquitted herself well would be severe understatement. Rowley proved fully equal to the demands of a role that requires both coloratura dexterity and dramatic power beyond the limits of a lyric soprano. She can sing with melting purity, but her voice also takes on an intriguing, dark-tinged color at times...
Perhaps most impressive of all, given the circumstances, was her involvement in the role dramatically and her ability in a concert performance to make the countess's somewhat implausible plight seem compelling." (Click here for full review.)
- Mike Silverman, The Washington Post, July 25, 2010
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