Jamie Bonetto
(coloratura soprano)
A graduate of Northwestern University, Ms. Bonetto has also studied in Italy with Magenta at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory and was accepted into the George Shirley Opera Program. She has entertained audiences all over the United States and in Europe as a leading lady of the operatic and concert stage. She has performed on television and has entertained the armed forces overseas organization. Her opera roles include: Adina in The Elixer of Love, Gilda in Rigoletto, Violetta in La Traviata, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Madame Goldentrill in The Impresario, Susanne in The Secret of Susanne, The Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Odabella in Attila, and Rosina in The Barber of Seville. She made her Carnegie Hall debut as the lead soloist with the American Concert Association in a show about the opera singers that came out during the gold rush in California and performed for the miners. The show was entitled �The Forty-niner Miners and their Prima Donna Nightingales.
Sample Music for Download:
"Una Voce Poco Fa," Barber of Seville-Rossini
"The Mad Scene," Lucia di Lammermoor - Donizetti
"Ah Bello a me Ritorna" Norma - Bellini
Photo by John Walker / The Fresno Bee
Forty-niner Miners and Their Prima Donna Nightingales
Here are a few of the reviews received for various performances:
"As Lucia, Jamie Bonetto sailed with tonal purity and exhilarating grace through stratospheric layers of vocal pyrotechnics. She was sculpted, she was liquid, she melted and she weaved. Her dramatic truth and confidence in this role gave us nothing overwrought...a fragile, lost soul quite simply clutching with empty hands at what should have been."
- Pacifica Tribune
"Bonetto was able to craft dazzling liquid notes and hang them high on the back rafter and pull them back for an extra carress."
- Ink Notes, Jean Bartlett
�The work�s greatest distinction was the sweet voice of Jamie Bonetto.�
- San Diego Union
�Talent was obvious to all in attendance and the standing ovation was well deserved. Bonetto�s voice was excellent and even in quality.�
- The Star News, San Diego
�We have been to recitals by Robert Merrill and Kathleen Battle (no slouches) and not enjoyed them as much. Jamie Bonetto and the whole group performed very well.�
- Ted Wynant, Exxon Corp.
�The concert was wonderful. Jamie Bonetto was better than ever. Her voice is outstanding and the concert information, fun and good entertainment.�
- Kalp Review
"Now let's talk about what exactly Bellini expected of a soprano who played Amina. She had better be able to soar to a high E and nearly laugh with ease through glittering, roulades and exacting runs. And while she's at it, she'd better have a bull-eye pitch and the ability to knock ones socks off with her daredevil tackling of trills and ornaments. Bellini meet the answer to your expectations and her name is Jamie Bonetto. What a sterling vocal performance."
- The Spearhead News
