Opera Star Jamie Barton On Drama, Spirituality In Verdi’s Requiem
City Lights
November 2017
Since her big wins at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 2013, Atlanta has watched mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, bloom into international fame.
Thursday and Saturday nights, Barton is back in Atlanta, singing with her hometown “band” – the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with Maestro Donald Runnicles conducting. Lois Reitzes spoke with Jamie Barton about singing Giuseppe Verdi’s “Requiem” with the ASO.