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Press quotes
“Jennifer Blades as Proverbia, the Good Fairy, plays her role with all of the requisite charm and goody-ness,
but with a sly wink to being a modern woman.”
-James Howard, BroadwayWorld.com, January 6, 2008
"Much
of the magic in this show is spread by the Good Fairy narrator,
Proverbia, who is embodied with storybook charm by Jennifer Blades"
-Mike Giuliano, The Baltimore Sun
January 3, 2008
“Always-engaging”
-Tim Smith, The
Baltimore Sun, December 13, 2005
“Blades
beautifully explored the
shadows
of Jake Heggie's
Songs to the Moon...”
-Tim Smith, The
Baltimore Sun,
June 8,
2004
“In
addition to his
responsive chorus [the conductor] enjoyed
rich-toned, beautifully phrased solos from the mezzo Jennifer
Blades...Blades delivered the Pie Jesu solo eloquently.”
-Tim
Smith, The Baltimore Sun, March 10, 2004
“Jennifer
Blades had
great fun with the role of Arminda...The
mezzo's juicy tone and flair for comic mugging gave the performance a
continual lift.”
-Tim Smith, The
Baltimore Sun,
March 25, 2003
“Some
standout
performances, from a very strong cast,
included...Jennifer Blades as a braying Park Avenue
nursemaid.”
-Joe Banno, The
Washington Post,
August 19, 2002
“Jennifer
Blades, as
Amahl's mother, colored her phrases
affectingly and produced a warm, well-focused tone...making much of
both Menotti's words and music.”
-Tim Smith, The
Baltimore Sun,
January 5, 2002
“As the
weaker-willed Dorabella, Jennifer Blades matched
[Fiordiligi] antic for antic and sang colorfully.”
-Tim Smith, The
Baltimore Sun,
May 20, 2000 |
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Upcoming performances
March 21, 2010 3:00 pm
Charm City Harp Ensemble
April 4, 2010, 4:00 pm: Alto Soloist, Cantata 67, Bach Concert Series
Christ Lutheran Church, Baltimore, MD
May 14, May 20 May 22, 2010, 7:30 pm; May 16, 2010, 2:00 pm: Second Lady
Mozart's The Magic Flute, Opera Vivente
Baltimore, MD
June 4-5, 2010, 8:00 pm; June 6, 2010, 3 pm: Sorceress, Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
Opera AACC, Annapolis, MD
Other great stuff
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