Jennifer DeDominici, American Lyric Mezzo-Soprano, is gathering impressive reviews for her work on some of our region's finest stages. For her portrayal of the title character in Bizet's Carmen for March, 2008 performances with Opera Theatre of the Rockies, the Gazette Telegraph stated: "DeDominici was indeed as beautiful, fiery, and sexy a Carmen as the preshow buzz promised — or at least that’s the impression I got before my opera glasses fogged up. DeDominici has a sultry lower register and a smooth, silky tone that can turn angry and shrill when the drama requires it. She’s also a convincing actress, whether seductive or raging." And, for her portrayal of Signora Fioria in the Arvada Center’s 2007 production of Do I Hear a Waltz?, in Westword: "Jennifer DeDominici delivers a gemlike performance as pensione-keeper Fioria. DeDominici's voice is as fluid and gleaming as a deep, running stream at night; her Fioria is seductive and amoral, but so utterly content with herself and her life that you can't help admiring her."
So far in 2009, Jennifer has performed in Mendelssohn's Elijah with the Choral Art Society in Portland, ME and as Mrs. Jones in Street Scene with Opera Theatre of the Rockies. In addition to her Carmen, in 2008, Jennifer performed in the critically-acclaimed production of Nixon in China with Opera Colorado, in Opera Colorado's star-studded Madama Butterfly, as Sharon Falconer in an excerpt of Elmer Gantry for the Opera America National Convention, and in the highly successful run of the Arvada Center's Les Miserables. In 2007, she triumphed as Hänsel in Opera Theatre of the Rockies's production of Hänsel und Gretel and as Aldonza in Colorado Light Opera’s Man of La Mancha. She was also declared the first place winner of the Denver Lyric Opera Guild Auditions and a Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
Jennifer was selected from among some 1,000 singers to participate in the prestigious Santa Fe Opera's Apprentice Artist Program for the summers of 2002 and 2003. For the Santa Fe stage, she covered the roles of Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Filipyevna in Eugene Onegin, and sang the role of Feklusha in Katya Kabanova. She has performed with Opera Colorado as Clotilde in Bellini’s Norma, Hänsel, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflote; and with Central City Opera and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra as Pitti Sing in The Mikado. Other performances include “Opera on the Rocks” with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra in 2004, “West Side Story” with Colorado Music Festival, Hänsel for the Fort Collins Symphony, 2005 Soloist for the Maine Gay Men's Chorus, and the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors in Boulder in 2005.
