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Diana Jacklin

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About Diana Jacklin

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American Soprano Diana Jacklin stands out among singers for her extreme vocal power and sheer beauty of tone combined with musical intelligence and versatility. A true Hochdramatischersopran, Ms. Jacklin is one of very few in the world with this extremely rare voice type. Her high technical command allows her to create musical intimacy and intensity with ease on both the opera and recital stage.

Diana Jacklin has performed in the United States and throughout Europe to critical acclaim. She has performed in festivals, recital halls, opera companies and orchestras in over 8 countries in Europe and America, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra (under Seiji Ozawa and Charles Dutoit), Boston Lyric Opera, Maine Grand Opera, Rockport Chamber Music Festival, International Music Festival of Jimena de la Frontera, Cape Ann Symphony, New Bedford Symphony, among others. Ms. Jacklin created the role of Molly Bloom in the world premiere of James Joyce's Ulysses by Roger Rudenstein. Most recently, she has sung an outstanding performance of Lady Macbeth opposite Louis Otey as Macbeth in a very successful production of Verdi's Macbeth in Boston with The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Federico Cortese and directed by Marc Verzatt. In addition, she performed as the soprano soloist in the Beethoven 9 with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, also conducted by Federico Cortese. Having made the vocal transition from mezzo soprano to Hochdramatischersopran, her roles now include Lady Macbeth, Abigaille, Aida (Verdi); Minnie, Tosca and Turandot (Puccini); Leonore (Beethoven); Sieglinde, Senta, Brünnhilde (Walküre), Venus, Kundry and Ortrud (Wagner); Elektra (Strauss), among others.

Her appearances in Spain at the 2002 International Music Festival of Jimena de la Frontera prompted critic José Luis Tobalina from EuropaSur to write, "The powerful and at the same time melodic voice of Diana Jacklin, as well as the expression of her face and the movement of her hands, created an atmosphere to which all of us in the recital hall were transported." Her recital work has been broadcast on Spanish television; supported by grants from The Saint Botolph Club Foundation and the Massachusetts Cultural Council; and endorsed by the Austrian Embassy in the Hague. In 2007, Ms. Jacklin formed a unique Duo with Violinist Hartmut Ometzberger (www.hartmutometzberger.com) entitled The Diva and the Fiddler, and together, they have been invited to perform in festivals and concerts in Vienna, Holland, Slovakia, Antwerp, Styria, Boston, and NYC. In their programs, they juxtapose violin sonatas with songs of the same composer or songs that strongly influenced the composition. Additionally, they arrange and perform works for violin and voice alone. They have also performed at high profile corporate and private events. Such events include performances for Delta Lloyd Insurance group; the farewell concert of the Austrian Ambassador in the Netherlands; and the groundbreaking celebrations for the Shangri-La, the first 6 star hotel in Vienna, partly filmed for Austrian television.

Seeing a real need for high quality support for music education in schools, in 2002, Ms. Jacklin developed a one-woman opera outreach program and has brought "What is Opera?!?!" to thousands of enchanted and enthusiastic school children. (See Opera Outreach page.) Her love of children and her gift of teaching has made “What is Opera?!?!” a great success.

In addition to her active performance schedule, Ms. Jacklin dedicates time to teaching. Because of her gift for nurturing talent and her enthusiasm for passing on the art form, she is sought after by serious developing singers. (See Teaching Studio page.)

Ms. Jacklin earned a degree from Eastman School of Music. Further studies at AIMS in Graz and Opera in the Ozarks. Private studies with Blanche Thebom (pupil of Edyth Walker) in San Francisco; Judith Coen in NYC; and Glenys Linos (pupil of Elvira de Hidalgo) in Vienna. She made the vocal transition to Hochdramatischersopran with Glenys Linos.

Ms. Jacklin is currently based in Vienna, Austria and continues to maintain strong ties to the Boston, Massachusetts area.