Praise for Jubilee

Sarah Joyce Cooper (Minnie Tate), Greg Watkins (Benjamin Holmes), Aundi Marie Moore (Maggie Porter), Darren Drone (Edmund Watkins), Lisa Arrindell (Ella Sheppard), Marin Bakari (Greene Evans), and Tiffany Townsend (America Robinson) in Jubilee. © Sunny Martini

"This may be the best show in my 30ish years of Seattle Opera attendance." –Seattle Opera Patron

"Still, the beauty of the spirituals — the music in “Jubilee” is almost entirely traditional spirituals, orchestrated by Michael Ellis Ingram — shines through." –The Seattle Times

“Saw the dress rehearsal last night, and it is soul-stirring.” –Laurie S. via Facebook

"[The cast] succeeded in carrying the show by dint of sheer vocal beauty, appealing movements and gestures, and sincere emotional outreach." –Bachtrack

"Thompson assembled an excellent cast of 13 singers, most of them making their Seattle Opera debuts." –Gramophone

Aundi Marie Moore (Maggie Porter) in Jubilee. © Sunny Martini

"I felt a kinship between their stories and mine." –British Theatre Guide

"This was an incredibly powerful performance! I highly recommend - a story that needed to be told!" –Karen P. via Instragram

"Soprano Aundi Marie Moore balanced vocal beauty and comic chutzpah as the diva-ish Maggie Porter." –Gramophone

"Vocal arranger Dianne Adams McDowell used Thompson’s dramatic cues to determine the particular harmonic colourations of her new settings, which dazzle with their variety and dramatic aptness." –Gramophone

"A powerful show in every way! An important story sung absolutely beautifully- we enjoyed every moment!" –Marion V. via Instagram

Conductor Kellen Gray in Jubilee. © Philip Newton

"Kellen Gray’s debut was impressive. His gestures, both magnanimous and expressive, maintained an imposing command over the Seattle Symphony." –Bachtrack 

"We enjoyed the Sunday afternoon performance. Full house! Wonderfully done, historically interesting, a full embrace of America." –Gretchen B. M. via Facebook

"The premiere undoubtedly proved a triumph for Scheppelmann as the company transitions to a new era." –Bachtrack

 

Jubilee runs now through October 26, 2024. Tickets and info at seattleopera.org/jubilee.