Jamie Ratcliffe

Upcoming engagements during the 2023 season for Jamie Ratcliffe include appearing as an emerging professional artist in the Vienna Summer Music Festival in Vienna, Austria, singing First Lady in DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, and covering the title role in SUOR ANGELICA. Additional upcoming engagements for the 2023 season include singing the title role in TOSCA with Opera Angelo in New Jersey, and Sieglinde in DIE WALKÜRE with New York Opera Forum in New York City. During December of 2022, Jamie Ratcliffe was a finalist in the Vienna Summer Music Festival Competition.

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Recent engagements include the title role in LA GIOCONDA, Elisabetta in DON CARLO, The Marschallin in DER ROSENKAVALIER, the title role in NORMA, Countess Almaviva in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, and Giulietta and Stella in LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN. Recent concert and oratorio engagements for Jamie Ratcliffe include performances of Handel’s MESSIAH, Mozart’s CORONATION MASS and REGINA COELI, Vivaldi’s GLORIA, and Brahms’ GEISTLICHES WIEGENLIED.

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Jamie earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance from Syracuse University, magna cum laude. In her former musical life, Jamie Ratcliffe was a conductor and music director. She earned a Master of Music degree in Conducting Performance from University of Oregon. Jamie was honored to have the opportunity to study directly under Helmut Rilling and conduct public performances through the Oregon Bach Festival. Additionally, Jamie Ratcliffe attended the Conductor’s Institute of South Carolina where she studied with composer Libby Larsen in a conducting workshop, working directly with Ms. Larsen on preparation and rehearsal for Ms. Larsen’s own composition, String Symphony.  Jamie Ratcliffe was music director and conductor of the orchestra at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.