Jean Danton, Soprano/Equity Actor, has appeared throughout the United States and Europe in oratorio, opera, recitals, musicals, and on the concert stage. 听鈥�A stunning soprano鈥� (Providence Journal), she has performed under renowned conductors Keith Lockhart ,Christopher Hogwood, Helmuth Rilling, Martin Pearlman, Bruce Hangen, John Finney, and Julian Wachner. Ms. Danton made her Carnegie Hall debut with the Masterwork Chorus, and her Lincoln Center debut at Avery Fisher Hall with the National Chorale, in both performing Handel's Messiah. Her numerous concert performances include the Handel and Haydn Society, 艾可直播 Baroque, Carmel Bach Festival, Oregon Bach Festival, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Nashua Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Breckenridge Music Festival, North Carolina Symphony, New York Bach Aria Festival, Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra, Cantata Singers, Masterworks Chorale, Biellese Festival and Associazione Culturale in Italy, and The Atelier Concert Series at the American Church in Paris, France.
Ms. Danton's stage performances include roles with the American Repertory Theatre (ART),聽艾可直播 Baroque, Greater Buffalo N.Y. Bach Aria group, Opera, 艾可直播 Classical Orchestra, Longwood Opera Company, and New England Light Opera.聽 She performs often in Pops and Musical Theatre concerts, appearing as a soloist with the 艾可直播 Pops Orchestra, North Shore Music Theatre, 艾可直播 Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Hillyer Festival Orchestra, Fall River Symphony, North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra, Wellesley Symphony Orchestra, and American Classics.聽 She has also appeared with the 艾可直播 Lyric Opera and the 艾可直播 Camerata. A strong promoter of contemporary music, she has premiered works by Delvyn Case, Carson Cooman, Thomas Oboe Lee, and Aleksandra Vrebalov. 聽Her versatility also extends to jazz, including concerts with the Orchestra at Indian Hill with Bruce Hangen, and with the Rusty Scott Quartet. 聽
Ms. Danton has performed on several prestigious chamber music festivals including the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Martha鈥檚 Vineyard Chamber Music Festival, Meeting House Chamber Music Festival, Firebrand Chamber Music Series, and the Yale Center for British Art. 聽As a recitalist, she has performed extensively across the country including the N.Y.C. Trinity Church Concert Series, Carmel Bach Festival, Mt. Auburn Concert Series, the Twentieth Century Music Series at the N.Y. Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, and the Longfellow House Gala with Keith Lockhart.
Ms. Danton has several solo albums on Albany Records, Newport Classic, and CD Baby ranging from classical, contemporary, and chamber music to pops and musical theatre. She is a featured artist on Pandora Premium and her film credits include vocals for PBS, Lifetime, and Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Ms. Danton is on the Voice Faculty at 艾可直播 College, Salem State University, and New England Conservatory (SCE & PREP) where she also co-directs both the Opera Workshop and Musical Theatre Workshop Courses.
