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Isola Jones is
internationally recognized as an extraordinary mezzo-soprano. Making her
professional debut in the Verdi Requiem with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Jones within
two years made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the role of Olga in Eugene
Onegin. Since then she has sung more than 500 performances as a leading
artist at “The Met”, paired with such international artists as Luciano
Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Leontyne Price, Joan Sutherland, and performing
under the baton of Richard Bonynge and James Levine. Ms. Jones
has performed many leading roles in her distinguished career including Giulietta
in Les Contes D'Hoffman, Ulrica in Ballo
in Maschera, Preziosilla in La Forza
del Destino, Amneris in Aida, Suzuki
in Madama Butterfly, and Maddalena in Rigoletto. But, it is her portrayal of Carmen, her signature role, for which she is best known. |
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This
internationally acclaimed artist can be heard on a number of opera and concert
recordings such as The “ Flying
Dutchman”, Mahler’s “Symphony #
8” and “ Les Noces”, with
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sir Georg Solti and James Levine, respectively; “Porgy
and Bess” with Lorin Maazel conducting; RCA’s “
Cavalleria Rusticana “,
James Levine, conducting; and a solo recording entitled "Music
of Bach, Handel and Purcell." Ms. Jones has also appeared in 10
"Live from the Met" telecast productions including:
La Forza del Destino; Manon
Lescaut; The 100th Anniversary Gala of the Metropolitan Opera and
Francesca DaRimini all of which are available on video. The
Metropolitan Opera just recently released a new DVD (unavailable on any other
format) of the original 1977 telecast of Rigoletto
featuring Isola Jones, Cornell MacNeil, Ileana Cortrubas, Justino Diaz, and
Placido Domingo. |
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Ms. Jones
was presented with a Merit Award from her alma mater, Northwestern University,
in Evanston Illinois. She earned a Master's Degree of Science in Education from
Capella University in Minneapolis Minnesota, and was awarded an Honorary
Doctorate of Musical Arts from Providence College in Rhode Island. Ms. Jones is
currently teaching voice as an adjunct faculty member at South Mountain
Community College in Phoenix Arizona, and she has been inducted as an honored
member of the United Who's Who of Executives and Professionals.
You may
also find Ms. Jones listed in “Faces of Arizona”, an art book of Arizona’s
famous artists and patrons created and photographed by Michel Sarda. She was
honored to participate in the world premier of “The
Blessingway Songs” by composer James DeMars. |
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