Jean Danton

• Ms. Danton made her Carnegie Hall debut with the Masterwork Chorus in Handel's Messiah.
• Ms. Danton made her Lincoln Center debut at Avery Fisher Hall with the National Chorale in Handel's Messiah.
• Ms.Danton was a soloist with Keith Lockhart and The Boston Pops Orchestra in Symphony Hall
• and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
• Ms. Danton performed the role of Lucy in Three Penny Opera with the American Repertory Theatre (ART)
• Her numerous solo performances include the Handel and Haydn Society with Christopher Hogwood,
• Boston Baroque with Martin Pearlman
• Oregon Bach Festival with Helmuth Rilling
• Baltimore Choral Arts Society with Tom Hall, Nashua Symphony Orchestra
• North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, with Gerhardt Zimmermann
• Colorado Breckenridge Music Festival
• New York Bach Aria Festival, Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra
• Biellese Festival and Associazione Culturale in Italy
• The Atelier Concert Series at the American Church in Paris, France
• Jazz Concerts with Bruce Hangen and The Indian Hill Orchestra
• Jazz Concerts wiht The Rusty Scott Quartet

Jean Danton, Soprano/Equity Actor, has appeared throughout the United States and Europe in oratorio, opera, recitals, musicals, and on the concert stage. “A stunning soprano” (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 solo performances include the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston 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, 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), Boston Baroque, Greater Buffalo Opera, Boston Classical Orchestra, New England Light Opera, Lowell Opera Co., Cambridge Chamber Opera, and the Boston Early Music Festival. She performs often in Pops and Musical Theatre concerts, appearing with the Boston Pops Orchestra, North Shore Music Theatre, Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Hillyer Festival Orchestra, Fall River Symphony, North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra, Wellesley Symphony Orchestra, and American Classics. A strong promoter of contemporary music, she has premiered works by William Moylan, Delvyn Case, Carson Cooman, Chris Florio, Thomas Oboe Lee, and Aleksandra Vrebalov. Her versatility also extends to jazz, including concerts with the Orchestra at Indian Hill with Bruce Hangen, and with the Rusty Scott Quartet.

Ms. Danton has performed on several prestigious chamber music festivals including the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Festival, Meeting House Chamber Music Festival, Firebrand Chamber Music Series, and the Yale Center for British Art. As a recitalist, she has performed 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 musical theatre. She is a featured artist on Pandora Premium and her film credits include vocals for PBS, Lifetime, and Oregon Public Broadcasting. She is on the Voice Faculty at Boston College, Salem State University, and New England Conservatory (AE) where she also taught acting and co-directed both the Opera Workshop and Musical Theatre Workshop Courses. www.jeandanton.com and www.facebook.com/JeanDantonSoprano She is the Music Director/Cantor at St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish in Cambridge, MA.