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Jean Danton, Professional Soprano and 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 (Boston Pops Orchestra), Christopher Hogwood, Helmuth Rilling, Martin Pearlman, Bruce Hangen, Steven Lipsitt, 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, 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 American Church Concert Series in Paris, France.

Ms. Danton's stage performances include roles with Boston Baroque, American Repertory Theatre (ART), Greater Buffalo Opera, Boston Classical Orchestra, Longwood Opera Company, and New England Light Opera. She performs often in Pops and Musical Theatre concerts, appearing with the Boston Pops Orchestra, North Shore Music Theatre, 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 Delvyn Case, Carson Cooman, 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 albums on Albany Records, Newport Classic, and CD Baby ranging from classical, contemporary, and chamber music to pops and musical theatre. Her film credits include vocals for PBS, Lifetime, and Oregon Public Broadcasting. For more on Ms. Danton’s recordings and upcoming engagements, please visit www.jeandanton.com and www.facebook.com/JeanDantonSoprano