THE GRANGE FESTIVAL: MANSFIELD PARK 2017
“The galvanising gleam on her tone was worthy of a prima donna.”
The Stage (George Hall) ...she is inevitably upstaged by the soprano glamour of Shelley Jackson's Mary Crawford.
The Telegraph (Rupert Christiansen) Among a cast of mostly young singers I would single out Martha Jones's Fanny, Henry Neill's Edmund, and Shelley Jackson's Mary Crawford.
Classical Source (Peter Reed) Shelley Jackson's big, shining soprano meant that Mary Crawford swept all before her...
Opera Today (Claire Seymour) Shelley Jackson's big, forceful soprano was the perfect conduit for Mary Crawford's self-confidence and thrill-seeking...
HAUS FÜR MOZART: LA BOHÈME 2017
“Above all Shelley Jackson, gifted with a profound dramatic sense, as Mimì...”
Tiroler Tageszeitung Jackson's clear and slightly dark soprano fits perfectly with the drawn Mimi.
Kurier (Helmut Christian Mayer) The ensemble is of high quality: Shelley Jackson's Mimì is sensitive, nuanced, and touching.
Bayerischer Rundfunk (Peter Jungblut) With the soloists the Salzburg Landestheater was very lucky this time: soprano Shelley Jackson from Baltimore convinced as a consumptive Mimì... A deserved success for the Landestheater.
Süddeutsche Zeitung (Rita Argauer) And he does many things well. As also does the extremely sensitive ensemble, above all Shelley Jackson, gifted with a profound dramatic sense, as Mimì...
The Operatic Musicologist (Daniel Url) The Role of Mimì was performed by Shelley Jackson who gave a marvelous and really touching performance. She has the ideal voice for that role with a warm lyrical voice that has a soft flexible timbre throughout all the registers... she convinced me from the very first moment.
THE GRANGE FESTIVAL: CARMEN 2017
“Shelley Jackson is indeed a force to be reckoned with in this role, with a big, juicy lyric soprano that conveys wholesomeness and sensuality at the same time.”
The Times (Rebecca Franks) Dressed like a Madonna in soft blue, Shelley Jackson sings with moving tenderness as she woos Don José.
Bachtrack (Katherine Cooper) Shelley Jackson is indeed a force to be reckoned with in this role, with a big, juicy lyric soprano that conveys wholesomeness and sensuality at the same time. She's feisty enough to pull a blade on the cat-calling soldiers when she first appears, and her love-duet with Jose has only slightly less sexual charge than his later interactions with Carmen.
MusicOMH (Sam Smith) Shelley Jackson as Micaëla sings 'Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante' exquisitely.
The Stage (George Hall) American soprano Shelley Jackson's Micaela is strong willed and individual- a necessary makeweight to Carmen in the dramatic scheme.
Opera Today (Robert Hugill) Shelley Jackson made a warmly expressive Micaela... in Act Three Jackson really brought out Micaela's hidden reserves of strength.