La Traviata
Jeanine Thames portrays the vivacious yet doomed Violetta with an incredible intensity. Her voice is magnificent, but it is the passion that she imbues to her character that makes us care so deeply for this “Live hard, die young” courtesan….....Her sempre libera, a philosophical paean to her adopted lifestyle rings out as a sermon to hedonism….......and when Thames sang the Parigi, O Cara with such passion, my eyes moistened.
—Halton Arts Review, Ontario
Albert Herring
Jeanine Thames, as Miss Wordsworth, and John Easterlin, as the Mayor, had especially fine moments in a solid ensemble cast…...
—The New York Times
Albert Herring
High soprano Jeanine Thames…....was the very best among the singers, accurate and sweet of voice, and winning in her characterization of Miss Wordsworth, the head teacher.
—The Gay City News
La Traviata
Jeanine Thames as Violetta provided a full, rich and buoyant soprano role, which never flagged through a relentless range of expression from start to finish – much of which she ends up singing from the floor. Her transition from giddy party girl to a more serene and contemplative woman, despite being necessarily abrupt, was smooth and convincing. Her most rivetting expressions, however, came as she further progresses through anger, grief and finally, despair, confronting her ultimate fate.
The Record – Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo
—The Record
The Greater Good
.......But the most spectacular performance was that of coloratura Jeanine Thames, who after over an hour of unsmilingly near-silence burst passionately into a long, difficult aria hymning sacrifice, with fiorature suggesting the Queen of the Night singing Henze.
—The Gay City News
The Greater Good
Among the second act arias, soprano Jeanine Thames gives an awesome performance as a humble, chirpy and very confident nun. Ironically, she’s the only one with something positive to say about the world’s oldest profession.
—timesunion.com
La Traviata
The soprano…soared with exquisite command of the music and her voice…You sure hated to see her die in the end—she has a voice you’d like to go on forever.
—Arizona Daily Star
Lucia di Lammermoor
The Cleveland cast is always sensitive, sometimes serviceable and usually more than that. In the last category is Jeanine Thames, who begins as a sweetly soubrettish Lucia with a silvery coloratura soprano and a charming vulnerability…this Lucia has gone over the deep end but still musters the artistry to negotiate Donizetti’s florid writing to delectable effect. Thames’ performance is affecting and accurate, full of subtle nuances that tell us much about the girl’s inner turmoil.
—Cleaveland Plain Dealer
La Fille Du Régiment
Musically, the evening came alive with a brilliant Marie sung by American Jeanine Thames. Her silvery, sparkling coloratura soprano grasped the steepest heights of the tessitura with an astounding effortlessness. Moreover, she carried the audience away with the intimacy and emotional depth of her interpretation.
—Orpheus
Rigoletto
Just to hear Jeanine Thames sing “Caro nome che il mio cor” the trip to this production of RIGOLETTO would have been worthwhile…Ms. Thames was the evening’s star, singing everything in her role with a velvet tone, perfect accuracy, and ideal blending.
—Asbury Park Press