Dolora thanks OMTI for the Ortrud Award!
Dolora is thrilled, honored, and humbled to be presented with the Ortrud Award by Opera Music Theater International and the Committee for the Marjorie Lawrence Awards for Operatic Excellence. The...
View ArticleComing Soon: Martin Bernheimer profiles Dolora in Opera Magazine
Check your local magazine shop around October 16th when the November issue of Opera Magazine hits the streets. In it, Martin Bernheimer profiles Dolora Zajick! www.opera.co.uk
View ArticleTriumph in Trovatore! Dolora is sensational as Azucena at the Met
Dolora has received unanimously sensational reviews of her interpretation of Azucena in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Il Trovatore. One of her signature roles, Dolora made her Met debut in the...
View ArticleCatch Dolora LIVE on WQXR October 10th as part of their Evening with the...
On October 10th, Dolora will participate in an evening of opera arias presented in a collaboration between WQXR and the Metropolitan Opera. Other Met Opera singers featured include Guanqun Yu, Audrey...
View ArticleOpera Magazine interview has hit newstands!
The November issue of Opera Magazine containing Dolora’s interview with esteemed music journalist Martin Bernheimer is now available in magazine shops around the world. You can also read it online on...
View ArticleDolora opens as Ulrica in the Met Opera’s Un Ballo in Maschera
“Even though directed to clutch a purse and swig booze in the manner of Menotti’s Medium, Dolora Zajick remains a force of mezzo-soprano nature as the resident fortune-teller.” (Financial Times, 12...
View ArticleDo You Have A Question for Dolora?
On Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 7:30 pm the Wagner Society of Washington presents a special evening with Dolora Zajick at the Goethe-Institut (812 7th Street NW). She will join host Peter Russell in...
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The Wagner Society of Washington DC and the Institute for Young Dramatic...
The Wagner Society of Washington DC and the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices Announce a New Collaboration for 2013 For immediate release, March 1, 2013 - The Wagner Society of Washington DC, one...
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As Adalgisa in Bellini’s Norma with the Washington National Opera
“Dolora Zajick has been a dramatic mezzo of choice for more than two decades now, and she remains at the height of her powers. Bellini originally wrote the role of Adalgisa, the new flame of Norma’s...
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Congratulations to Rebecca Pedersen on her 2013 Met Opera National Council...
Dolora Zajick and the faculty and staff of the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices is delighted to congratulate soprano Rebecca Pedersen as one of the six winners at the 2013 Metropolitan Opera...
View ArticleDolora offers a “stirring” and “ opulent” Azucena in the Houston Grand...
“Dolora Zajick commands attention as Azucena with her astonishingly opulent and enchanting mezzo-soprano instrument. Simply put, Dolora Zajick’s Azucena is miraculous! Every emotion and each ounce of...
View ArticleAs Ulrica in Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Rome
“…a penetrating sorceress.” (Corriere della Sera, 10 June 2013) “Dolora Zajick maintains the voice and style necessary to do full justice to the role of Ulrica.” (Il Manifesto, 12 June 2013) “The cast...
View ArticleMerola Opera – Boot Camp for Future Stars
Dolora reflects on her time at Merola and the critical importance of of these programs to the careers of young opera singers… Read about it online on the San Jose Mercury News.
View ArticleMessage from Dolora:
“ I am devastated that I am unable to continue my work on Dolores Claiborne. The opera proved to be more challenging vocally and physically than I had anticipated and exacerbated by my knee problems, I...
View ArticleHigh praise for Dolora’s Amneris in Houston: “divine”, “commanding”, and...
“Acclaimed, volcanic-voiced American mezzo Dolora Zajick [is] the reigning international interpreter of Amneris, who could sing this role in her sleep. Her voice is one of the wonders of the world,...
View ArticleDolora on technique and nurturing the next generation of dramatic voices
Dolora spoke to WKCR’s Stepan Atamian about technique and nurturing the next generation of dramatic voices as part of the station’s Viva Verdi! bicentennial broadcast. Listen to the interview on WKCR’s...
View ArticleDolora as Ježibaba in the Met’s Rusalka
“it was Dolora Zajick as the sassy old witch Ježibaba who shone throughout the show. Her mischievous mannerisms lent a comic touch to an otherwise heartbreaking opera, and her singing was...
View ArticleLive in HD: Dolora as Ježibaba on February 8th
Dolora is joined by Renée Fleming as Rusalka and Piotr Beczala as the Prince in the Metropolitan Opera’s acclaimed production of Dvořák’s Rusalka. Live in movie theatres around the world, this...
View ArticleDolora on NPR’s Fresh Air – Wednesday March 19, 2014
Dolora speaks to Fresh Air host Terry Gross about her career, her 25 years at the Met, the impact of HD broadcasts, and the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices. The interview can be heard live in New...
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Dolora ‘phenomenal’ as Ortrud in Madrid’s Lohengrin
“Dolora Zajick triumphed as Ortrud in the second cast, offering an intensity in her singing and keeping her volume intact in the upper register.” (Seen and Heard International, 13 April 13 2014) “… to...
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