Amelia (Daron Aric Hagen); Seattle Opera World Premiere (May 2010)
"Young soprano Jennifer Zetlan contributed brilliantly as the irrepressible Flier." Financial Times London
"I especially liked ... Ms. Zetlan's insouciant Flier." Wall Street Journal
"Soprano Jennifer Zetlan sang with the solidity and shine of steel as the Flier. " Opera News
"Jennifer Zetlan is compelling as Amelia Earhart" The Seattle Times
"Also of special mention are Jennifer Zetlan as the Flier..." The Woodinville Weekly
L'étoile — New York City Opera (March 2010)
"Jennifer Zetlan sounded radiant as Laoula." The New York Times
"Jennifer Zetlan was charming as the princess." Opera Today
Dames at "C"; The Song Continues — The Marilyn Horne Foundation (January 2010)
"Jennifer Zetlan, sensitively accompanied by her husband, the pianist David Shimoni, offered an enchanting rendition of "La Barcheta" by Reynaldo Hahn, with a radiant, agile voice and excellent control." The New York Times
The Fall of the House of Usher — Nashville Opera Association (November 2009)
"...best of all, soprano Jennifer Zetlan, who was splendid in Madeline's anguished vocalises, communicating pain and fury without ever saying a word." Wall Street Journal
"...sinuously dispatched in a bright-timbred soprano by Jennifer Zetlan..." Opera News
"Soprano Jennifer Zetlan, as Madeline Usher, has an exceptionally expressive voice and her performance is unsettling and searing in its power." BroadwayWorld.com
"Gregory, Rideout and Zetlan have beautiful voices." The Tennessean
"Silk Road" — Juilliard presents an All-Tan Dun concert (October 2009)
"Jennifer Zetlan was an extraordinary partner, singing with technical assurance, gleaming tone and abundant charisma." The New York Times
U.S. Premiere of John Tavener's Requiem — Sacred Music in a Sacred Space (October 2009)
"Jennifer Zetlan, a soprano, sang with an almost unearthly brilliance..." The New York Times
A Midsummer Night's Dream — The Princeton Festival (June 2009)
"Jennifer Zetlan brought her agile coloratura soprano voice to the role of the determined Tytania." The New York Times
"Oberon's queen, Tytania, is sung by the spectacular coloratura Jennifer Zetlan, who is quite easy on the eyes, let it be noted." Princeton Packet
"Jennifer Zetlan, whose beautiful soprano voice combined with superb acting ability to give us a captivating Tytania" Out in Jersey
"Daniel Bubeck (Oberon) and Jennifer Zetlan (Tytania) sing sweetly in the more lyrical portions of the fairy scenes" ConcertoNet
"As his wife Tytania, soprano Jennifer Zetlan sang with fire and fury in a character borrowed from The Taming of the Shrew, but with the coloratura requirements of a 19th century Verdi soprano." Town Topics
Falstaff — Juilliard Opera Center (April 2009)
"Jennifer Zetlan and Paul Appleby brought endless charm and radiant voices to the young lovers, Nannetta and Fenton. Ms. Zetlan's clear, penetrating tone and intense focus in the third act's "Sul fil d'un soffio etesio" induced shivers." New York Times
"[Jennifer Zetlan's] voice has acquired increased color and warmth ... She tapered the phrases in her invocation of the spirits to exquisite effect." Opera News
"Soprano Jennifer Zetlan, a deliciously petite Nannetta ... her high notes pealed and floated exquisitely" Opera Canada Magazine
"Zetlan, already engaged by the Met and NYCO, wove her Queen of the Fairies aria, "Sul fil d'un soffio etesio," in strands of sheerest gossamer." QOnStage.com
Looking Forward — New York City Opera (2008-2009)
"Jennifer Zetlan, the soprano, sang the angular vocal lines with an affecting beauty and suppleness." New York Times - April 2009 Review
"The inclusion of excerpts from Lukas Foss's spiky, alluring "Time Cycle," with the agile soprano Jennifer Zetlan as soloist, was a nod to the 12-tone camp, a place Mr. Foss visited but did not live in." New York Times - October 2008 Review
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Our Town — Juilliard Opera Center (April 2008)
"The pin-point clarity and expressive power of Jennifer Zetlan's shining soprano made her a particularly appealing Emily and a vocal talent to watch" Musical America
"Jennifer Zetlan... sings beautifully and affectingly. The part could not be in better hands." New York Times
"Singing Emily was the soprano Jennifer Zetlan, endearing and affecting. She produced endless ribbons of strong, clear lyricism." New York Sun
"...in the last act, when Emily has taken her place among the dead, I found myself mourning the loss of so obviously vital a young woman. The rush of emotion with which the performance ended was a tribute both to Zetlan's skills and to those of the creators of this thoroughly effective opera." Opera News
La Sonnambula — Florida Grand Opera (February 2007)
"As the nasty Lisa, Jennifer Zetlan was witty and winning, a most entertaining rival." Miami New Times
"Jennifer Zetlan was a suitably pouty, conniving Lisa. Her big coloratura moment in Act II, 'De' lieti auguri a voi son grata,' was proficient and affecting." Opera News Online
"Jennifer Zetlan's sweet soprano as Lisa, the Inn keeper, also dazzled with some clever singing." Coral Gables Gazette
"Soprano Jennifer Zetlan as Lisa, the inn-keeper and former sweetheart of Elvino was well cast. Her voice has extension and her top notes are bright...the cavatina in the First Act, Tutto e Gioia is not easy with two C. It was clear that she had good command of the role." Diario Las Americas
FGO Young Artist Showcase — Lincoln Theater, Miami (May 2007)
"Jennifer Zetlan's gleaming top notes cut through the murk effectively in the Lucia sextet and the soprano also demonstrated impressive poise and agility in the high tessitura of Gilda's Caro nome from Rigoletto." Miami Herald
"Zetlan posee una voz poderosa y ya ostenta una gran presencia escénica y
dominio de su instrumento."
"Zetlan has a powerful voice and she already shows a great scenic
presence and dominion of her instrument."
El Nuevo Herald
Our Town — Aspen Opera Theater Center (July 2006)
"This dynamic young soprano, who shined last year in Aspen's production of The Cunning Little Vixen, turns in another terrific, all-around performance in the pivotal role of Emily. A first-rate actress with a confident stage presence, Zetlan looks the part and convincingly conveys Emily's evolution from shy adolescent to young mother-to-be to death. She has a lovely, forceful voice with fetching, pitch-perfect high notes." Denver Post
"...it was the soprano who most impressed. With admirable ease she conveyed the wide-eyed naivete of Emily Webb in both visage and voice. Her voice was light but attractively hued and charmingly pliant; her acting sincere and expressed through every movement." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"We meet the goody-two-shoes Emily (sung by charming, talented Jennifer Zetlan)..." Rocky Mountain News
"...but not until the third act does a character's singing line unfurl into a full-scale aria, and it's a good one. In the final scene, Emily sings a piece centering on the phrase "Goodbye, world," a long ode to paying attention to every moment in life. Emily was gorgeously sung by soprano Jennifer Zetlan, who triumphed last year in the title role of Cunning Little Vixen." The Aspen Times
NYFOS Concert: 100 Years of Juilliard Composers in Song (January 2006)
"I will single out what was possibly the best: Jennifer Zetlan's singing of David Del Tredici's Acrostic Song, from Final Alice. This soprano was pure, unaffected, technically secure: professional." -New York Sun