Acclaim

"'Pagliacci' offers strong, if not exceptional, vocal performances in the leading roles. As Nedda, his straying wife, the soprano Jessica Rose Cambio sings with agile coloratura and shimmering sound."

"Jessica Rose Cambio sang Nedda with a full-bodied Italianate soprano while also navigating the character's repugnant pride and endearing longing."

"As Nedda, Jessica Rose Cambio also had satisfying theatrical instincts, especially toying with plates, glasses, a vase of flowers, and a bottle of wine as part of that “show within a show.” But her love scene with Silvio drew bravos from many in the audience."

"Versatile soprano Jessica Rose Cambio did not spare her ultra-flexible voice any acrobatics, but could also be tenderly emotional as well as fiercely self-protective as Nedda, the straying wife with the whip."

"Soprano Jessica Rose Cambio as Nedda is a rare talent, gifted both as a singer and an actress. Her “Stridono lassù” (bird song) was as full-voiced as I have ever heard, with a strong top and good use of covering her piano notes for additional vocal color."

"Musically it was a solid, if not outstanding evening. Soprano Jessica Rose Cambio as Nedda balanced coquettishness with authentic despair." 

"The singing and acting of the love interest, Nedda (Jessica Rose Cambio), were beautiful and convincing."

"Jessica Rose Cambio sang Nedda with a sweet agile voice. As a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage, her “Stridono lassù” with its wistful singing about birds in flight, was poignant indeed."

"Jessica Rose Cambio struck a curious position as Nedda, ladylike but wary, overtly resentful of Canio’s possessiveness and of the life on the road. Her voice builds on an attractive core. The lower voice especially, shining in her duet with Silvio, was attractive."

"Jessica Rose Cambio was affecting as Nedda."

"Soprano Jessica Rose Cambio did well as the wife, Nedda, with a well-sung, smartly acted turn."

"Across the board the singing was delightful; Jessica Rose Cambio was a luscious Nedda."

"Soprano Jessica Rose Cambio as Nedda was a delight, mastering the role both vocally and acting-wise and ranging from loving and free spirited with her lover Silvio, to feisty with Tonio, to tragically splitting herself in the last scenes between the cheerful vaudeville role of Colombina and her final moments defying her violent husband."

"Soprano Jessica Rose Cambio as proud, flirtatious Nedda proved herself to be an excellent singer/actress."

"Jessica Rose Cambio gave a superb Violetta with plenty of depth. Oozing sex appeal in the first act, her flashes of vulnerability were sudden and disarming; her development of the pathos of the character throughout the opera was impressive. Vocally, she was on top form, showing off a powerful soprano largely at ease at the top – though once or twice it felt like she was slipping into verismo – and with something spicy in the colour of the voice that made her genuinely exciting to hear."

"As Parisina, we heard soprano Jessica Rose Cambio who invested the lyric passages with beautiful phrasing and firm sound. She has weight to her voice and an exciting upper register but more than enough flexibility for the fioritura; she was particularly remarkable in each cabaletta. She also had a lovely duet with her handmaiden Imelda and a touching love duet with Ugo in a melting minor key. Her lyrical phrasing was most evident in the aria in which she sings herself to sleep."