Every time she appears on stage, Jennifer O'Loughlin triggers stormy reactions of enthusiasm in the audience and rave reviews. Here's another review, about her Sonnambula at the close of last season:
„The role of Sonnambula is a quintessential role for every lyric coloratura soprano, and Jennifer O‘Loughlin has embodied the role like few other sopranos. She shines with breathtaking coloratura and dramatic top notes that are clean and clear even at a glass-breaking height, only to plunge back into an enchanting piano. Her great prayer and the aria "Ah! se una volta solo… Gran Dio… Non credea mirarti", in which she forgives Elvino while sleep walking in the second act, can hardly be surpassed in terms of beauty and emotional depth. The sleepwalker‘s acting performance is also stupendous. Superlatives and comparisons with the great singers in the field don’t really serve a purpose. But after this performance, it simply has to be said. The great Edita Gruberova has been described as the „high priestess of belcanto“, and O‘Loughlin is the „queen of belcanto“ on this evening, to be mentioned in the same breath as Gruberova. The audience not only cheered after her arias, but also figuratively jumped up from their seats to lay at her feet for her first solo curtain call - something that is rarely seen today. A triumphant success for the likable American, who has been able to call herself a Bavarian Kammersängerin since 2021“ (Andreas H. Hölscher, O-Ton, 03.07.24)
This season Jennifer O’Loughlin will be performing Alcina (title role), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) and Adina (L’elisir d’amore) at the Gärtnerplatztheater.
05.09.24