Natalie Jones - "How I Loved Him" THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO (Mozart) 2000

The Australian soprano, Natalie Jones, graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1991, and was a member of the Victoria State Opera Young Artist Program. As a principal artist with Opera Australia, she performed Juliette, Manon, Konstanze and Blonde, Musetta, Gilda, Adina, Susanna, Queen of Night, Zerbinetta, Oscar, Morgana, Eurydice & Cupid in Offenbach's ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD, Josephine in HMS PINAFORE and Casilda in THE GONDOLIERS. Natalie Jones is now based in Sweden. In June 2000, a new production of Mozart's THE ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO was mounted by Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House - and performed in a newly written English translation. Natalie Jones was understudy to the secondary role of Blondchen and, at very short notice, learnt and stepped into the Leading Lady role of Konstanze. This performance of Konstanze's Act I aria - the incredibly difficult - "How I loved him" ("Ach ich liebte") comes from Opening Night. The conductor is Patrick Summers. (The photograph above shows Ms Jones in Händel's ALCINA ... )