About | Joni Marie-Soprano

Joni Marie was born with a passionion about singing. At age 8, she began doing Gospel solos and cantor work in church. In high school she received an award for soprano repertoire at Penn State University. Next was the Carnegie Mellon University's Pre-College Program before her family moved to Europe. There Joni Marie's focus turned to classical voice from Italian, French and German composers. Upon returning to the US, she continued in musical theatre and opera at Carnegie-Mellon University.

Joni Marie has acted in many films and television shows. Her vocal coach currently is famous Italian soprano Patrizia Orciani director of The Opera Studio School in Bologna, Italy. Musical roles include Sarah Brown from “Guys and Dolls,” Babe Williams in “The Pajama Game," Guinevere in" Camelot" and Eliza Doolittle In "My Fair Lady." Opera roles like Walburga in "La Wally" and Lisette in "La Rondine." Gilbert and Sullivan operetta roles include Phyllis from “Iolanthe,” and Patience in “Patience.’

In 2021, she joined the Lyric Opera of Jerusalem participating in concerts and opera productions. Sacred and religious is another passion where she works as a cantor. She was invited to sing for John Kerry and Theresa Heinz.

On the Christmas CD “Cathedral Christmas, her recording of “Angels We Have Heard on High” became very popular. Joni Marie has graced many American Italian festivals highlighting some of Opera’s most famous arias from La Wally, Gianni Schicchi, Carmen, Norma and Madama Butterfly. In 2019, she participated in an international recital at Castle Gargonza in Italy. The next recording project is a collection of “Ave Maria” from Schubert, Mascagni, Bach, Caccini, Gounod, Beethoven, Rombi, Mozart, Bach and Chopin.

Presently Joni Marie is doing live performances in both Europe and the US with a selection of songs from opera, pop and classical favorites. She is also continuing to record and produce music.

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