“Her confidence made me wonder whether she had performed the role before, and yes, (for Regents Opera). She commanded the stage, seemingly unfazed, and revealed a soprano with a particularly voluptuous middle register.”
- Opera Now, for Marietta/Marie (The Dead City/Die tote Stadt) with English National Opera(2023)
“Das Rheingold, first of the four operas, had some admirable performers: the Rhinemaidens (Jillian Finnamore, Justine Viani and, also singing Erda, Mae Heydorn) ....”
-Guardian,for Woglinde (Das Rheingold) with Regents Opera (2025)
"Even the Rhinedaughters were exceptionally strongly cast, with Jillian Finnamore, an Abigaille, as a soaring Woglinde.”
-Wagner News, for Woglinde (Das Rheingold) with Regents Opera (2022)
“The outstanding feature of this performance was the total commitment to the text and the storytelling of every cast member. German diction was impeccable (with comprehensive surtitles filling in any gaps) and the singers threw every ounce of meaning into every line.”
-Bachtrack, for Woglinde (Das Rheingold) with Regents Opera (2025)
“Soprano, Jillian Finnamore .... As often happens with stand-ins, she was brilliant. It helped that she was familiar with the role, having performed it recently with Regents Opera. She certainly maxed the vamp in the seduction scenes. If the production had an intimacy director, it must have been his/her/its night off.”
-Reaction, for Marietta/Marie (The Dead City/Die tote Stadt) with English National Opera (2023)
(translated from Czech) “Jillian Finnamore, who was also making her ENO debut in the role and on the stage, was a stand-in. The pretty blonde was born and raised in ... Ivory Coast, graduated from the University of South Carolina and now lives in Berlin. She sang the role well, and her relatively large voice has a nice color in the head register.”
-Opera+, for Marietta/Marie (The Dead City/Die tote Stadt) with English National Opera (2023)
“In the smaller roles, Ingeborg Børch, Mae Heydorn, and Jillian Finnamore did double duty as night-glittering Norns and listless Rhinemaidens in soiled ballgowns. All three sang with sumptuous tone …”
MusicalAmerica, for Dritte Norn and Woglinde (Götterdämmerung) with Regents Opera (2025)
“Estimable contributions also came from an uncommonly fine trio of Rhinemaidens, distinct characters who blended with similar finesse ...”
-Boulezian, for Woglinde (Das Rheingold) with Regents Opera (2025)
“Ingeborg Novrup Børch, Mae Heydorn and Jillian Finnamore were marvelous as a trio of Norns. Elizabeth Findon joined Heydorn and Finnamore as the three Rhinemaidens, who here refuse the ring when Siegfried offers it to them.”
-Opera Magazine, for Dritte Norn and Woglinde (Das Rheingold) with Regents Opera (2025)
“A small ‘pit’ is built into the central raised stage so that Alberich takes the Rhinemaidens (Jillian Finnamore, Justine Viani and Mae Heydorn getting the evening off to a tremendous start) by surprise when he rises out of it.”
-Music OMH, for Woglinde (Das Rheingold) with Regents Opera (2025)
“Norns and Rhinemaidens emerged in fine ensemble, without sacrifice to individual voice.”
-Seen and Heard International, for Dritte Norn and Woglinde (Das Rheingold) with Regents Opera (2025)
“The three Norns (Ingeborg Novrup Børch, Mae Heydorn and Jillian Finnamore) had been fabulously deep and velvety. The Rhinemaidens (Heydorn, Finnamore and Elizabeth Findon) were equally compelling.”
-Opera Today, for Dritte Norn and Woglinde (Das Rheingold) with Regents Opera (2025)
“The evening begins strongly with three excellent performances from the Norns, Ingeborg Novrup Børch, Mae Heydorn and Jillian Finnamore.”
-Music OMH, for Dritte Norn (Das Rheingold) with Regents Opera (2025)