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Jonita Lattimore Musical artist

Jonita Lattimore is an American operatic soprano and a faculty member of Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts. She is a lyric soprano from Chicago's South Side who has performed a wide range of operatic roles as well as oratorio performances with major orchestras both internationally and domestically.Lattimore performed with the Chicago Children's Choir and trained both voice and instruments as a youth. She obtained a vocal scholarship to the Eastman School of Music and obtained subsequent graduate training at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. She then trained in two developmental artist programs: Houston Grand Opera's Opera Studio and Lyric Opera of Chicago's Center for American Artists.Domestic highlights include having performed as part of the Grant Park Music Festival's celebration of the grand opening night at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion and with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra in their first performance at their current home, Hatch Memorial Shell. Her first decade as a touring professional saw her become one of, if not, the leading operatic soprano in Chicago: she not only opened the city's new outdoor performing venue in 2004, but also was the choice as the soprano to perform in the 2009 city-wide celebration of the centennial of the 1909 Plan of Chicago and has been scheduled for yearly appearances at the Grant Park Music Festival.Her international performances have included engagements at the Opéra Bastille and the Edinburgh Festival. She has had performances with the Tonkünstler Orchestra, Northern Israel Symphony, Opole Philharmonic, Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, Calgary Philharmonic and Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico.