10 Questions with Jamie Nieman

Meet Jamie Nieman, Marketing & Communications Chair

1. What’s your sign?

Taurus, and that's no joke.

2. Favorite opera?   

At Minnesota Opera—The Adventures of Pinocchio but the Met production of Le Comte Ory may have topped it for all time favorite. Yummy opera threesome.

3. If you could have any other job in the world, what would it be?

Archeologist—I blame a childhood obsession with Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford.

4. What is your favorite dessert?

Ice cream, it’s one of my few food weaknesses.

5. If you had to describe yourself using three words, what would they be?  

Sassy, Resourceful, Fearless

6. What is your favorite holiday? 

Thanksgiving—food, football and booze—what’s not to love?

7. What was your first opera?

Operetta actually—The Pirates of Penzance

8. If they made a movie of your life, what would it be about and which actor would you want to play you? 

Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock would star as me—I’d like to think it would be a Romantic Comedy and one of the good ones like Love Actually or When Harry Met Sally.  The disaster area called my personal life can be quite amusing at times. Can I request Colin Firth play my love interest?

9. Are you a morning or night person? 

Night—at all costs avoid me in the morning.  If you do have to deal with me in the morning it's wise to come bearing large quantities of coffee.

10. What’s your favorite thing to do in the winter? 

Sit in front of a roaring fire with a bottle of wine and a good book.