News & Reviews
“Pacific Opera Victoria’s Die Walküre nothing short of spectacular”
This Die Walküre will yank you into it’s strange, glittering, unearthly world and never let you go, writes arts critic Adrian Chamberlain.Some excerpts from Adrian’s Times Colonist review… “Do not be intimated. This Die Walküre will yank you...
Reviews: Opera Atelier’s Resurrection Live Performance !
Mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy sings Mary of Cleophas, lush and mellow-toned and masterfully attentive. Cleophas’ euphoric aria, Vedo il Ciel che più sereno/Si fa intorno e più risplende (“I see the skies turn to colour and shine ever brighter”), a vibrant outpouring...
OdeM World Premiere – La beauté du monde – Bilodeau/Bouchard
Allyson McHardy se démarque en étant particulièrement convaincante dans le rôle de Rose Valland, conservatrice de musée et aussi résistante. Avec elle, on n’est jamais déçu. (Ludwigvan Montréal, Caroline Rodgers le 20 novembre 2022) La distribution est elle aussi...
Artist of the Week – Opera Canada
When was your first singing lesson? Top 3 favourite composers? What was your childhood dream job? 20 Questions for Allyson as Opera Canada's Artist of the Week. Check it out here!
Just Released: Messiah, Live in Chicago, Music of the Baroque
Recorded live in November 2021, Handel's Messiah features the Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra and soloists Sherezade Panthaki, soprano, Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano, Brian Giebler, tenor, and Matthew Brook, bass-baritone under the direction of Nicholas...
Opera Canada – Meet Lily!
"In the third instalment of Best in Show: Opera Pets, we meet a yodeling Chisenji..."" https://operacanada.ca/best-in-show-featuring-allyson-mchardy-lenard-whiting-edward-franko-and-kathy-domoney/
Opéra de Montréal – FREE WEBCAST!
Check out FOR FREE until June 22nd, 2022 our amazing production from last fall of Vaughan Williams’ Riders to the Sea and Hubert Tanguay Labrosse’s Flambeau de la nuit.
De rares mais savoureuses cantates aux Violons du Roy
“La mezzo-soprano anglo-canadienne Allyson McHardy charme comme toujours par la richesse de sa voix.” (Le Soleil, EMMANUEL BERNIER, March 22, 2022)
Chicago’s Music of the Baroque – Handel’s Messiah
Allyson McHardy proved admirable in her moments, wielding her light mezzo sensitively in “But who may abide.” In “He was despised,” the Canadian singer provided a highlight of the evening with a rendering of moving and understated poignance.(Chicago Classical Review,...
Riders to the Sea-V. Williams/Flambeau de la nuit-Tanguay-Labrosse
BOP/Opéra de Montréal
D'une grande dignité, Allyson McHardy est une mère bouleversante dans sa douleur contenue et sa résignation finale, servie par une voix richement timbrée. (Avant Scène Opéra, Louis Bilodeau, September 26, 2021) De la distribution vocale, d’un bon niveau, se démarquait...
Handel’s The Resurrection … resurrected! July 29 to August 12, 2021
RE-RELEASE OF CANADIAN FILM PREMIERETickets Go On Sale Wednesday, July 21, 2021Available for streaming from July 29, 2021 - August 12, 2021. Opera Atelier is proud to release an audio-described version of Handel’s The Resurrection prepared by Superior Description...
Britten with Pacific Opera Victoria
A two-night première of Benjamin Britten’s small-scale epic masterpieces. Conducted by Maestro Timothy Vernon, this dynamic double-bill performance from Pacific Opera Victoria and the Victoria Symphony features mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy, tenor Colin...