At the Opéra de Montréal’s annual Gala

“The most moving performance? Allyson McHardy’s total involvement in ‘D’amour, l’ardente flamme’, an excerpt from Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust, that succeeded, in complete simplicity, to reveal the visceral depth of Marguerite’s emotion. ” (Le Soleil, 7 December 2012)

And at the Opéra de Montréal’s annual Gala:

“Allyson McHardy brings an artistic sense to her beautiful mezzo voice that evokes Janet Baker.” (La Presse, 2 December 2012)

“Allyson McHardy combined intense tone and lyrical line in Ombra mai fu from Handel’s Xerxes.” (Montreal Gazette, 3 December 2012)