Aug 14, 2024
“Allyson McHardy, Canadian mezzo, is charismatic and powerful with a distinctive, inviting timbre. No doubt her Armide rules.” “The fact is that “Armide” feels strikingly, if not modern – then in any case timeless in terms of the...
Nov 17, 2023
“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...
Dec 8, 2022
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,...
Nov 22, 2022
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! “Allyson McHardy held court with a gilded...
May 12, 2022
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,...
Apr 21, 2022
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/ “Allyson McHardy...
Apr 16, 2022
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. “Allyson McHardy held court with a gilded mezzo-soprano...
Apr 5, 2022
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) “Allyson McHardy held court with a gilded mezzo-soprano tone that...
Nov 29, 2021
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...
