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...
Apr 26, 2023
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...
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,...
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...
Sep 29, 2021
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...
Jun 2, 2021
Opera Atelier: Canadian Film Premiere of Handel’s The Resurrection As Cleophas, McHardy has a mellifluous tone and an unfaltering vocal dexterity that makes the numerous coloratura passages in “Vedo il ciel, che più sereno” sound easy. (Opera Canada, Joshua...
Feb 28, 2020
POV’s Flight: retro take on deeply human tales As the pregnant Minskwoman, Allyson McHardy begins as unsympathetic: she refuses to fly to Minsk with her husband for no obvious reason, and appears selfish and self-indulgent when she later tries to explain her feelings...
