Feb 27, 2020
Concert de l’année – Québec Le vaisseau fantôme de Wagner Festival d’opéra de Québec, François Girard, mise en scène, Jacques Lacombe, chef, Gregory Dahl, baryton, Andreas Bauer Kanabas, basse, Johanni van Oostrum, soprano, Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano,...
Jul 30, 2019
Le vaisseau fantôme au Festival d’opéra de Québec “…la mezzo Allyson McHardy, en nourrice, chante et joue bellement un rôle trop court.” (Le Soleil, Josianne Desloges, 30 juillet, 2019) “In the short role of Mary, Allyson McHardy had a...
Jul 30, 2019
Calgary Philharmonic Mendelssohn’s Elijah “Allyson McHardy smooth and rich-sounding in the mezzo role, and with a fine rendition of O Rest in the Lord,” (Calgary Herald, Kenneth DeLong, March 31, 2019) “Allyson McHardy held court with...
Mar 10, 2019
Hippolyta in Opera Philadelphia’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream “Evan Hughes and Allyson McHardy came close to stealing the show as Theseus and and Hippolyta, dominating their scenes with charisma, aristocratic hauteur and superlative singing.”...
Nov 16, 2018
VSO Dvořák Stabat Mater “(Maestro)Tausk’s latest performances came last weekend: a concert designed to commemorate the end of World War I with Antonin Dvořák’s Stabat mater (1877) for a quartet of soloists (including wonderful mezzo Allyson McHardy), large...
Nov 16, 2018
Opera Atelier’s Actéon and Pygmalion “Allyson McHardy’s brief performance of Pygmalion’s jilted love interest Céphise was at once sympathetically alluring as it was entirely dominant of the action. After hearing McHardy, I wanted an opera entirely about...
Jul 6, 2018
As Smeton in Donizetti’s Anna Bolena at the Canadian Opera Company “Allyson McHardy brings exceptional vocals to Smeton, the young musician in love with the queen. Her aria near the end of the first act is exquisite – showcasing her dynamic range and ease...
Mar 18, 2018
“Your Welcome, Rossini” “McHardy is a mezzo with a rich voice, darker in colour , beautifully expressive.” (Toronto Concert Reviews, March 18, 2018) “Allyson McHardy held court with a gilded mezzo-soprano tone that has set her apart from her contemporaries.” - Toronto...
Dec 8, 2017
Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation “Allyson had the most lyrical music of the soloists and made the most of it.” (Opera Ramblings, November 10th, 2017) “Mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy shone in some lush, low passages.” (Classical Voice North America,...
