News & Reviews

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...

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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!

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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...

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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/

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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.

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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,...

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“Allyson McHardy held court with a gilded mezzo-soprano tone that has set her apart from her contemporaries.”
- Toronto Star