kiera duffy. soprano.

10.20.08 | Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer Cleveland
"Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne" brought forth another group of exceptional soloists. ...soprano Kiera Duffy was animated and shining. Duffy also supplied bountiful luminosity in "The Lord Shall Reign," which is from the oratorio "Israel in Egypt..."

10.10.08 | Gene Gaudette, ClassicalSource.com
The uneven acoustics of Avery Fisher Hall can be cruel to some voices, but Kiera Duffy's light, pitch-perfect soprano sounded splendid and in ideal balance with the ensemble; her diction was clear, yet her voice sometimes took on a glowing instrumental quality, and both soloist and ensemble projected bold assertion along with delicate balance, even in some of the quietest passages.

09.27.08 | Harry Rolnick, ConcertNet.com
After the intermission, one of the few Boulez works to reach “mainstream” was given a wonderful performance by soprano Keira Duffy. This was the original chamber version of one section from the hour-long piece, but to the open ears is the most exciting tintinnabulation of timbres. Wooden and metal percussion came close to anarchic nature, the piano and harp were delicate and fixed, the celesta, vibraphone and bells had echoing overtones. And Ms. Duffy, with her soaring soprano, stood back from the chamber orchestra so that her sounds could blend in or sometimes overcome them.

09.26.08 | Allan Kozinn, New York Times
After the intermission, Kiera Duffy was the eloquent soprano soloist in Mr. Boulez’s “Pli Selon Pli: Improvisation sur Mallarmé II” (1957), a work in which the vocal line soars above, within and around a delicately pointillistic keyboard, harp and percussion fabric.

06.20.08 | Judith Malafronte, Opera News
The youthful cast of principals...provided clear, supple singing; standouts were baritone Keith Phares, an attractive Lubino; tenor Alek Shrader as the Prince (with the only virtuoso aria); and the Ghita of soprano Kiera Duffy, whose musicianship and vocal security make her a singer to watch.

12.07.07 | Don Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer/Cleveland
This year's performances feature many soloists who sang the work with Apollo's Fire in 2005. Among them are sopranos Jolle Greenleaf and Nell Snaidas, who were shining and articulate Thursday, especially in the echo trio with another superlative soprano, Kiera Duffy.

10.03.07 | Judith Malafronte, Opera News
Kiera Duffy's Despina stole the show with smooth, expert comic skills and impeccable singing, at once stylish and full of verve. Although this maid could neither dust nor fold towels, Duffy looked adorably trashy in tight black cropped pants and gold hoop earrings; her later appearances as a spaced-out hippie doctor and even as Roseanne Roseannadanna elicited much laughter.

09.19.07 | http://phillyist.com
[At Lyric Fest] the singing was top-notch. It was wonderful to hear such a variety of truly talented singers from the area. I was especially impressed with sopranos Kiera Duffy and Laquita Mitchell. Duffy's silvery bell-tone was perfectly suited for the lighter Shakespeare fare.

08.14.07 | Jeffrey Johnson, Hartford Courant
Despina, as a vampy maid, or in disguise as the stoned crystal-healer wielding Mesmer's magnet to cure the poisoned lovers, was played to perfection by Kiera Duffy. She entered to a tango improvised on harpsichord by Howard Watkins and quickly set up shop. An expressive singer, Duffy also has a powerful narrative gift that allowed her character to shape action around her.

08.13.07 | Michael Miller, BerkshireFineArts.com
Kiera Duffy is a gifted comic actress with a clean, well-controlled technique and a very pleasing voice, and she is not shy of putting it through serious gymnastics to achieve a characterization. Jewish humor apart, her version of Despina's disguises was not what one has heard time and time again

06.07.07 | Joshua Rosenblum, Charleston Post and Courier
Soprano Kiera Duffy and saxophonist Eliot Gattegno, sometimes doubling each other, sometimes harmonizing, gave an uncommonly skillful and soulful performance.

06.06.07 | William Furtwangler, Charleston Post and Courier
Soprano Kiera Duffy…has a terrific voice and slides up into the stratosphere with ease.

06.05.07 | Robert Bondurant, Charleston City Paper
Soprano Kiera Duffy handled its [Pascal Dusapain’s To God] treacherous swoops, dives, and rocket blasts without a hitch. It was one of the most astounding and artistic displays of vocal prowess I’ve ever heard.

05.01.07 | Edward Reichel, Deseret Morning News
Soprano Kiera Duffy...sang with conviction, giving a compelling and noteworthy performance.

04.28.07 | Robert Coleman, The Salt Lake Tribune
Soprano Kiera Duffy...contributed golden lyricism and dramatic intensity.

02.09.07 | C.J. Gianakaris, Kalamazoo Gazette
In the third portion, 'Tecum principium' (Thine is the foundation), soprano Kiera Duffy confirmed extraordinary vocal attributes, perfect in timbre and intonation, especially for oratorio and opera. Her top notes launched effortlessly, and her faultless breathing was impressive.

02.02.07 | Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer-Cleveland
The vocal soloists...were fine: soprano Kiera Duffy, animated and gleaming.

02.02.07 | WCLV Radio, Cleveland
Soprano Kiera Duffy displayed an engagingly clear and precise voice.

08.28.06 | Music and Vision Daily
With James Levine providing mastery on the podium, standouts in the cast included Kiera Duffy (a brilliant coloratura soprano).

08.21.06 | Alex Ross, The New Yorker
The singers were Tanglewood students; the gleaming soprano voices of Chanel Marie Wood and Kiera Duffy...stood out.

07.31.06 | The Daily Gazette
The soaring, penetrating soprano of Kiera Duffy as the white-gowned Rose, who had been on the way to her wedding with her bridgegroom, will soon be heard by more audiences.

07.29.06 | Richard Dyer, Boston Globe
Kiera Duffy brought silvery, accurate coloratura to the part of the diva bride.

07.29.06 | Allan Kozinn, The New York Times
With Mr. Levine in the pit…the singers illuminated their roles brilliantly. Rose, as a narcissistic performer, has the flightiest music, and Kiera Duffy sang it virtuosically.

07.29.06 | Hartford Courant
Rose, the soon-to-have-been bride and self-absorbed singer, was performed by soprano Kiera Duffy, who made the virtuoso coloratura that pervades her part glow with spot-on intonation. She is a rising star, and she made us care about this character.

04.21.06 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
…the duet with Kiera Duffy [was] thoroughly enjoyable. Duffy also gave a moving account of Pamina's Act II aria, ‘Ach, ich fuhl's.’

02.18.06 | Palm Beach Post
Soprano Kiera Duffy handled the fiery No, no, che non sei capace with much ease, then sailed through the flamboyant, anything-you-can-do rigors of the opera’s younger Miss ‘Silver-Peal.’

02.08.06 | Palm Beach Daily News
Perhaps the most pleasant aspect of this concert was the discovery of four excellent young singers…Duffy in particular stood out, with a glorious tone and impeccably smooth passagio.