El-Khoury’s Pauline: “ease with coloratura”, “fluent in cantilena”, “dramatically on the money”
Joyce El-Khoury, as his wife, Pauline, has a fine, big lyric voice, at ease with the coloratura she’s given, fluent in cantilena, dramatically on-the-money, and capable of the loveliest high pianissimos. The tone is appealingly dusky at times, and the
Planet Hugill: “Joyce El-Khoury brings flexibility, intimate warmth and dramatic commitment”
"Joyce El-Khoury not only sang these beautifully, but used her lovely smoky voice to give dramatic weight to Pauline's more vehement moments. She sings with a pleasantly warm vibrato, which takes her out of the direct line of French coloratura
Joyce sings “with tireless passion” and displays “power and agility to burn”
"Canadian soprano Joyce El-Khoury is equally fine as his conflicted wife Pauline, singing with tireless passion and pathos in the substantial dramatic duets with the three men in her life and displaying power and agility to burn in the show-stopping
Twitter Buzz: Les Martyrs is officially released
5 star review for #LesMartyrs from @Operanow they say: '@Spikelmyers and @JoyceSoprano are thrilling
Opera Now gives Les Martyrs ★★★★★
★★★★★ from Opera Now for Opera Rara's Les Martyrs (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Great review of
CBC Music: Joyce El-Khoury stars in the first complete performance of Les Martyrs since 1840
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