St Louis Post: ‘Emmeline’
is powerful stuff at Opera Theatre
"The first requirement for this opera is a soprano who can portray Emmeline herself convincingly, from age 13 to 34 and beyond, physically and vocally. The company had that in Joyce El-Khoury, a little tall for her age, perhaps, in
El-Khoury = “deeply moving” “totally absorbing” – Chicago Tribune
"The lustrous Canadian soprano Joyce El-Khoury was deeply moving, totally absorbing and finally shattering
Opera Theatre triumphs with major revival of ‘Emmeline’ -KDHX
"The lovely Joyce El-Khoury sings Emmeline with a sweet, pure soprano. Her control of dynamics is remarkable: she can fade a note slowly, smoothly to the merest pinpoint of sound." KDHX, full review here.
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
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
Joyce’s Juliet is “simply incredible”
Joyce played the role of Juliet in Austin Opera's production (January 24, 29; February 1). Click here to view casting details from the production. "Playing the role of Juliet, soprano Joyce El-Khoury was simply incredible