Haydn and Mozart Concert
Australian Classical Era Orchestra
“London-based Australian soprano Kathryn McCusker then joined the orchestra on stage for two of Mozart’s best-loved arias Aminta’s L‘amero, saro costante from The Shepherd King and the Contessa’s Dove sono from The Marriage of Figaro.
This was exceptional singing, McCusker's sweet, unforced tone effortlessly filling the hall without seeming too strongly contrasted with the more subtly projected sounds of the historic instruments.
This was even true in the second half of the concert, where McCusker’s considerable dramatic skills were on display in Donna Anna’s aria from Don Giovanni and Konstanze’s aria from Mozart’s Escape from the Seraglio.”
The West Australian.
Britten, Tytania, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Australian Opera, Sydney
"McCusker is also a fine Tytania, a beautiful voice with power and sensitivity." The Star Observer
"Kathryn McCusker's Tytania was expertly sung (a secure future there)." Opera Now
Britten, Tytania, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Edinburgh Festival
"As Tytania, Kathryn McCusker floated her treacherous, high-lying phrases with grace and ease." The Independent
Mozart, Countess, Le nozze di Figaro
West Australian Opera
"Kathryn McCusker was a convincing Countess, moving around the stage as if it were her natural milieu, with scrupulously clear enunciation of her lines and a malleable face that accurately reflected the emotions of a woman wronged." The West Australian
Mozart, Ilia, Idomeneo
Australian Opera, Sydney
"Ilia, the captured daughter of the vanquished Trojan King, who loves Idamante against her loyal inclination, was beautifully portrayed by Kathryn McCusker, with a bright, forward voice and graceful bearing." The Bulletin