Mozart, Zerlina, Don Giovanni
Australian Opera, Sydney
"Kathryn McCusker's Zerlina was a delectable creation. She sang and acted with an arch style which belied the character's supposed innocent purity. She knows how to manage her man, although she bit off more than she could chew with Don Giovanni. Her aria Batti batti was equisitely shaped, persuasively coaxing Masetto into a better state of mind." Opera Australasia
Mozart, Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro
Opera Australia, Sydney
"Only Kathryn McCusker (Susanna) achieved any memorable singing (in her ravishing aria, Deh vieni, non tardar)." Sun Herald
Mozart, Pamina, Die Zauberflöte
Australian Opera, Sydney
"The performance that shows the most spectacular growth is Kathryn McCusker's Pamina. Already a fine, tall figure of a heroine, she now colours her voice far more tellingly" Opera Australasia
Gluck, Iphigénie, Iphigénie en Tauride
Opera Australia, Sydney
"...they both shine. So does Kathryn McCusker, who is very convincing both vocally and histrionically. Serious artist, devoted to her work, Kathryn McCusker manages to convey all the innocence and nobility her role demands. To an audience, it seems that McCusker knows her Iphigénie intuitively. This is a great achievement for every artist, even greater for a relatively young talent." The South Sydney Bulletin
"Kathryn McCusker's natural shine is hard to hide inside an Iphigénie, and her singing is pure pleasure." The Sunday Telegraph
Handel, Romilda, Xerxes
Victoria State Opera
"Kathryn McCusker as Romilda, the desirable object of the brothers' affection, sang with a winning quality, true and flexible." The Bulletin
"As Romilda, Kathryn McCusker was every bit the delicious prize she is supposed to be, wonderful to look at in repose, deliciously voluptuous in movement, wonderfully caressing to the ear. It was yet another significant step forward and upward for this rapidly developing young artist." Opera Australasia