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Praise
for Ms. Fogarty in the press
For entire reviews, click on source name.
(The Coronation of Poppea, Opera Omnia)
"Soprano Melissa Fogarty made a fine foil for Poppea,
bringing intense emotionality to the role of Octavia."
--Heidi Waleson, The
Wall Street Journal (9/2/08)
"Melissa Fogarty gave a strong performance as Ottavia."
--Allan Kozinn, The
New York TImes (8/22/08)
"...the captivating Melissa Fogarty head[s] the cast."
---The
New Yorker Goings On About Town, Russell Platt (8/18/08)
"Contrast was provided by the clear, cool, focused soprano sound
of Melissa Fogarty as the deposed Empress Ottavia, who provided some of the
best vocalism of the evening."
--Eli Jacobson, Gay
City News (9/4/08)
For the New York Times preview article on Opera Omnia's Poppea, click here.
(Review of performance with Isle of Klezbos - one of my "cross-over"
gigs)
"Melissa Fogarty was at the absolute top of her
game, cutting loose with a wail that was as sultry as it was clear and pure."
-- Lucid
Culture, (6/10/08)
(Reviews of performance of Dice Thrown,
New York City Opera VOX program)
"Most of the 2008 VOX operas featured highly experienced singers
such as James Bobick as the lone singer in Soldier Songs, Lauren Flanigan
as Lady Macbeth, Melissa Fogarty as the sole
singer in Dice Thrown, Beth Griffith as Zarafa, the giraffe, and Emily Pulley
as Eleni. These singers in particular delivered notably outstanding performances
and were backed up by satisfyingly rich orchestral performances."
--Karren LaLonde Alenier, Scene4 Magazine (6/08)
"John King's Dice Thrown...was more like
a revelation. In a performance by the stunningly accurate soprano Melissa
Fogarty, the piece became a dazzling coloratura solo of compelling dramatic
urgency...Ms. Fogarty star[ted] creating a character, not just a "part."
A musical country you could call Mallarmé Land cohered into being:
We could picture its mountains, its cities, its fretting housewives, its squabbling
politicians."
--Russell Platt, The New York Observer (5/08)
Vox Photos by Carol Rosegg. Melissa Fogarty with composer
John King and the NYCO Orchestra.
(Review of performance in La Serva Padrona, Seattle Baroque Orchestra)
"Melissa Fogarty sang and acted the role of the capricious and determined
Serpina with aplomb. She has a bright, attractive soprano and an ample technique,
all of which she applied skillfully to the part."
--R.M. Campbell, Seattle Post-Intelligencer (4/08)
(Blog mention for King Arthur at NYCO)
"young and lovely soprano Melissa Fogarty, a last
minute replacement scored a triumph, singing with delectable and highly skillful
coloratura and is surely on her way to a successful career."
--James Camner, author of "How to Enjoy Opera" (Simon and Schuster),
former reviewer for Fanfare Magazine and Opera News contributor. From his
blog, Broadway Bridge & Tunnel Test (3/08)
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