Every once in a blue moon a
young singer comes along who thoroughly captures the imagination.
Soprano Kathryn Mueller is such a singer. --Albuquerque
Journal, February 2010; Albuquerque
Baroque Players
The choir entered the church
sanctuary to the a capella tones of soprano Kathryn Mueller
singing Down to the River to Pray with disarming simplicity
and vocal radiance.
--southfloridaclassicalreview.com, Nov. 7, 2009; Seraphic
Fire
Mueller,
the TCA's principal soprano, came out strong and never
wavered. Her soaring lyrical voice
filled the room at every turn.
--Arizona
Daily Star, March 1, 2009; Tucson Chamber Artists
Young
soprano Kathryn Mueller made a strong case, however, for
reviving Salieri's sacred music with her bravura rendition
of Mary Magdalene's strangely virtuosic aria, Ai passi erranti,
from La passione di Gesu Cristo. The flights of
stratospheric brilliance are decidedly odd in a text that
tells of Christ's followers' desolation after his crucifixion,
but Mueller threw off the coloratura showpiece with gleaming
facility.
--Miami Herald, Jan. 18, 2009; Firebird Orchestra
From
her very first notes it was immediately clear, here was
a voice to be reckoned with, brilliantly focused, bright,
sweet and pristine. Her top notes were revelations, supported
by pinpoint intonation throughout her range.
--Albuquerque Journal, Dec. 21, 2008; Santa Fe
Pro Musica
[A]
most purely beautiful voice... I really went away with the
memory of the intertwining voices of Miss Mueller and Mr
Barber in the final duet from Poppea. Too luscious for words.......
--Brian Dickie, General Director of Chicago Opera Theater,
Nov. 8, 2008; Ars Antigua
(http://briandickie.typepad.com/my_weblog/)
Kathryn
Mueller seemed the most at ease [of the soloists] in the
operatic material, delivering Batti, batti with
lovely soprano tone and more characterful expression.
--Miami Herald, May 18, 2008; Seraphic Fire
With the gleaming voice of a true Zerlina, Kathryn Mueller
channeled the curving melodic lines of Batti, Batti
from "Don Giovanni."
--South Florida Sun-Sentinel, May 18, 2008; Seraphic
Fire
Mueller has the kind of pure sound, with little vibrato,
that is ideal for this material. Her voice was well matched
to [countertenor Terry] Barber’s more silvery tones,
and she held her own in the duets. She showed a good sense
of tragedy in Handel’s “Lascia ch’io pianga”from
“Rinaldo,” one of the composer’s youthful
masterpieces.
--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 2,
2007; New Trinity Baroque
There were goosebumps-inducing moments throughout the concert,
but none as captivating as the mesmerizing solo turn by
Kathryn Mueller in the "Et incarnatus est" ("And
was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary. And
was made man."). Mueller…exhibited a rich lyric
soprano. At times you held your breath waiting to see where
those glorious high notes would land.
--Arizona Daily Star, November 6, 2006; Tucson
Chamber Artists
Kathryn Mueller [was] a perfect Amy, whose high flying tessitura
was filled with the right touch of naiveté in her
hidden longings for everybody's favorite boy, Laurie.
--livingattheopera.com, April 22, 2006; University
of Arizona Opera Theater
Soaring solo work from baritone David Farwig, tenor Michael
Boswell and soprano Kathryn Mueller, as well as fine choral
blend, kept the artistic thermometer rising in Paul Halley's
What Stood Will Stand.
--The New Mexican, July 7, 2007; Santa Fe Desert
Chorale
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