Mazeppa
A model of concision, this powerful, dramatic opera relates in a little over two hours the apotheosis and fall of the Cossack general Ivan Mazeppa, a fugitive in war-torn Ukraine.
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Mahler & Barton
This landmark event, broadcast around the world, marked the reopening of the Sydney Concert Hall after two years of extensive renewal works and the first time ever than an Australian orchestra has been exclusively released on the ‘Yellow Label’ in its 127-year history.
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Hérodiade
"Nicole Car's Salomé sounds young and lvrical. on the cusp of womanhood, yet a match in vocal power for her John the Baptist in their final duet."
- BBC Music Magazine
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The Kiss
“She sings with intelligence and individuality. Her voice is smooth and full, and, on the higher notes...the sound freely unfolds and blossoms. It’s sumptuous and lovely and deserves repeat listenings.”
- Readings
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Heroines
“Car’s program is well-sung and played...she shows herself
to be an accomplished, detailed recitalist.”
- Limelight
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Massenet
Songs with orchestra
“Six singers, all of them Bru Zane regulars, share the songs between them. Nicole Car’s lyrical way with ‘Amoureuse’ and her bravura approach to the exacting ‘L’improvisatore’ offset Jodie Devos’s crystalline soprano..."
- Gramophone
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Passionnément
“This is an effective characterisation by Car who is well suited to the role and seems to relish every note.”
- Music Web International
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La bohème
Royal Opera House
"Car is so good at the sudden bursts of lyricism, especially affecting in the third and best of the acts here, Pappano’s febrile but authentically Puccinian/Toscaniniesque sense of movement underpinning her to perfection."
- The Arts Desk
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Carmen
Opera Australia
"The best vocal performance of the evening was from Opera Australia’s own Nicole Car, who played the part of Micaëla. Her rendition of the aria “Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante” was exquisite and for me the highlight of the evening"
- Backtrack
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Brahms
A German Requiem
“Soprano Nicole Car has the heavenly ‘Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit’ and she sings it well. The sound of her voice falls pleasingly on the ear."
- Music Web International
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