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As Principessa Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlo, Opera Royal de Wallonie Hervey Levy, Resmusica.com "The rest of the ensemble was rather engaging, with a beautifully portrayed Eboli played by the young and promising Carla Dirlikov, who has a very beautiful voice (she made out brilliantly faced with such a difficult role)." |
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As Principessa Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlo, Opera Royal de Wallonie Luttich Von Heinz Godesar, Grenz-Echo "In the role of Principessa Eboli, the Mexican-American Carla Dirlikov made a shining debut." |
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As Principessa Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlo, Opera Royal de Wallonie Nicolas Blanmont, La Libre "The beautiful cosmopolitan cast was completed by the Eboli of Carla Dirlikov." |
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As Principessa Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlo, Opera Royal de Wallonie Jean Lucas, Luxemburger Wort "As Eboli, Carla Dirlikov possesses a mezzo with an advantageous timber..." |
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As Curra in Verdi's La Forza del Destino, Caramoor Festival Vivien Schweitzer, New York Times "The able young cast also included Carla Dirlikov as Curra" |
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As Mezzo Soloist in Rossini's Stabat Mater, Spoleto Festival Jacobo Feliciani, Spoleto Free Word Press "In the Rossini the tenor and the mezzo soprano were the most impressive." |
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As Mezzo Soloist in Handel's Messiah, Kennedy Center Cecelia Porter, The Washington Post "Alice Dillon, Carla Dirlikov, Pablo Talamante and David Brundage were the engaging vocal soloists." |
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As the Alto Soloist in Handel's Messiah, Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Seth Williamson, Roanoke Times "Carla Dirlikov's alto was warm and with a wide, dynamic range" |
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As Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh Mark Kanny, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "One of the evening's most delightful encounters was Carla Dirlikov as Cherubino, the teenage boy in love with love and all women." |
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As Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh Robert Croan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Carla Dirlikov enacted Cherubino convincingly as a randy adolescent teen-aged boy, and sang her arias richly with conviction." |
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As Maddalena in Linda di Chamounix, Caramoor Festival Joanne Sydney Lessner, Opera News "Caramoor Bel Canto Young Artist Carla Dirlikov demonstrated a smooth, sizeable mezzo as Linda's mother." |
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As Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Annapolis Opera David Lindauer, The Capitol "In her solo offerings, Carla Dirlikov was excellent. Her first aria, "Una voce poco fa," was quite good, with many interpolated notes: Purists may object to such ornamentation, but when handled as beautifully as they were by Ms. Dirlikov, I'm sure none of her listeners minded a bit. [In] Her first act duet with Figaro...her voice remained as beautiful as ever. The second act was better, and in both her "Singing Lesson" and her trio with Figaro and the Count, Ms. Dirlikov...came into her own." |
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As Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Annapolis Opera Mary Johnson, The Baltimore Sun "Mezzo-soprano Carla Dirlikov, another budding star introduced at last season's Flute in the relatively small role of Papagena, has returned in the leading role of Rosina to take the stage with her warmth, grace, splendid vocal abilities and acting...she soared to the vocal stratosphere." |
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As Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Annapolis Opera Ronni Reich, The Washington Post "Mezzo-soprano Carla Dirlikov was a cute, vivacious Rosina. Her voice possesed an appealing warmth." |
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Solo Recital, Augustin Lara Festival ( in Spanish)
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As Mezzo Soloist, Festival de Musique Sacree de l'Outaouais Richard Todd, Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa) "The program concluded with a fine reading of Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12. It was the most thoroughly satisfying of the afternoon's offerings and gave Dirlikov her only chance to do a full aria and she sang it beautifully." |
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As Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Annapolis Opera Mary Johnson, Baltimore Sun (Baltimore) “A captivating surprise was spirited mezzo-soprano Carla Dirlikov, who brought a commanding stage presence, strong acting skills, a zesty comic zest and a gorgeous voice to the role of Papagena, making her character's arrival eminently worth Papageno's long wait” |
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As Dorabella in Cosi Fan Tutte, Pellegrini Opera Ute Davis, National Capitol Opera Society Newsletter (Ottawa) “The major tribute has to go to the two ladies, Rachel Cleland-Ainsworth (Fiordiligi) and Carla Dirlikov (Dorabella). While individually excellent in voice and action, their duets were utterly charming.” |
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As Julie Riel in Louis Riel, Opera McGill Pamela Jones, Opera Magazine (London) “However, the most compelling voice of the evening, one that grabbed the heartstrings with its dramatic force and musicality, was that of Carla Dirlikov as Riel's mother.” |
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Solo Recital, Campeche J. Pablo Delgado Berman, Expresso (Mexico) “Dirlikov showed off her vocal qualities using not only her excellent voice, but also a very well refined and expressive body language” |
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As Penelope in Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria, Opera McGill Claude Gingras, La Presse (Montreal) “The voices heard on Thursday evening were all good, as a whole, but a certain performer clearly distinguished herself above the rest: a beautiful tall woman by the name of Carla Dirlikov as Pénélope, the saddened wife of Ulyssis who waits for 20 years in hope of his return. The voice, projection, the presence, the gesture: all indicated the beginning of a great career.” |