What People Are Saying
“Soprano Carolyn Orr sang alluringly as Ines, communicating a friend’s concern for Leonora in Act One, first with ‘Che più t’arresti?’ and then ‘Quanto narrasti di turbamento,’ and in the final scene of Act Two.”
“Malaprop’s niece and guardian, Lydia Larkspur, was sung by Carolyn Orr, one of the superlative singers in the cast. Although Lydia is from a rich family, she is in love with the idea of living in “charming poverty.”
“The tormented Queen of Cathay Angelica, madly in love with Medoro but relentlessly pursued by Orlando, was brought to life with passion and poise by soprano Carolyn Orr. In her entrancing cavatina in Act One, ‘Palpita ad ogni istante,’ Orr’s Angelica created an aura of noble suffering that persisted until the opera’s dénouement, when the queen’s suffering at last ended…. Orr phrased the adagio in the Act One finale, ‘Sento nel seno, oh dio,’ gracefully, communicating the panoply of emotions by which Angelica is plagued. Her account of the aria ‘Aure chete, verdi allori’ throbbed with raw feeling, and yearning simmered in her voicing of the accompagnato ‘Fra queste selve invan.’
Orr sang ‘Non fia mai, che venga meno’ in the duetto with Medoro mesmerizingly, Angelica’s love soaring in the music, and her reading of the accompagnato ‘Implacabili numi!’ in Act Three was the work of a talented singing actress. Some sopranos would justly complain that it was cruel of Haydn to place an aria as difficult as ‘Dell’estreme sue voci dolenti’ so late in the opera, but Orr was inspired by the music’s obstacles, singing with abandon. In all of Angelica’s scenes, Orr sang intrepidly, the flickers of vocal strain integrated into a laudably thoughtful portrait of the beleaguered queen.”
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“Carolyn Orr, soprano, who sang the coloratura passages with strength and daring and the lyrical passages with a lovely tone.”
Superb Staging and Wonderful Singing in Orlando Palandino | CVNC
UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS:
MM Recital
Rosalinda, Die Fledermaus
Bach Christmas Oratorio, Soprano Soloist
MISSION STATEMENT:
My mission is to create art that reflects my passion for singing through striving towards always having energetic, inspiring, and innovative performances. As a result, I hope to always hold myself to a high musical standard and to inspire others to create truly meaningful art.