Reviews


Photo Credit: Joshua Bright for the New York Times

NEW YORK TIMES:

 “..striking mezzo soprano…” that “sang and spoke potently and moved vivaciously.” 

OPERA NEWS: 

 “...held the stage with admirable intensity and commitment… and didn't shy away from tapping into notes of lust, rage, and despair that were borderline animalistic.”

SAN FRANCISCO CIVIC CENTER BLOGSPOT

"..mezzo soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis... She sang a few lines as the maid in La Traviata, and was finally given an aria, O Don Fatale, at the end of the Don Carlo excerpt, where she essentially stole the evening. The sound ranged from a rich, deep, contralto to a creamy, hall-ringing high soprano, and everything in between. This was a voice I could happily hear sing just about anything, with its hints of Ewa Podles, Shirley Verrett, and other great mezzo-sopranos. She also invested the character with real passion, sending the audience out buzzing."

CHAUTAUQUA DAILY:

"It was mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis who demonstrated her multi-accented talent, playing the “high-middle Polish-speaking” Old Lady in Bernstein’s “I Am Easily Assimilated,” as followed by her obsessing Spanish señores — Jared A. Guest, Sammy Huh, Jeremy Johnson and Brian James Myer. With Walker, Bryce-Davis humored the audience as Mrs. Lovett in Sondheim’s “A Little Priest” from Sweeney Todd, finishing the set with a rolling pin in her hand, Walker with a cleaver."

ASPEN TIMES:  

"Chief among them is mezzo soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis as Zita who takes charge both vocally and dramatically until Schicchi arrives.  She also interpolates the funniest musical joke of the proceedings."

SAN FRANCISCO CIVIC CENTER BLOGSPOT

"..mezzo soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis... She sang a few lines as the maid in La Traviata, and was finally given an aria, O Don Fatale, at the end of the Don Carlo excerpt, where she essentially stole the evening. The sound ranged from a rich, deep, contralto to a creamy, hall-ringing high soprano, and everything in between. This was a voice I could happily hear sing just about anything, with its hints of Ewa Podles, Shirley Verrett and other great mezzo-sopranos. She also invested the character with real passion, sending the audience out buzzing."

JAMAICA OBSERVER:

"...brought life to her arias. Her rich, throaty vocals, reminiscent of opera great Grace Bumbury, worked well for But Who May Abide, O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion. Her experience and training served her well."

MIAMI HERALD:

"...ennobled the Mother Superior Albine with dignity and warm mezzo tone."

Photo Credit: Jessica Osber

Photo Credit: Jessica Osber

TALLAWAH MAGAZINE:

 "...fast-emerging opera starlet was in her element (glorious pipes all ablaze!) this past Sunday at the UWI Mona Chapel, giving a magical rendition of excerpts from Handel's masterful oratorio The Messiah."

NEW YORK POST:

"... the richly colored mezzo of Raehann Bryce-Davis." 

BROOKLYN BUGLE:

"Several soloists, in particular the bass James Ioelu and the mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis, were outstanding."

EL NUEVO HERALD:

"Un aplauso especial para Raehann Bryce-Davis en el breve papel de Albine."

MIAMIARTZINE:

"A fine mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis played Albine (Mother Superior)."