The Met Opera’s Brighter Future Is Onstage in Europe
The New York Times
Gilda is sung by Nadine Sierra, a rising Met soprano who sounded more controlled and sensitive than ever, offering a delicately spun “Caro nome” and passionate duets.
Read Full Feature...there is no denying that she had everyone spellbound as she sang “N’est-ce plus main” with the most sensual of phrasing. She was seductive in both body and voice, grabbing hold of Fabiano and pulling him toward her, her voice gentle but spicy. Operawire
You Should Give Opera A Listen. It's Different Than You May Think
WNPR
Have you ever been to the opera? I know, you think it's stuffy and formal and only for rich, white people of a certain age. You're wrong.
Read Full FeatureNew Classical Tracks: Nadine Sierra sings the story of the immigrant
Your Classical
"Opera just grabbed me, it almost stole me away from reality, and I just had to be part of it!"
Read Full Feature"Nadine Sierra è una Maria ideale per presenza scenica e proprietà dì fraseggio, tutta giocata su una linea di canto di maliosa morbidezza..." Le Salon MusicaleRead More
Nadine Sierra espera que su voz sea una introducción a la ópera
Periódico Correo
La cantante Nadine Sierra afirma que “la ópera no es para todos, pero todos debieran tener la oportunidad de ser introducidos a ella para saber si les gusta”.
Read Full FeatureCon il bel contributo della Royal Philharmonic Orchestra diretta da Robert Spano, Nadine Sierra canta e, soprattutto, interpreta assai bene: ha versatile padronanza linguistica, ma soprattutto stilistica. La sua musicalità si adatta perfettamente allo swing più cullante e scattante, la voce ben educata si muove con disinvoltura e leggerezza nelle linee melodiche e valorizza il testo, lo spirito di ogni brano. La celeberrima Somewhere da West Side Story, un cui verso dà il titolo all'intera raccolta, è resa con dolcezza e spontaneità e, sempre di Bernstein, anche nel suo “Glitter and be Gay” si apprezza per la franchezza da attrice, più che da cantante, che ci risparmia tutte le leziosaggini prodotte in serie dalla schiera di giovani soprani di coloratura che utilizzano Cunegonde come biglietto da visita insieme con l'Olympia di Offenbach e la Regina della notte. L'ape Musicale
Nadine Sierra's Twitter Proves There's Room For Latinas In The Opera
Bustle
Soprano Nadine Sierra is one of opera's shining stars. And for the Latinx community, she's also an example of just how far we can go when we truly follow our dreams.
Read Full FeatureNadine Sierra: «Vi racconto la mia West Side Story»
Corriere della Sera
Certi versi di West Side Story restano dentro e non vanno più via. «Maria, Maria, I just meet a girl named Maria»
Read Full FeatureSierra's voice is alive, gorgeous, and positively thrilling higher in the range. Her high Cs and E-flats are full, secure, open, and free—they're everything you could hope for. It's an exceptional lyric voice, complete with an innate sense of drama that seems ideal for suffering heroines and the like. She is a major artist.
Stereophile
Festival Cervantino 2018: Lista Soprano Nadine Sierra
Union Guanajuato
Con un recital con piano que incluirá un repertorio de arias tradicionales de creadores latinoamericanos, la soprano estadounidense Nadine Sierra regresa a México para
Read Full FeatureLa Soprano Nadine Sierra ofrecerà concierto íntimo en el Cervantino
El Universal
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Read Full FeatureFrom the opening notes of soprano Nadine Sierra’s stunning debut album, “There’s a Place for Us” (on Deutsche Grammophon), it is clear that she is a major singer. Barry Bassis - Epoch TimesRead More
ENTREVISTA: Nadine Sierra Está Preparada Para Entrar A Una Nueva Etapa De Su Vida Con Su Nuevo Disco, “There’s A Place For Us”
Nylon Espanol
Nadine Sierra es una cantante de ópera originaria de Palm Beach, Florida con raíces latinoamericanas y europeas y gracias a su poderosa voz ha logrado sobrepasar las barr
Read Full Feature„Ich bin niemand, der nach irgendeinem Hype strebt“
Concerti
Nadine Sierra wollte als Kind einfach nur der Oper zu Diensten sein und kein umjubelter Star auf der Bühne werden.
Read Full FeatureNADINE SIERRA PUBLICA SU PRIMER TRABAJO DISCOGRÁFICO
Codalario
Nadine Sierra ha desvelado hoy el contenido de su primer trabajo discográfico. Se trata de un CD grabado para la Deutsche Grammophon
Read Full FeatureNADINE SIERRA CONQUISTA SU LUGAR
MIAMI CLÁSICA
A los 29 años, Sierra representa a la soprano lírica esencialmente americana y al crisol de razas emblemático de la nación,
Read Full FeatureIf words can translate into song, then Nadine Sierra wills exactitudes of emotional beauty. ConcertoNet.comRead More
CHATTING WITH OPERA STAR NADINE SIERRA
Pop Bytes
I always knew that on my first album, I didn’t want to just create something that was like, “here are 10 arias that I’ve done in my life and here’s a pretty picture of me
Read Full FeatureInterview: Nadine Sierra Shines at Showcase for Upcoming Album
Operawire
On August 24, 2018, soprano Nadine Sierra’s upcoming debut album “There’s a Place for Us,” will be released through Deutsche Grammophon and Universal Music Group, via the
Read Full FeatureSoprano On Her Burgeoning Careering, Opening the Festival Napa Valley, & Her Favorite Roles
Operawire
The Florida-born artist, who turned 30 this past May, recently announced her first-ever solo album, is performing at the top theaters on the planet, has been garnering a
Read Full FeatureCible de tous les regards, la Norina caprine de Nadine Sierra joue avec virtuosité de sa silhouette de rêve, en parfaite osmose avec une jolie voix agile et fruitée... Marie-Aude Roux - Le Monde
La mutine Nadine Sierra montre l’adaptation de son instrument et de sa technique à ce répertoire qu’elle découvre pourtant. Sa voix agile parcourt les vocalises avec une apparente facilité, notamment grâce à des aigus fins et bien projetés. Son timbre fruité aux nombreuses colorations se pare d’un éclat moiré lorsqu’elle accentue sa couverture vocale. OlyrixRead More
Nadine Sierra : « l'opéra, c'est une histoire de sexe ! »
Forum Opera
Nadine Sierra aime la France. Interprète de Norina dans Don Pasquale, l’opéra de Donizetti donné ce mois-ci pour la toute première fois à l’Opéra de Paris, elle reviendra
Read Full FeatureNorina, est interprétée, chantée et jouée avec une grâce et un abattage exceptionnels par la nouvelle coqueluche des sopranos légers, Nadine Sierra, très en verve et en voix, avec des aigus scintillants qui rayonnent au-dessus de l’orchestre. Alain Duault - Opera OnlineRead More
No peco de elogioso si digo desde ahora que el público se ha deleitado con el mejor concierto vocal del 2018. Sierra ofreció un banquete variado tanto de estilos musicales como de su paleta de recursos expresivos, de la gracia de la Julieta de Gounod, a la coquetería de la Musetta de Puccini, al virtuosismo escénico y sonoro de incisos donizettianos, y –en lo que más la había disfrutado en grabaciones– su refinado y muy particular gusto para atender el repertorio mozartiano. Cada inciso fue rico en carácter, su musicalidad seductora y sus fraseos muy sensibles en la amplitud y el control de su fiato. Juan Carlos Reyes - EL UNIVERSAL
"¡Brava, brava!", fue aclamada la soprano Nadine Sierra, en su esperado debut en México con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, que celebra su 40 aniversario. Erika P. Bucio - ReformaRead More
Alista Sierra debut mexicano
Reforma
En su esperado debut en México, el próximo miércoles con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería en la Sala Nezahualcóyotl de la UNAM...
Read Full FeatureThe hype around her concerns many elements. Her style, glamour and personal warmth. Yet it is the voice which exceeds all expectations. Susan Hall - Berkshire Fine ArtsRead More
Nadine Sierra lived up to, and easily exceeded, expectations on Sunday when she sang a recital in Dallas at the sold-out Moody Performance Hall. The recital of art songs is an endangered species but thanks to the Dallas Opera’s Robert and Jean Ann Titus Art Song Recital Series, Dallasites are blessed with concerts such as this one. Both Sierra, in a stunning gold lamé dress, and her superb collaborative pianist, Bryan Wagorn were magnificent. Gregory Sullivan Isaacs, Theatre JonesRead More
Soprano Nadine Sierra discusses her career and performing for the Dallas Opera's Titus Art Song Recital Series on Sunday.
Theatre Jones
Throughout my phone interview with soprano Nadine Sierra, I kept thinking how perfect she is for the role of Susanna in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro.
Read Full FeatureOpera star Nadine Sierra on being bullied, fighting stigma and the VHS tape that changed her life
Dallas News
But everything clicked when she was 10, after her mom went to the library and brought home a VHS copy of Puccini's La Bohéme, directed by Franco Zeffirelli at the Met.
Read Full FeatureMeet the Young Soprano Wowing Met Opera Audiences in Le Nozze di Figaro
Playbill
Sensational young soprano Nadine Sierra, who recently won the 2017 Richard Tucker Award, is back on the Metropolitan Opera stage this month as Susanna...
Read Full FeatureWithout question, the evening belonged to soprano Nadine Sierra, this year’s Tucker Award winner. The first vocal selection of the night was “Caro nome,” Gilda’s aria from Rigoletto—Sierra made a sensational Met debut in this role in 2015, and her interpretation has lost none of its enchanting power. Supple yet focused, her voice glowed at its top and showed hints of smoke lower down. Eric C. Simpson, New York Classical ReviewRead More
Met opera winner Nadine Sierra is making her mark at a young age
SF Gate
Of her Met debut, George Loomis wrote in Opera magazine that her “limpid tone and delicate phrasing proved ideal for the naive, sheltered girl, as did her lithe...
Read Full FeatureSierra sang an endearing ‘Caro nome’ from Rigoletto, brimming with joy, pinpoint-accurate coloratura and trills to die for, as well as an impressive ‘Ah, fors’ è lui…Sempre libera’ from La traviata. Singing Violetta may be a dream at this point, but her solid vocal technique and dramatic intensity clearly indicate that the role is in the cards. Sierra exudes style and her three gowns — teal blue, glittering gold and royal purple — coupled with her brilliant singing made her the jewel of the evening. Rick Perdian, Seen and Heard InternationalRead More
Young Soprano Nadine Sierra is making history in the opera world
NBC News
The daughter of a firefighter of Puerto Rican heritage is the youngest singer to win a Metropolitan Opera vocal competition.
Read Full FeatureSoprano Nadine Sierra Is Making Her Mark at a Young Age
New York Times
It's been a dizzying rise for the Florida-born soprano, who started voice lessons at age 6, began performing in opera as a teen and made her Met debut as Gilda...
Read Full FeatureA Bright Light on the Stage
Our Town
She was just 19 years old at the time, competing in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, held to discover and promote new talent...
Read Full FeatureSoprano Nadine Sierra is making her mark at a young age
The Washington Post
"She has charm, she has style, she has grace, and on top of that she has a terrific voice," said Barry Tucker, son of the legendary tenor and chairman of the foundation..
Read Full FeatureThe result was that she delivered not only “Caro nome” but also the entire role with just the right combination of technical skills and expressive fireworks to make even the most jaded listener sit up and take notice.Read More
(Delos "Rigoletto" recording) Stephen Smoliar, The Rehearsal Studio
Nadine Sierra sings sweetly and nimbly; the sparkle in her voice conveys Gilda’s naiveté. But she is no simpering soubrette: the tone is round and full. You hear in her singing the resoluteness that will lead the girl to her dreadful fate.
(Delos "Rigoletto" recording) Fred Cohn, Opera News
Sierra, a young soprano of great promise, had an intriguing, earthy sound at the bottom, and a pleasing lilt at the top. She was bedecked in a gorgeous mermaid-shaped dress in a dark-ish blue shade. M.L. Rantala, Hyde Park HeraldRead More
Backstage at the Paris Opera House
FAB Beauty
FAB took the chance to meet up and chat with Nadine and Andrea Klesch, the hair and make-up artist working with her on Die Zauberflöte at the Opéra national de Paris.
Read Full FeatureNadine Sierra avant la Flûte à Bastille : « J’ai toujours été comme un papillon »
Ôlyrix
French interview with website Ôlyrix following Eliogabalo at Opéra national de Paris and in advance of Die Zauberflöte with the same company.
Read Full FeatureNadine Sierra in “Die Zauberflöte” in Paris
Departures
"Culture Calendar: 18 Things to Do in January 2017" Second of two features in the January 2017 edition of Departures.
Read Full FeatureSoprano Supreme
Departures
Soprano Nadine Sierra gave a standout house debut as the playful but sinister Cupid, bringing lush ornamentation to her Act One aria "Gli squardi trattieni". Rebecca Schmid, Financial Times (March 2016)
The performance on December 8 had a potent advantage in the Gilda of Nadine Sierra, who had made her Met debut six days earlier. Sierra's lovely, limpid tone and delicate phrasing proved ideal for the naive, sheltered girl, as did her lithe, slightly fragile appearance. Her 'Tutte le feste al tempio'… was especially poignant. Il CorriereRead More
The Secret Remedies Opera Singers Use to Avoid Getting a Cold
Bon Appétit
Soprano Nadine Sierra assumed the title role and delivered a mad scene that simply brought down the house. David Fleshler, South Florida Classical Review (January 2011)
Sierra’s sound is silvery and brilliant. 'Dove sono I bei momenti' showed off the exquisite control she has over her voice. San Francisco Classical VoiceRead More
Soprano Nadine Sierra brought a glossy voice and expressive intensity to her solo opportunities. The Fort Lauderdale native’s career is starting to take off. David Fleshler, The Miami Herald (March 2015)
Nadine Sierra displayed a supple soprano and elegant stage presence, giving the role of Gilda the personality of the sweet girl next door. Her ‘Caro nome’ sounded effortless and graceful. Aaron Keebaugh, Boston Classical Review (March 2014)
Sound Bites: Nadine Sierra
Opera News
In her Seattle Opera debut, Nadine Sierra perfectly embodies Rigoletto’s innocent daughter, Gilda. On opening night, Sierra displayed a soaring, crystalline soprano, effortlessly swirling up and down through Verdi’s coloratura, most impressively while lying on her back during her aria ‘Caro Nome.' Maggie Larrick, Queen Anne News (January 2014)
But no one else matched the art of transition displayed by American soprano Nadine Sierra, making her Seattle Opera debut as Gilda. [...] Sierra — and you’ll most definitely want to pay attention to her name — has an alluring, immediately identifiable voice that encompasses dark-hued deep notes as well as spectacularly spun, floating light notes at the very top of her range. And that’s only a starting point for Sierra: her remarkable control allows her to venture an exciting variety in her phrasing. Thomas May, Memeteria (January 2014)
In her company debut, Nadine Sierra played Pamina with earnest expression and depth of character. With her fluid soprano ringing in the hall at all dynamic levels, she sculpted her arias in beautiful phrases.
Grace Jean, The Washington Post (December 2013)
So pure and resplendent were the extraordinary soloists in this production that soprano Nadine Sierra and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo might have made Rossini weep, too. At times, when they sang together, because of their mastery of the music and the caliber of their voices, they sounded even greater than two voices. It is no easy feat to sing and move onstage for a solid hour and both made it look and sound effortless as if they’d be born to perform this work. Gale Martin, Bachtrack (July 2013)
Nadine Sierra, who was a superb Gilda in FGO’s production of Rigoletto last season, has a radiant voice and a sure sense of theater, seeming to enter into the emotional life of whatever character she is portraying, if only for a single aria. David Fleshler, South Florida Classical Review (January 2013)