Reviews & Media Coverage
"Sierra'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. She is a major artist."
"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…"
"The daughter of a firefighter of Puerto Rican heritage is the youngest singer to win a Metropolitan Opera vocal competition."
"'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."
"Sensational young soprano Nadine Sierra, who recently won the 2017 Richard Tucker Award, is back on the Metropolitan Opera stage this month as Susanna…"
"Everything clicked when she was 10, after her mom went to the library and brought home a VHS copy of Puccini's La Bohème, directed by Franco Zeffirelli at the Met."
"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…"
"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."
"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."
"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.'"
"Nadine Sierra es una cantante de ópera originaria de Palm Beach, Florida con raíces latinoamericanas y europeas…"
"Opera just grabbed me, it almost stole me away from reality, and I just had to be part of it!"
"From the opening notes of soprano Nadine Sierra's stunning debut album, it is clear that she is a…"
"Of her Met debut, George Loomis wrote in Opera magazine that her 'limpid tone and delicate phrasing proved ideal for the naive, sheltered girl.'"
"Sierra'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. She is a major artist."
"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."
"Norina est interprétée, chantée et jouée avec une grâce et un abattage exceptionnels par la nouvelle coquelette des sopranos légers, Nadine Sierra, très en verve et en voix, avec des aigus scintillants qui rayonnent au-dessus de l'orchestre."
"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… Cada inciso fue rico en carácter, su musicalidad seductora y sus fraseos muy sensibles en la amplitud y el control de su fiato."
"The hype around her concerns many elements. Her style, glamour and personal warmth. Yet it is the voice which exceeds all expectations."
"Without question, the evening belonged to soprano Nadine Sierra, this enchanting power. Supple yet focused, her voice glowed at its top and showed hints of smoke lower down."
"Sierra sang an endearing 'Caro nome' from Rigoletto, brimming with joy, pinpoint-accurate coloratura and trills to die for, as well as an impressive 'Sempre libera' from La traviata. She exudes style… Sierra made her the jewel of the evening."
"Nadine Sierra lived up to, and easily exceeded, expectations when she sang a recital in Dallas at the sold-out Moody Performance Hall… Both Sierra, in a stunning gold lamé dress, and her superb collaborative pianist Bryan Wagorn were in top form."
"If words can translate into song, then Nadine Sierra wills exactitudes of emotional beauty."
"Nadine Sierra è una Maria ideale per presenza scenica e proprietà di fraseggio, tutta giocata su una linea di canto di maliosa morbidezza…"