OPERA NEWS
"The soprano projected the character’s anguish, fervency and increasingly fragile emotional state in an urgent, tonally secure and affectingly plangent vocal performance.”
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MARIE | OPERA COMPANY OF MIDDLEBURY
JUNE 2024
"As Marie, the foundling adopted by a regiment of French soldiers, soprano Sara LeMesh delivered virtuoso coloratura lines with absolute brilliance, as well as tender ones that made one sigh."
RUTLAND HERALD
JUPITER'S JOURNEY TO EARTH
NARCISSA | LITTLE OPERA THEATRE OF NEW YORK
2024
“The enchanting soprano Sara LeMesh sang with gleaming youthful tone. LeMesh was particularly impressive tossing off roulades and trills after her Narcissa was restored to life.”
NEW YORK CLASSICAL REVIEW
CORPUS EVITA
ISABEL PERÓN | WEST BAY OPERA
2024
“Against those formidable adversaries, Isabel barely stands a chance, not even as embodied with vocal fervor and dramatic power by soprano Sara LeMesh.”
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“Soprano Sara LeMesh adeptly captures Isabel’s inner conflict and sings her anguish with strident conviction without losing her eloquent vibrato.”
CORDELLREPORTS.COM
“She particularly shines in the second act as she powerfully punctuates with deeply throated soprano a confrontation with the memories/ghosts of both the Ministro and of her husband, Juan Perón. Much credit goes to Sara LeMesh for a memorable, truly plaintive performance.”
THEATRE EDDYS
“The bulk of the conflict settles on the shoulders of soprano Sara LeMesh, whose
performance of Isabel is a superb example of vocal acting."
THE ALMANAC
LES SIX
SOLOIST | BROOKLYN ART SONG SOCIETY
JANUARY 2024
“LeMesh could give voice to the wistfulness in “La Dame d’André” in the loveliest of tones, as winningly as seduction through vocal warmth and languid phrases in ‘Violin.’”
NEW YORK CLASSICAL REVIEW
“Sara LeMesh singing Poulenc’s “Fiançailles pour rire” was absolutely breathtaking. Her vocal dynamism and sonorous timbre filled the hall with an aura of sound.”
“In this, LeMesh’s voice epitomizes French music of this time. She sounded effortless as she glided through Tailleferre’s thoughtful details to accompany Voltaire’s empathetic text."
"LeMesh delivered each climax with grace and great understanding of this music’s deep emotional intelligence.”
OPERAWIRE
EXCERPTS OF APPARITION
SOLOIST | BARD MUSIC WEST
2018
“Soprano Sara LeMesh welcomed this grim reaper with a warm, gentle delivery of the opening line. The movement closed with a second invocation to Death, this time with LeMesh allowing Crumb’s vocal line to droop slowly and delicately, like a browned leaf floating to the ground.”
SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE