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"...the singer who stood out was Caroline Worra...She is simply the most instantly communicative and immediate artist I have seen on the stage since Beverly Sills...the audience was electrified...the vocal quality is luminous, there is a throb in the vibrato that gives a real sense of vulnerability and femininity, and she has precisely the same magical quality that Sills had - the ability to seem, on stage, completely self-confident and self- possessed, and yet with a warmth in her voice and manner, a sense of being 'personal' and 'caring', that spoke directly to the audience...and that wonderful smile...there were moments when she was singing when I was close to tearful, hearing such an intimate and personal sense of presence in a young singer...She is, I believe, on the verge of a stellar career...We have heard a number of very fine young sopranos in recent years,...but Worra is I think unique among them in the sheer human communication and expressivity she is bringing to the stage right now." Opera-L Beckmesserschmitt
"...I'd hightail it to any performance that Worra got to do if I were you. Her singing in English - which I think is really a golden language for her - is always clear and she has a special way in making the words bear emotional content without overemphasizing them. The breath support is really impressive and she is just great to watch and 'communicate with' on stage - again, she reminds me of all of the wonderful parts of Sills...she is such a luminous presence on stage, and such an incandescent artist, that you really should do everything you possibly can to experience this type of artistic communication, which is increasingly rare today, I am afraid." OPERA-L Beckmesserschmitt "Caroline Worra...She frankly stole the show. Her voice is round, brilliant and lovely all the way from bottom to (considerably high) top, and she can do ANYTHING with it. The cherry on top: she is electric onstage, and a gorgeous blond, too." review from The Mines of Sulphur
"The revelation in the cast was Caroline Worra ... who provides the evening's terrifying climax ... with a superb soprano and solid technique ... she delivered the final twist with fearsome power, landing on a molten high B that produced an almost physical reaction from the audience." Brian Kellow - Opera News "caroline Worra...was the clear favorite of the sold-out crowd, especially in the wake of her final, roof-raising aria." review from Vivaldi's Motezuma "all around powerhouse performer Caroline Worra" American Opera Projects "Caroline’s an immaculate musician and vocally complete, but that’s only where a singer starts. Her sound is utterly her own—rich, bright, crackling with electricity—and every time I hear her she’s a bolder, more inventive actress...her intensity was such, you could hardly draw breath...as Leonard Bernstein once said of Maria Callas, if I could sing like that I’d never write another note again." Mark Adamo - Time Out New York
"ONE OUTSTANDING VOICE" London Financial Times "Worra sang all of her music wonderfully, with clean attack and stylistic mastery: clearly this is a serious artist destined for international stages." David Shengold - Opera News
"A NEW SOPRANO POWERHOUSE" Alex Ross - The New Yorker "...pearly tone and elegant technique..." San Francisco Chronicle
"Soprano Caroline Worra stole the show...She handled the coloratura challenges with panache, inflecting ornate parts expressively, tossing off a fabulous fast trill, and projecting thrilling high notes above high C. She is as impressive singing softly as powerfully, and was sensitive in ensemble work. Worra is a singer to watch." Pittsburgh Tribune |
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