REVIEWS

“…Alwyn Mellor displayed an impressively rich-bodied voice as the young priestess Adalgisa…”
Adalgisa: Norma / English Touring Opera / Classical Source

“Alwyn Mellor, a magnificent Adalgisa, has a voice with the precision, strength and delicacy of a well-cut diamond.  Her duets with Howard sparkled accordingly.”
Adalgisa: Norma / English Touring Opera / Crackerjack Gloucestershire

“…Alwyn Mellor’s excellent Adalgisa made the two duets a heavenly pleasure, and Mellor’s lovely singing of Adalgisa’s accompanied recitative made one regret yet again that Bellini didn’t provide this character with a full aria.”
Adalgisa: Norma / English Touring Opera / The Daily Telegraph

“Both sopranos were dextrous with their passagework, with Mellor singing with gleaming tones and Howard contributing softer grained warm phrases…(Yvonne) Howard’s and Mellor’s delivery was both passionate and balanced vocally.”
Adalgisa: Norma / English Touring Opera / MV Daily

“Alwyn Mellor sings a warm and well-rounded Adalgisa…”
Adalgisa: Norma / English Touring Opera / Music OMH

“Norma's rival in love, Adalgisa, another sinning priestess with almost as prominent a part, was superbly sung by Alwyn Mellor, her ardent voice resplendent with glowing tones. Both Mellor and Howard are stage creatures, every gesture and facial expression sufficient to convey the agonising complexities of their plight, even without a full staging.”
Adalgisa: Norma / English Touring Opera / The Observer

“…the warm and vibrant Adalgisa of Alwyn Mellor…”
Adalgisa: Norma / English Touring Opera / Opera

“Yvonne Howard’s Norma and Alwyn Mellor’s Adalgisa were outstanding, they stole the show and would grace any staging anywhere in the world… Alwyn Mellor’s Adalgisa revealed a rich toned soprano voice with no gear changes in a wide range from a contralto basement to steely top notes. Their voices in their great confrontations, such as ‘Mira, o Norma’, blended well and they presented two very strong female characters.”
Adalgisa: Norma / English Touring Opera / Seen and Heard International

“Alwyn Mellor takes full advantage of the vocal opportunities presented by Micaëla’s music, blossoming into her third act aria with gorgeous amplitude.”
Micaëla: Carmen / Welsh National Opera / The Daily Telegraph

“Alwyn Mellor is the vocally radiant, positive and heroic Micaëla.”
Micaëla: Carmen / Welsh National Opera / The Times

“Alwyn Mellor put passion and drama into her fiery performance of Wally...”
Wally: La Wally / Chelsea Opera Group / The Guardian

“…a well equipped dramatic soprano with no vices and she made the character completely convincing…”
Wally: La Wally / Chelsea Opera Group / Musical Pointers

“As the free-spirited Wally Alwyn Mellor was moving in her big aria...”
Wally: La Wally / Chelsea Opera Group / The Times

“She fulfilled easily the enormous demands of the piece, which are almost of a Wagnerian nature. Here she reaches the maximum intimacy and transfiguration.”
The Kingdom / MDR Symphony Orchestra / Leipzig Almanach

“Alwyn Mellor was wonderfully clear in tone, and utterly expressive at every point, though most entrancingly in her Act Two monologue.””
Fiordiligi: Così fan tutte / Welsh National Opera / Daily Info, Oxford

“…the cast is musically superb, with perfect symmetry between the lovers, Alwyn Mellor (Fiordiligi), Nora Sourouzian (Dorabella), Mark Wilde (Ferrando) and Neal Davies (Gugliemo), and the two worldly–wise cynics, Donald Maxwell (Don Alfonso) and Linda Kitchen (Despina).”
Fiordiligi: Così fan tutte / Welsh National Opera / Plymouth Evening Herald

“…there is an outstanding Fiordiligi in Alwyn Mellor, who has all the makings of a top–class Mozart dramatic soprano.”
Fiordiligi: Così fan tutte / Welsh National Opera / The Times

“Alwyn Mellor’s Elvira was outstanding…”
Donna Elvira: Don Giovanni / Canadian Opera Company / Opera

“Soprano Alwyn Mellor sang two Mozart arias, the indignant and vengeful ‘Alma Grande’ and the melodramatic ‘Bella mia fiamma’, with conviction and technical fluency...”
Mozart: Concert Arias / BBC Philharmonic / Yorkshire Post

“Alwyn Mellor, with a bigger, fuller sound than her female colleagues pssessed, had the measure of Elettra, whether angry in ‘Tutte nel cor’ or more gentle in ‘Idol mio’...”
Elettra: Idomeneo / Chelsea Opera Group / www.classicalsource.com

“Gwyn Hughes Jones (Rodolfo) was touchingly tamed by the gentleness of Alwyn Mellor’s dream-chasing Mimi...”
Mimì: La bohème / Welsh National Opera / Daily Info, Oxford

“It is true that the composer demands great vocal athleticism from his singers. Lovers of song would not have been disappointed with Alwyn Mellor and Francesco Anile…the soprano displayed a pure vocal line in Acts 2 and 3. Her Vissi d’arte, the celebrated aria in Act 2 after Scarpia has made his horrible proposition, was simply overwhelming.”
Tosca / Opéra Théâtre de Limoges / Le Populaire

“Many famous divas have tackled the role of Tosca taking advantage of the vocal and dramatic opportunities this role offers. With beautifully even rounded tones Alwyn Mellor was always fully in command of the role climaxing with a beautiful rendition of the famous aria Vissi D'Arte. Her duets with Geraint Dodd's passionate painter Cavaradossi were equally enjoyable.”
Tosca / Welsh National Opera / Crackerjack Gloucestershire

“Great direction needs great players, and in the lead-role, there could scarcely have been a better Floria Tosca than Alwyn Mellor, whose superb voice, immense power and dramatic presence proved the undoubted highlight.”
Tosca / Welsh National Opera / The Herald, Plymouth

“The cast is headed by Alwyn Mellor as Marenka, her liquid soprano voice moulding these exquisite arias with a nice unforced tone, while at the same time capturing your sympathy as the bride who believes she has been bartered.”
Marenka: The Bartered Bride / Opera North / Yorkshire Post

“In the title role, soprano Alwyn Mellor has undoubted strength and presence…”
Ariadne: Ariadne auf Naxos / Opera Ireland / Irish Independent

“...Alwyn Mellor sang with power and passion, capturing well the abandoned Ariadne’s desperate plight.”
Ariadne: Ariadne auf Naxos / Opera Ireland / Sunday Business Post

“...soprano Alwyn Mellor (Ariadne) and mezzo Kinga Dobay (Composer) both sang and acted their roles splendidly.”
Ariadne: Ariadne auf Naxos / Opera Ireland / Opera

“...most impressive of all was the gloriously sung Ariadne of the soprano Alwyn Mellor...”
Ariadne: Ariadne auf Naxos / Opera Ireland / The Sunday Times

“…Alwyn Mellor, who plays Elektra’s sister Chrysothemis, nearly stole the show with her performance.”
Chrysothemis: Elektra / Canadian Opera Company / BLOGTO

“Alwyn Mellor makes for a very strong Chrysothemis, her voice rising evenly and powerfully to the precipitous heights of the role.”
Chrysothemis: Elektra / Canadian Opera Company / Concerto.Net

“…the soprano Alwyn Mellor gives us a touching and convincing Chrysothemis with her luminous voice and presence.”
Chrysothemis: Elektra / Canadian Opera Company / Forum Opéra

“Her laser-beam top notes and a touch of vocal wildness recalled none other than Leonie Rysanek.”
Chrysothemis: Elektra / Canadian Opera Company / Opera

"British soprano Alwyn Mellor gave Elektra’s hapless sister Chrysothemis more heft than usual, to good effect.”
Chrysothemis: Elektra / Canadian Opera Company / Toronto Star

"To round things out, soprano Alwyn Mellor claims her own piece of the stage as Elektra's sister Chrysothemis and holds her own in the face of these two powerful performances (Susan Bullock and Ewa Podles) to complete a performance triangle that is virtually unassailable.”
Chrysothemis: Elektra / Canadian Opera Company / Toronto Sun

“Alwyn Mellor, oozing repression and torrential top notes is the superlative Chrysothemis….”
Chrysothemis: Elektra / Opera North / The Guardian

“Bullock was perfectly coupled with Alwyn Mellor, playing the sister Chrysothemis. Her depiction of Chrysothemis, who wants life, was superlative.”
Chrysothemis: Elektra / Opera North / The Northern Echo

“Alwyn Mellor sang superbly and was especially moving in her with for a normal life with children, sung with tender sincerity and no trace of self-pitying hysteria.”
Chrysothemis: Elektra / Opera North / Opera

“Alwyn Mellor’s thrilling, sensuous Chrysothemis…”
Chrysothemis: Elektra / Opera North / The Sunday Times

“Commanding of tone and consistently alert to verbal inflection, Mellor has huge potential as a Wagner soprano.”
Brünnhilde’s Immolation / Barbican Hall, London / Evening Standard

“…vividly characterised and sung by Alwyn Mellor…”
Bronwen Jones: Carbon 12 / Welsh National Opera / Music Web

“Jason Howard sang the role of John Jones with noble passion…while Alwyn Mellor’s portrayal of Bronwen was equally fiery.”
Bronwen Jones: Carbon 12 / Welsh National Opera / Opera

“But the absolute jewel in the crown came from guest soprano, Alwyn Mellor, in favourite arias from Dvorak, Puccini, Catalani, Bizet and Lehar. Rarely have we heard a voice of such supreme quality, delivered in such an unassuming yet totally engaging fashion.”
Christmas Gala / Ten Tors Orchestra / This is Plymouth

“Soprano Alwyn Mellor sang two Mozart arias, the indignant and vengeful ‘Alma Grande’ and the melodramatic ‘Bella mia fiamma’, with conviction and technical fluency...”
Mozart: Concert Arias / BBC Philharmonic / Yorkshire Post

“Alwyn Mellor, last year’s Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, was a lady–like Alice who floated some silvery tones…”
Alice Ford: Falstaff / Santa Fe Opera / Opera Japonica

“…Judith Christin, Alwyn Mellor and Kathleen Kuhlmann served superbly as Meg Page, Alice Ford and Mistress Quickly.”
Alice Ford: Falstaff / Santa Fe Opera / San Diego Online

“...Alwyn Mellor, as Alice Ford, made a terrific impression. Here is a singer with the control to toss off the laughing "Merry Wives of Windsor" solo and the comic verve to spar with Falstaff during their "love" scene...”
Alice Ford: Falstaff / Santa Fe Opera / SFCV.org

“Soprano Alwyn Mellor was especially impressive in the dramatic moments.”
A Sea Symphony Hall / Usher Hall / Edinburgh News

“Alwyn Mellor brings a substantial and beautiful soprano to the role of the saintly Agathe, singing both of her arias with exquisite poise.”
Agathe: Der Freischütz / English National Opera / Sunday Times

“Alwyn Mellor’s Agathe, her two big numbers sung with heart–melting beauty…”
Agathe: Der Freischütz / English National Opera / The Times

“Fortunately Alwyn Mellor's Senta was possessed of a strength and radiance of voice and presence sufficient to project a character capable of demonstrating that her convictions were more than mere infantile fantasy, hitting the notes fearlessly in her Act 2 ballad."
Senta: Der fliegende Holländer / Welsh National Opera / Wagner News

“His Sieglinde, soon to be revealed as his long-lost wtin sister as they hurtle into an incestuous relationship, was poignantly sung by Alwyn Mellor, her immersion in this wonderful music conveying the part beautifully…her Leonore in Fidelio had been simply stunning.”
German Romantic Evening / Longborough Festival Opera / Birmingham Post