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The voice itself is rich and opulent and she does not sound like she is scaling back its warmth or fullness... she is able to navigate these songs with a saucy, earthy ease and naturalness that make them come alive... Someone listening to this recording might very well be reminded of Eileen Farrell's groundbreaking album... Brister seems to approach these songs with a similar sense of fun tempered by the care one takes when singing something very special. There is love here.

Gregory Berg

Journal of Singing: (May 2019)

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Wanda Brister, mezzo-soprano, as Orfeo, was outstanding. Her voice told the story. The firmly molded line of the music allowed her to display gleaming top notes and at times passionate declamation, notably in the famous aria, "Che farò senza Euridice. (Gluck: Orfeo and Euridice)

          Annapolis Capital

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Mezzo-soprano Wanda Brister made the mother's role poignant through her singing. In the first act trio, and in the hopeless lullaby, she strengthened the dramatic thrust of the role. (Menotti: The Consul)

         Philadelphia Inquirer

 

Outstanding was Wanda Brister as Mrs. Herring. (Britten: Albert Herring)

        Courier-Post (Camden, NJ)

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Brister sang with beauty of tone and understanding of style. (Vivaldi: Gloria)

       News of Delaware County

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Wanda Brister has a haunting, provocative voice. (Ravel: Kaddish) (Quartet concert)

       Little Rock Gazette

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Wanda Brister sang the role of the bratty boy with terrific flair, affectingly bringing out his gradual change of heart (Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges)

         Miami Sun-Sentinel

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