PRESS

Europeras 3 and 4 - John Cage
Detroit Opera

"Resident artist Melanie Spector's lyric coloratura sparkled in expressive passagework, rendered with stunning subtlety while she played volleyball with audience members and — as she sang a resplendent “Jewel Song” — cradling a beloved rifle."

-Jennifer Goltz-Taylor
Classical Voice North America

"Soprano Melanie Spector, singing Marguerite's ecstatic 'Jewel Song' from Gounod's 'Faust,' brandished a shotgun and mimed firing it during one stretch of elaborate coloratura. A giant tombstone, a cake and a television remote control were also in the mix."

-Heidi Waleson
Wall Street Journal

Aida - Giuseppe Verdi
Detroit Opera

"In small but not inconsequential roles, Spector and Williams excelled as Detroit Opera’s bright new faces. Spector’s exceptional ability to nail pitch each and every time, coupled with the supreme cleanliness of her sound, convinced me of her character’s Godly connection and her commitment to operatic excellence."

-John Vandevert
Opera Wire

Das Rheingold - Richard Wagner
Miami Music Festival

"The Rhinemaidens - Melanie Spector as Woglinde, Lyndsey Swann as Wellgunde, and Taryn Holback as Flosshilde - could sing these roles anywhere."

-James L. Paulk
Classical Voice North America