"The Wagner portion was well represented by the powerful radiant soprano skills of Amber Daniel. Her “Dich, teure Halle” from Tannhauser flooded Zankel Hall with golden brilliance of tone coupled with solid breath control and offered sparkling sunshine for all that rainy afternoon."
-Brooklyn Daily Eagle
"The first singer, soprano Amber Daniel, sang “Vissi d’arte” from Puccini’s “Tosca.” Her voice was impressive from effortless top to formidable bottom, yet she projected Tosca’s vulnerability and strength in a powerful performance."
-Brooklyn Daily Eagle
"The evening, however, belonged to newcomer Amber Daniel as the opera’s soprano heroine, the poor and sickly seamstress Mimi. A true spinto quality was evident throughout her singing in a gorgeous voice that had no trouble cutting over the orchestra. Actually, there were times she seemed a bit too healthy in her vocal portrayal to project the dying Mimi, but her talent is rock-solid. Mimi’s arias were lovely, especially the third act Donde lieta usci." |
Ms. Daniel began with Vissi d’arte from Puccini’s Tosca. Ms. Daniel’s voice has clarity, strength, power and fullness. Her notes were tapered beautifully and her pause before the final “Cosi” added greatly to the drama. Her second selection was a rarity and tour de force,”Pace non trovo” from Sonetti di Petrarca, almost Wagnerian in its intensity and full of the pianistic virtuosity of its composer Franz Liszt. It resembled Liebestraum with words. Ms. Daniel sang with pathos, intensity and depth. Amber Daniel evokes memories of the great American soprano Eleanor Steber." -BrooklynDiscovery.com |
"Soprano Amber Daniel and mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey sang the familiar duet “Sous le dôme épais” from Lakmé. The impressive part of their performance was that neither held back and we heard a glorious richness of consequent overtones that filled Rose Theater with sound. They must have worked together diligently to make this duet their own."-Voce di Meche
"Tchaikovsky’s 90-odd minute opera was far more complicated. With a fairly long cast, the voices were uneven (though the two lovers, Amber Novak Daniel and Christopher Eaglin, were more than satisfactory), In fact, their duet, where Mr. Eaglin explains to the blind princess about the glories of the visual world (and she replies, “But how do you see the chirping of a bird in the bush?”) was stunning music and emotional vocalism." -Harry Rolnick, Concertonet.com
"Daniel last appeared at NYCHORAL Sings in 2015 in a phenomenal performance of Verdi’s Requiem" -OperaWire link