Madame de la Haltière, Cendrillon, Institut Canadien d'Art Vocal, Summer 2018
"...Nicole Lévesque (la marâtre), [était] juste, puissante, expressive. Le jeu dramatique de Nicole Lévesque apportait une réelle présence à l’argument du conte." ("...Nicole Lévesque (the stepmother), [was] appropriate, powerful, expressive. The dramatic play of Nicole Lévesque brought a real presence to the argument of the tale.") Ludwig Van Montréal Regina, Regina, Maryland Opera Studio, Spring 2016 "As the title character, Nicole Levesque demonstrated great vocal prowess and a remarkable range, shining in “The Best Thing of All.” Her wickedness was palpable, and by the final scene the audience feels genuine hatred toward her character.... a decadent anti-heroine." DC Metro Theatre Arts "Levesque sings with dramatic intensity that matches her delightfully cold-blooded, haughty Regina… Her smoky middle register accents Regina’s insatiable lust for money, power, and “things.” [The other cast's Regina] let a few of Regina’s loose threads show, in contrast with the terrifyingly harsh depiction of the title role by Nicole Levesque. Both mezzos’ timbres proved impressive throughout the extremely challenging and stylistically eclectic material Blitzstein provides them. Levesque’s Regina is sinfully fun to watch, allowing the audience to indulge in her insatiable desire for money and her love of “things” throughout the whole performance. Pure rage is felt when at the end of the act II party scene she shrieks at Horace over the whirlwind of a dance below her: “I hope you die…I’ll be waiting!”" _Opera Today |
Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni, Maryland Opera Studio, Fall 2015
"I was delighted immediately... by Nicole Levesque’s Donna Elvira, the woman who lives to hate Giovanni even as she hates to love him.... Levesque is all animation and expressiveness. Her rendition of “Ah fuggi il traditor” was my favorite moment of the evening."
DC Metro Theater Arts
"Nicole Levesque captivated with a fiery Donna Elvira that proves neither Hell nor Mozart hath fury like a woman scorned. She girds the first act with strength...."
The Diamondback
"I was delighted immediately... by Nicole Levesque’s Donna Elvira, the woman who lives to hate Giovanni even as she hates to love him.... Levesque is all animation and expressiveness. Her rendition of “Ah fuggi il traditor” was my favorite moment of the evening."
DC Metro Theater Arts
"Nicole Levesque captivated with a fiery Donna Elvira that proves neither Hell nor Mozart hath fury like a woman scorned. She girds the first act with strength...."
The Diamondback
Hänsel, Hänsel und Gretel, Oberlin Opera Theatre, Fall 2013
"Nicole Levesque as Hänsel... [sang] with clarity and power."
Rave and Pan
"Mezzo-soprano Nicole Levesque '14 (Hänsel), sang with a youthful vivacity, while also providing a brazen, boyish contrast to the demure Gretel."
InsideOberlin
"Nicole Levesque's Hänsel took the lead in the children's relationship, with her confidence and powerful, full voice. Her masculine stances aided in the illusion of a boy played by a woman, and her alternations between smugness and pouting were entirely in keeping with an adolescent."
InsideOberlin
"Nicole Levesque as Hänsel... [sang] with clarity and power."
Rave and Pan
"Mezzo-soprano Nicole Levesque '14 (Hänsel), sang with a youthful vivacity, while also providing a brazen, boyish contrast to the demure Gretel."
InsideOberlin
"Nicole Levesque's Hänsel took the lead in the children's relationship, with her confidence and powerful, full voice. Her masculine stances aided in the illusion of a boy played by a woman, and her alternations between smugness and pouting were entirely in keeping with an adolescent."
InsideOberlin
Prince Alexander Orlofsky, Die Fledermaus, Oberlin Opera Theatre, Spring 2013
"Levesque's compact, focused mezzo gave just the right vocal ambiguity to Orlofsky, and her Russian accent was appropriately over the top."
Cleveland Classical
"The part of Prince Orlofsky can be an annoyance in the wrong voice and personality, but Nicole Levesque hit the pants-role target with her bone-dry and alluring portrayal."
Cleveland.com
"Levesque's compact, focused mezzo gave just the right vocal ambiguity to Orlofsky, and her Russian accent was appropriately over the top."
Cleveland Classical
"The part of Prince Orlofsky can be an annoyance in the wrong voice and personality, but Nicole Levesque hit the pants-role target with her bone-dry and alluring portrayal."
Cleveland.com