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"Phenomenal"
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung,
Zürich, Switzerland
"Fillmore herself is a compelling interpreter not only of her own words but also of the other texts. Her soprano is bright and precise, able to easily negotiate the varied expressive and technical demands."
- Gramophone
"The biggest work on the program was Ralph Vaughan Williams's contemplative Magnificat, with some sweet and supple singing by mezzo-soprano Molly Fillmore."
- The Washington Post
"Fillmore was radiant with her warm and vibrant mezzo-soprano voice."
- Deseret News, Salt Lake City
"Fillmore, who's also a soprano, effectively conveyed the emotions of the texts, both with her pliant voice and natural acting. She expressed strong defiance one moment, carefree joy the next."
- Dallas Morning News
"But the heart of this performance is the absolutely gorgeous mid-range singing of Molly Fillmore."
- Chattanooga Times Free Press
"The singer has changed between mezzo and soprano, in the repertoire of Strauss and Wagner; in this cycle, which is written for soprano but lies fairly low, she lives in the warm middle territoy, where her voice sounds comfortable - like she'd be amply at home in the classical musical-theater repertoire and would make a great Julie Jordan."
- Opera News
(Critic's Choice Designation)
"Fillmore, a remarkably clear and dynamic mezzo-soprano"
- The Baltimore Sun
"Molly Fillmore, with a ringing, powerful voice, dynamically brought her interpretations into the realm of grand opera..."
- Kölnische Rundschau, Cologne, Germany
"Molly Fillmore and ... John Shirley-Quirk contributed to the evening's success."
- The Washington Post
"The performance of Molly Fillmore was breathtaking. The American sang Charlotte's aria from Werther by Massenet with a sound that easily filled the auditorium, then sang Marguerite's aria from La damnation de Faust with engaging, sweet restraint."
- Bonn General-Anzeiger, Bonn, Germany
"...and the Cherubino of Molly Fillmore was most charming."
- Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Cologne,
Germany

PRESS
"And Fillmore's voice is hard to categorize: variously described as a soprano and a mezzo-soprano, she has sung Wagnerian roles with major opera companies, where she has hoisted Valkyrie spears in the 'Ring'. And yet the intimate songs recorded here take her all over the vocal universe: passages that venture down into contralto territory, high-flying lines that could belong to a coloratura soprano, the warmth and range of a lyric mezzo. Whatever Fillmore sings is easily produced, with a clarity that never makes the listener resort to the liner notes in a quest to decipher the words."
- EarRelevant
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