ws: S Selected Reviews: “Soprano Amy Pfrimmer added her focused, clear tone with sparkle in fast movements and a genuinely serious quality in slower ones, something this piece is not always given.” Virginian Pilot Violetta in La Traviata, New Orleans
Violetta in La Traviata, New Orleans
“Soprano Amy Pfrimmer pitched the operatic equivalent of a perfect game…. Pfrimmer was a delight, picking off the string of high notes well. Her rousing cabaletta dazzled. Equally impressive was her gentler, pianissimo moments, which displayed delicate colors and rich emotion. As an actress, she stepped into the production well, finding a pleasing chemistry with her Alfredo."
The Times-Picayune, New Orleans
by Theodore P. Mahne
Soloist in Poulenc Gloria with Virginia Symphony
by Lee Teply
“…So twenty four hours before curtain, Amy Pfrimmer was given the role. And she was remarkable. It was a miracle to me to witness such an amazing performance. Ms. Pfrimmer was able to tackle those coloratura cascades of melody with clarity, those soft heart breaking pianissimo moments with a delicate power and her acting abilities were exemplary. Brava, brava, brava. Ms. Pfrimmer is a beautiful young woman with a remarkable voice, strong and powerful but able to glimmer with the soft vocal caresses in the many emotional moments that occur in this dramatic tragic opera. Ms. Pfrimmer looked wonderful singing with a talent that was equal to her own in youthful looks and strong vocal ability beside her lover Alfredo, sung by tenor Filippo Pina Castiglioni."
Ambush Magazine, New Orleans
by Patrick Shannon, III
Musetta in La Bohème with Pensacola Opera
The ensemble….Amy Pfrimmer as Musetta was consistently brilliant throughout the opera's four acts.
"Of course, "Musetta's Waltz," the most famous musical moment in "La Boheme," is a highlight. This marvelous piece arrives as the culmination of Act II's sprawling street scene, a scene in which principals, adult chorus and children fill the stage with almost more energy and vocal firepower than can be absorbed in one viewing. Pfrimmer musters ample energy to command the spotlight in the midst of the spectacle, owning the stage as Musetta must."
Pensacola News Journal by Andy Metzger
Pops with Santa Barbara Symphony
Cio Cio San in Madama Butterfly with Shreveport Opera
"Madama Butterfly Soars with Simplicity"
"The star of the evening was Amy Pfrimmer. Her vocal work as Cio-Cio San, or Butterfly, was marked by radical shifts in feeling. Whether composed and alluring while seducing Pinkerton or fiery and wounded when later learning he married another, Pfrimmer commanded the emotional arc of the evening."
Shreveport Times by Alexandyr Kent
London Symphony Orchestra as the Virgin Mary in Dave Brubeck's La Fiesta de La Posada
"The Magnificat section showed what Brubeck is capable of, with a sumptuous cello counter-melody slinking in behind Amy Pfrimmer's plummy soprano."
London Times by Alan Shipton at the Barbican
"Soprano Amy Pfrimmer as Pamina offered welcome passion in a part too often cooed rather than sung."
Boston Globe by Richard Dyer
Carmina Burana with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
“Soprano Amy Pfrimmer's voice glided over the chorus and was radiant in the high notes of her short final solo that precedes the finale."
Times-Picayune by Keith Marshall
Festival Amadeus with the Glacier Symphony Illinois Symphony's soprano soloist in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
"Pfrimmer proved a larger-than-life presence, gesturing and shaping musical phrases with her body as much as her voice. She kicked off with Fischerweise and Die Forelle - a pair of upbeat, fish-themed songs by Schubert that were well-matched to both her voice and this place. A trio of songs by Debussy proved even better-fitted to her style of singing, with her sunny voice beaming like rays of light through the composer's cloud-like harmonies."
The Missoulian by Joe Nickell
The Land of Smiles with Ohio Light Opera
“It was worth the wait!... Amy Pfrimmer sang with unfailing strength, warmly caressing the music.”
American Record Guide by Charles Parsons
The Land of Smiles with Ohio Light Opera
“Anyone looking for voices to talk about at Tuesday's performance also would have noticed Pfrimmer's powerful soprano.”
Akron Beacon-Journal by Elaine Guregian
Gilda in Rigoletto with the Shreveport Opera
"Saturday night with the Shreveport Opera's Rigoletto ended gorgeously at the Civic Theater in Shreveport. Directed by Joachim Schamberger, Giuseppe Verdi's opera from 1851 was exquisitely performed and visualized...Soprano Amy Pfrimmer, cast as Gilda, was the star. Just after she met the duke, she let loose an aria that was a signature moment for the Opera's season. She conveyed an inner struggle between daughterly innocence and awakening desire."
Shreveport Times by Alexandyr Kent
Freia in Das Rheingold with New Orleans Opera
“Standouts were Amy Pfrimmer's Freia….”
Times-Picayune by Keith Marshall
Ocean City Pops Soloist, New Jersey
“Soprano Amy Pfrimmer sang "One Kiss," by Sigmund Romberg and "This is My Beloved," from Kismet. Romantic Ballads are a natural for the willowy blonde who made a splash in her scarlet gown. Hers is big voice. The concert finale was selections from My Fair Lady performed by (Todd) Thomas and Pfrimmer. His I'm Getting Married in the Morning and her Wouldn't It Be Loverly were the high points.”
Ocean City Sentinel, New Jersey by Ed Wismer
"Pfrimmer held the most piercing of the voices, cutting cleanly through in the choral parts."
State Journal Register, Illinois by David J. Leonatti
Rose Marie with
“The ways that it hits the mark are obvious, beginning with a terrific performance by Amy Pfrimmer in the title role. Whenever Pfrimmer sang the Indian Love Song, with its famous line ‘'When I'm calling you’, her sweet but full sound and focused delivery made a listener glad to surrender to the Rudolf Friml/Herbert Stothart score.”
Akron Beacon-Journal by Elaine Guregian
Rose Marie with Ohio Light Opera
“Pfrimmer, who performed the role the night I saw the production, has a huge soprano that carries well across the orchestra and chorus. She also has a girlish charm that suits the role...Corny, melodic, light and sometimes quite touching, Rose Marie strikes a good balance.”
The
Shreveport Symphony’s Shakespeare and Friends
Symphony Offers Another Stunner
“Soprano Amy Pfrimmer also offered a touching, heartfelt performance of Solveig’s Cradle Song.”
Shreveport Times by Alexandyr Kent
Maytime with Ohio Light Opera
“The show has one big song, Will You Remember (Sweetheart, Sweetheart, Sweetheart), which in this production is most tender when performed by the lustrous-voiced Amy Pfrimmer. A repeat performer in the company, Pfrimmer was an experienced and persuasive leading lady.”
Akron Beacon-Journal by Elaine Guregian
Maytime with Ohio Light Opera
“...and the sopranos as Ottilie of different eras were well-contrasted: lush-voiced Amy Pfrimmer..”
Cleveland Plain Dealer by Donald Rosenberg
Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus with Ohio Light Opera
“strong performances by Amy Pfrimmer (Rosalinda)…..”
American Record Guide by Charles Parsons
Lucia in The Rape of Lucretia with L’Opéra de Montréal
“Action was mostly realistic, which is to say that the tale was well enough told and well enough sung, notably by mezzo soprano Luretta Bybee in the title role, and soprano Amy Pfrimmer as Lucretia’s desperate maid…”
Opera Canada by Arthur Kaptainas
Musetta in
“Baritone Peter Lindskoog's Marcello and soprano Amy Pfrimmer's Musetta were excellent. Pfrimmer offered power singing of the highest quality on her second act aria 'Quando m'en vo soletta per la vie', known as 'Musetta's Waltz'. This lilting, swaying, gorgeous song is La Bohème’s best-known musical passage and Pfrimmer showed why.”
Shreveport Times by Lane Crockett
Photo Credit: La Traviata/Besser, Maytime/Dilyard,
La Traviata/Besser, Manon Lescaut/Coley
