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“With Collins conducting, soprano Emily Rocha was a radiant Pamina in “Ach ich fühl’s” from Die Zauberflöte… I hope someday to see and hear all of these impressive singers on opera stages.”
— David M. Rice, Classical Source, Summer 2024
Tanglewood Music Festival
Summer 2024
“Soprano Emily Rocha and pianist William Shi ended the program with Adela Maddison’s ‘Cinq mélodies sur les poèmes d’Edmond Haraucourt’. Rocha’s beautiful voice, terrific phrasing and clear elocution brought the French language texts to fluent life.”
— David M. Rice, Classical Source, Summer 2024
“Standouts included: soprano Emily Rocha’s devastating ‘Ach, ich fühl’s’ as a hopeless Pamina.”
— Michael J. Moran, In the Spotlight Inc., Summer 2024
“Rocha’s warm, inviting tone quality pulled us into the text, which pleaded for release from incarceration.”
— Ian Wiese, Classical Scene, Summer 2024
“...it was literally a show-stopper. The same can be said of Emily Rocha’s “Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante”. Added to the cast just days before due to an illness of the original Micaela, Rocha’s Micaela was stunning. Her fine, understated acting and her impressive vocal range made Micaela a powerful depiction of a woman who is a key element of the story, rather than a sweet interval to be endured until Carmen once again kicks up the dust with her onstage antics.”
— Dawn Martens, Opera Canada, March 2024
Carmen, Southern Ontario Lyric Opera
March 2024
“Micaëla was played by the sweet-toned soprano Emily Rocha, who wowed audiences at the 2023 COC Centre Stage Competition, where she won Second Prize. She will be joining the COC’s Ensemble Studio next year. Her “Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante” was sung with a good mix of assertiveness and vulnerability.”
— Denise Lai, myscena.org, March 2024
“The $5000 Second Prize went to soprano Emily Rocha from Courtice, ON. A natural performer, Rocha has a sweet, silvery tone, particularly notable in her mid range. Her “Caro nome” from Verdi’s Rigoletto was a nice balance of beautiful shaped phrases in the lower ranges and controlled precision in the high notes.”
— Denise Lai, myscena.org, October 2023
COC Centre Stage Competition
October 2023
“Then came Emily Rocha with “Caro nome”. It was a good choice. Her coloratura was good, she characterised well and, let’s face it not trivial, she looks the part. I could see her in the classic young lyric rep and I was totally unsurprised when she took second place.”
— John’s Opera Ramblings, October 2023
A Tale of Two Cities by Arthur Benjamin
U of T Opera, 2023
“ Emily Rocha is a sympathetic Lucie Manette. She has a voice that already sounds really good and she can act. She gets the best aria in the opera and she makes the most of it. There’s a good chance she’ll grow into a very fine lyric soprano.”
— John’s Opera Ramblings, March 2023