“Karen Heathcote was magical with both her singing and harp…”
“… she displayed an innate musicianship and versatility accompanying herself on the Irish harp. The melding of voice and accompaniment was praiseworthy… and the choice of music admirable. She quickly established a good rapport with the audience and feelings were explored to the full. Here was singing of a high order, with true artistry being shown especially in those passages where tenderness and sensitivity were required. ..The audience thoroughly appreciated Karen’s ability to communicate with conviction and ease with them, and showed its pleasure with long applause.”
“Karen Heathcote sang most admirably in the emotionally complex Shakespeare setting, and later on her harp played the Handel graciously, before accompanying the other singers…Heathcote will surely be in the next flight of the godwits.”
“…her singing was coy and delicious. In another guise Heathcote recreated the dazzling bravura of her recent Lucia di Lammermoor, ….yet another facet was her two Rachmaninoff songs, sung with a high, strong purity of tone”
“Karen Heathcote has a truly lyric soprano voice, and her sense of rhythm, intonation and dynamics were very clearly evident…her contributions were delightful.”
“I was captivated by the vocal solo piece, sung by the clear soprano of Karen Heathcote, agile and athletic, creating a texture of sound from a single line”
“Karen Heathcote…delivered 15 minutes of extremely impressive bravura, with dextrous arpeggios, confident top notes we well as attractive, warm lower notes. It was accurate, flexible and expressive, and performances such as this should draw attention.”