reviews
LA TRAVIATA | Violetta
"None of the challenges Verdi built into the role fazed soprano Cynthia Firing, not the early sky-high-with-fireworks aria ("È strano") nor the intricate scenes with Alfredo (Héctor Palacio) or Germont (Alessandro Magno), not even the last scene, which requires intensity, precision and expiration."
RIGOLETTO | Gilda
"Gilda, Rigoletto’s daughter, was sung by Cynthia Firing, an attractive performer and actress. Her singing in duet with the Duke immediately caught one’s attention. Her voice has sparkle, brio and élan. Ms. Firing’s singing of the famous “Caro Nome” had many lovely moments. In the famed “Si Vendetta” duet with Rigoletto, she was quite exciting."
L'ELISIR D'AMORE | Adina
"Cynthia Firing's beautiful soprano voice was remarkably agile in this technically demanding role. Her Adina was girlish but tough as nails when deciding which of her suitors to marry."
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA | Oscar
"Oscar the Page was brought vividly to life by soprano Cynthia Firing whose coloratura dazzled us but also revealed a fine dramatic utterance and flair not often associated with this "trouser" role. Between her singing she also played the urchin, the joker, the clown and at the finale, quite a tragedienne. Firing's singing of "Volta la terrea" urging Riccardo to see Ulrica for himself was charming and her voice absolutely rang out in the Scherzo Quintet. When Renato takes Oscar aside and persuades the youth to reveal Riccardo's identity at the masked ball, Oscar sings "Saper vorreste" and once again Cynthia Firing sparkled....And I must mention that Cynthia Firing proves that one can be slim and sing wonderfully. Ms. Firing continues to grow as an artist. She was a charming and compelling Norina in Don Pasquale a few seasons back."
DON PASQUALE | Norina
"But it is Cynthia Firing's Norina who proves to be the sparkplug of this production. She has a wonderfully mobile and expressive body and face, as well as the vocal agility and range to sing this part. Her comic timing was excellent, especially in her duet with Malatesta; and at the end of the story, when her gentle tenderness with Don Pasquale reveals Norina's real character."
"Soprano Cynthia Firing impressed me with her gift and inner fire. Her voice is praiseworthy for its volume, color and dexterity."
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | Susanna
"Fred Isozaki (Figaro) and Cynthia Firing (Susanna) proved a very interesting duo. In this production Susanna is the sly and deft schemer who stage-manages the events and prods Figaro. Firing combines a lyric voice that acknowledges no difficulties in this long role with an endearing, intelligent comic sense."
ORCHESTRA OF LIMA (Perù) | Soloist
"The talented soprano, Cynthia Firing, from the United States, was specially invited to take part in this recital. She is capable of easily reaching the highest notes. Her sense of pitch is very accurate—a very rare characteristic in this upper register. Her voice is clear, beautiful and her high notes are round and well placed. She displayed her great faculties in the reknowned arias 'Sempre Libera', 'Caro Nome', and 'Musetta's Waltz'."
SOUTH SHORE SYMPHONY | Soloist
"Firing, an actress as well as a singer, has a sparkling lyric soprano….Next came the featured work of the evening, the poignant duet between Violetta and Alfredo's father, sung with great emotion and technical skill by Firing and Magno."
VAGABOND STARS | Soloist
"The 2 women, Cynthia Firing and Guylaine Laperrière, have voices that carry all of the nuances within the songs. …The five of them, designated points of a shining star, do their best to convey a sense of the diversity…"
"The main reason to see this Queens production is to watch five talented actors sing and emote in unaccented, beautifully articulated English with only an occasional inflected moment to give extra pungency to a phrase or curse....But the star of the production is young, first-time-in-New York Cynthia Firing whom we will no doubt be seeing more of."
TWELFTH NIGHT | Viola
"Strangely enough, however, the romantic scenes come off best, thanks largely to Cynthia Firing's charming Viola, winning and winsome. She makes much of the play's spoken music and she listens as well as she speaks. She is completely convincing in her male dress and swaggering walk."
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