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"She did not disappoint the audience on Sunday, delivering a flawless and breath-taking rendition of "Das war sehr gut" from Richard Strauss' Arabella." |
| -River Oaks Examiner, YourHoustonNews.com, May 12, 2010 |
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| "Amanda Grooms touches the emotions in a recital to remember at the Sheldon."
"[The audience] was completely enthralled with the 30-year-old Houston-based opera singer, who demonstrated not only her versatile singing ability but also her capabilities as an actress. This was a performance to be remembered for those years to come."
"Her performance was smooth, seemingly effortless as she put her soul into the words."
"This show was a living, breathing advertisement for the necessity for live musical performances." |
| - Bill Townsend, St. Louis Classical Music Examiner, April 7th, 2010 |
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"As Fiordiligi, Amanda Grooms proved to be a real find. Her voice was not just pretty, but sure, flexible and capable of considerable warmth." |
| - Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun, October 2006 |
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| "The first opera of the summer, Verdi's La Traviata, featured a student cast that sounded passionate and truly Verdian…the cast featured powerful voices."
"Grooms nailed all the big moments, including a ringing high E flat in "Sempre Libera," choked resignation in "Dite alla giovine" and, especially, the pain of loss in "Addio del passato" in the final scene."
"Grooms and Sanz made a believable pair of lovers."
"Grooms was especially effective in the final scene, desperately clinging to another chance at life as it ebbs away." |
| - Harvey Steiman, Seen and Heard International, July 2006 |
| "Several seem ready for the big time: soprano Amanda Grooms and tenor Rolando Sanz, who starred in "La Traviata";"
"In compiling a list of this summer's highlights, I focused on individual performances...these were my 10 most-memorable performances (in chronological order): ...Opera Theatre: Verdi "La Traviata" (July 16, Wheeler). A strong cast and Julius Rudel's expert conducting shook the Wheeler's rafters." |
| - Harvey Steiman, The Aspen Times, August 25th, 2006 |
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| "Grooms offered a big voice for the Countess…both are promising performers." |
| - Sarah Bryan Miller, St. Louis Post Dispatch, April 21st, 2006 |
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| "Its half-real, half-surreal characters, endearingly and intimately sketched by a stellar cast of singers…Each of its quirky characters' faults, triumphs and indignities were convincingly portrayed." |
| - Michael Huebner, The Birmingham News, April 2005 |
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| "Amanda Grooms…were pure voiced and purely British young girls, tired of the Indian summer and looking for love among the troops." |
| - June LeBell, The Longboat Observer, March 3rd, 2005 |
| …Amanda Grooms…sang with spirit." |
| - Richard Storm, The Herald Tribune, March 3rd, 2005 |
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| "Amanda Grooms performed with a shining, consistently full-bodied voice as the mother of the young Amahl." |
| - Gary Scott, KDHX Theatre Review, January 2002 |
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