“Daniela Mack…has already established herself as a star in houses around the country—including, next month, at Opera Philadelphia, where she originates the title role in Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s new chamber opera Elizabeth Cree, based on a novel by Peter Ackroyd.”
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“Here, Mack’s penetrating mezzo boomed through the crypt as if there were a Marshall Stack hidden behind the piano. Mack, whose spring highlights included her Met Opera debut in Rusalka and Beethoven’s 9th with the NY Phil, sang with a poise and composure well beyond her years.”
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“The fascinating excerpts of Puts’ score (Pulitzer winner with Campbell for SILENT NIGHT in 2012), with its chromatic weaving, found a perfect conduit in the velvet authority of flexible mezzo Daniela Mack.”
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“The Argentinean mezzo, who sounds like a contralto, has a lush rumbling of her lower chest which few singers can draw upon.”
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“She intensified its luscious love of death with the dark radiance of her voice, then sent her small but grateful audience back above ground.”
“The greatest of these went to Jackie, sung by the devastating and magnificent Daniela Mack, the evening’s MVP. She has a voice like polished onyx: strong, dark, deep and gleaming. She stripped the first lady of her typical grace and glamour, wearing just a slip, sticking a needle in her leg; she was anxious, exhausted and melancholy. Her moving duet with her older self (a stunningly costumed Katharine Goeldner)—which becomes a trio, with Clara—includes Vavrek’s most piercing dialogue: Mrs. Kennedy, on the morning of November 22, 1963, asking Mrs. Onassis if her husband will love her everyday for the rest of his life.”
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“Mack’s arias were strong and also virtuosic, befitting the trouser-role character. She has the opera’s single stop-time contemplative piece, an exquisite accompanied recitative that she sang lovingly.”
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“As Rosmira, mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack delivered a superb follow-up to her star turn in last season’s ‘Barber of Seville,’ delivering athletic, perfectly tuned coloratura and letting the audience feel viscerally the depth of the character’s ardor and pain.”
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“Carmen’s Seguidilla in the first act has in recent times become the vehicle for the singer to convey a maximum of sensuality. Daniela Mack matches a bounty of rounded curves with her sultry mezzo voice, dark enough to be rebellious yet bright enough to keep the character constantly intriguing. One can easily believe her seducing Don Jose into abandoning all sense of duty. No one will be able to claim this isn’t the ‘real Carmen’ in either voice or appearance.”
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“Thursday’s cast also featured the terrific Rosina of mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack. Her appearance was not a company debut, but it might as well have been, given how thoroughly her artistry has blossomed since her days as an Adler Fellow. She sang with an irresistible combination of tonal luster and bravado, bringing energy and charm to her coloratura passages and delicate wit to her characterization.“
More“Argentinian Daniela Mack might have scored highest on points: a purringly elegant BMW of a singer, with perfect legato in Gounod’s “O ma lyre”…I would deem her the finished article.“
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“Argentina’s Daniela Mack, whose Rossini in the final and Gluck in the heats (again seen on TV) revealed a virtuoso technique second to none.“
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“Mezzo Daniela Mack and tenor Alek Shrader brought admirable technique and sparkling personality to scenes from Rossini’s La Cenerentola and (joined by Belcher) Barbiere. Mack’s solo turn, “Pensa alla patria” from L’italiana in Algeri, showcased the singer’s burnished tone, evenly produced from top to bottom.“
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“Daniela Mack’s feisty Sesto gave a rounded portrayal of the proud young avenger.“
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“ENO débutante Daniela Mack made a fine Sesto, gracefully sung and expressive with a radiant quality to her mezzo-soprano voice…“
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“Daniela Mack boasted a lyrically appropriate instrument for the title role, with a goodly bit of heft in mid-range and an incisive gleam above the staff. Mack made a dazzling thing of the final rondo.“
More“As the title character, mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack is simply dazzling, her beautiful voice, strong projection, and confident vocal pyrotechnics providing an anchor for the performance.“
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“…Daniela Mack, the mezzo soprano in the title role, is exceptional. With a powerhouse instrument and the acting chops to match, Mack takes a character known even in fairy tales for being a doormat and gives her, quite literally, a voice. And what a voice! Her embellishments in solo arias and ensemble work sound stunning and effortless.“
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“Onstage, mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack, along with baritone Liam Bonner… were compelling, delightful, and melodic, embracing their full ranges during lightning-quick tempo changes…“
“The young lovers, a sensual Daniela Mack (Nancy, the bakery girl) and a spry Liam Bonner (Sid, a butcher’s assistant), light up the stage as they lead Albert astray.“
“His salvation is a coronation cocktail (lemonade surreptitiously laced with rum) given to him by a horny young couple known as Sid and Nancy (no relation to the latter-day punksters), brilliantly sung and acted by Liam Bonner and Daniela Mack.“
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“Mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack, with her youthful good looks and pliable voice, was as a natural in the title role, handling Rossini’s bel canto writing with technical command and expressive ease. Expect other companies to come calling for her talents in this role.“
More“In the anchoring romantic roles, mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack is a natural as Cinderella, combining youthful good looks with a lovely, supple voice that is strong and sure up and down her range. Perhaps most impressive, she brings appropriate dexterity and clarity to Rossini’s often challenging bel canto writing.“
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“Mack has all the moves and the haughtiness of a girl who’s sexy, knows it and knows how to use it. ..Mack made her big, rich mezzo serve Isabella’s flirty, seductive ways.“
“Daniela Mack appeared as Isabella…, singing with tremendous facility and a warm, colorful sound. She delivered vocal lines as naturally and convincingly as though speaking.“
“As Isabella, Daniela Mack’s voice was right at home in the generally low range of her role, singing with vibrant color. I would not be surprised to learn of her career rising substantially.“
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“Daniela Mack as Isabella was fiery and fierce, proving an excellent Rossini voice with a tone that reminded one irresistibly of Marilyn Horne. She has agility and beautiful fluidity… She was a very committed actress, sparkling with life and energy…“
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“Daniela Mack possesses the right color for the role of Isabella. Hers is a dark, velvety mezzo-soprano that shimmers…“
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