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Aura Reviews"Aura made as dramatic and sensational a Carnegie Hall debut as even the fevered mind of an old time Hollywood scriptwriter could imagine… dancing across notes way up in the threshold of the limits of hearing ending with a note flourish that brought the packed house to it’s feet cheering" - John S.Wilson, NEW YORK TIMES
"Duke Ellington rose to the occasion at Carnegie Hall with one of the great performances of his career. The concert reached it’s climax with some astonishing vocal virtuosity by Aura, a gorgeous singer" - Stanley Dance, NEW YORK SATURDAY REVIEW
"I have heard Aura featured with Ellington sing up to a high B flat above Cleo Lane’s G. This puts her in a class with Lucrezia Agujari who so astonished Mozart when he heard her in Parma in 1770" - Henry Pleasants in his book THE GREAT AMERICAN POPULAR SINGERS
"Aura … A phenomenal singer" - Nat Hentoff in his book THE GROVE INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAZZ
"Aura, a beautiful talented singer, has a voice with an incredible range that makes it sound more like a musical instrument than notes coming out of the vocal chords" - Harry Stathos, NEW YORK SUNDAY TIMES
"Aura floats the voice, almost ethereal on perfect pitch" - DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE, New York
"Aura, a remarkable and beautiful soprano" - THE NEW YORKER
"The stunning voice of Aura, who’s incredible vocal range was matched by her taste, imagination and tone control" - John Norris, CODA MAGAZINE, Toronto
“Aura” - a voice with clarity, richness and admirable musicianship" - TORONTO STAR
"The accurate artistry of Aura. She simply sings… beautifully" - Blake Kirby, GLOBE and MAIL, Toronto
"Aura “spread herself across a myriad of musical styles, singing in many languages such as English , French , Italian , Spanish, Portugese , Russian , Hebrew and Romanian… carving a hefty international reputation" - Jonathan Gross, THE STAR, Toronto
"An original" - Jeremy Ferguson, STAR WEEK - Toronto
"Stunning singing" - Richard Flohil, CANADIAN COMPOSER
"Aura’s CD I Found Love Again illuminates her voice control, articulation, grace and versatility on seventeen songs, a mix of standards and her five originals words & music …. Her natural feel for swing navigates harmonic subtleties easily and she understands the importance of economy & deft phraising… so magnificently interpreted…. High Class!" - Geoff Chapman, THE TORONTO STAR
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