In Review: Slack "shines" in "Fire Shut Up In My Bones" at Opera Theatre of St.
"Billie, the hardscrabble mother (the feisty, rich-voiced soprano Karen Slack), works in a chicken factory to keep her family fed and as...
In Review: Slack "transcendent" in Fort Worth Opera's "Porgy & Bess"
"The score makes generous use of polyphony and call and response. Robbins’ widow Serena (soprano Karen Slack) fired off vocal...
In Review: Karen Slack appears with the Philadelphia Orchestra
“Soprano Karen Slack as the Eternal Mother was love in sound in an aria about a vision of the New Being and a world “undivided by power,...
Mayes, Mechavich, and Slack impress in Atlanta Opera's "Dead Man Walking"
"Mayes is the quintessential De Rocher. He has performed the role in eight productions, and to date, nobody does it better. Mayes...
Slack and Outlaw give "powerful" performances in Arizona Opera's "Yardbird"
"Sung by Karen Slack, Addie’s powerful personality reminded me of strong-willed mothers I have known as a teacher. With warm and inviting...
Opera News: Slack brings her "warm and rich voice" to New Orleans "Champion"
"Karen Slack, as Emile’s mother Emelda, has some of Blanchard’s most beautiful music and she performed it with a warm and rich voice."...
Slack "exceptional" in "Champion" at New Orleans Opera
"By far the most persuasive singing came courtesy of soprano Karen Slack, who embraced the arduous assignment of Emile’s mother Emelda –...
Karen Slack brings down the house in NOLA "Champion"
"Soprano Karen Slack, as Emelda, the absentee mother who abandoned Griffith and six other illegitimate children in their native Virgin...
Slack gives "heartbreaking" performance as Serena in University of Michigan "Porgy an
"Soprano Karen Slack, who was the role of Serena, gave a notably heartbreaking performance of “My Man’s Gone Now.” Her powerful voice and...
In Review: Martin, Slack, and Carico in Minnesota Opera's "Dead Man Walking"
"Minnesota Opera has put together an excellent ensemble . . . It’s clearly a difficult score to sing, which makes this production’s...