Reviews
The Magic Flute, NBR New Zealand Opera
...the Three Ladies, were wonderfully characterised by Morag Atchison, Aivale Cole and Kate Spence, strutting around the stage in a most authoratative fashion. -- Michael Sinclair, www.theoperacritic.com, 10th July 2006
...Morag Atchison, Aivale Cole and Kate Spence were vocally and dramatically as fine a trio of Ladies as you'd find. -- Roger Wilson, The Listener, Vol 204 No.3452 8th-14th July 2006
Thursday's audience took the three ladies to their collective bosom. Morag Atchison, Aivale Cole and Kate Spence rustled their bustles with glee, dispensing Mozart's ensembles with style...-- William Dart, The New Zealand Herald, 8th July 2006
Amadeus : Music by Mozart, The Orpheus Choir and Vector Wellington Orchestra
...the stars of which were soprano Morag Atchison and tenor Benjamin Makisi. Since her return from singing professionally abroad for some years, Atchison has established a significant place in New Zealand. Her voice is brilliant (along with agility in the famous Alleluia), secure and interestingly coloured. Atchison's first aria, Porgi amor (The Marriage of Figaro), gained by her rising from a chair after a few bars, to bring the scene to life.-- Lindis Taylor, The Dominion, 27th November 2006
Morag Atchison was the stand out performer. She carried the first half with much stylish singing... -- Garth Wilshere, Capital Times, 6th December 2006