AMP Records AGCD 2106 (47:45 minutes)
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ST LOUIS, MO — American soprano Marlissa Hudson has been described as a 'superb lyric coloratura' (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). With widely varied roles both on the operatic and concert stage, including Bess in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and Zerbinetta in Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos, Ms. Hudson continues to earn glowing critical reviews. In an age where the classical music industry competes to maintain and attract new audiences, the very charming Marlissa, accompanied by pianist Peter Henderson, offers a new voice. The album is refreshing, conservatively mixed for intimate listening. In my opinion, the sampling of composers is deliberately mixed, as composer and producer Fred Onovwerosuoke puts it, "music by new American immigrants along with the usual staple of standard repertoire.” This CD draws both classical music buffs and music enthusiasts, alike.  - Melanie Knolls

Praise for Libera:

"Marlissa Hudson...has a fascinating voice that carries intense emotion at the high end of her range and moody soul on the low end."
- Chris King, St. Louis American Newspaper. Click here to read Chris King's review in the St Louis American

"Hudson sings them all in a rich, expressive voice that doesn't stint on high notes, with clear diction and true feeling."
-Sarah Bryan Miller, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  Click here for Sarah Bryan Miller's review in the Post-Dispatch

"When Onovwerosuoke’s piece Duniya (Mystic Universe), follows Puccini’s La Canzone di Doretta, there is of a course a stylistic and character difference, but again, by following a “master” composer, Hudson drives home [the point] that there isn’t a quality difference..."Click here for David Weuste's review in Everyday Opera

"I love how Marlissa has interpreted my  arrangements. She sings them like she has lived them. Her occasional  improvisations are wonderful additions to my writing. Her pitch is  impeccable and her voice shows amazing flexibility and control." - Mark Hayes, composer

"Compelling and Masterful" - Village Solutions

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