Reviews & Press
“For sheer beauty of voice itself, I was absolutely stunned by Tami Petty….Such a beauty and purity of tone is so rare that I could only listen in ethereal pleasure.”
— www.concertonet.com
Rossini PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE | Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY
"Tami Petty stole the show as Buttercup in Pinafore. She used subtle but powerful gestures to communicate to us Buttercup's character, her voice was lovely and even throughout the range, and her diction was well-night perfect."
— Democrat and Chronicle
Sullivan HMS PINAFORE (Buttercup) | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Rochester, NY
"The art songs sung by Ms. Petty gave her the opportunity to demonstrate her excellent German and formidable dramatic skills. She showed a wide emotional range without any artifice whatsoever; it seemed as if every gesture came from a deep inner place. She was absolutely adorable singing “There are Fairies at the Bottom of our Garden” and charmingly sly in her encore, Granados’ "El Majo Discreto"."
— The Opera Insider, March 17, 2011
"Soprano Tami Petty... delivered a performance of great beauty, conveying heartbreak as she navigated the extremes of register with brilliance."
— New York Concert Review Inc., November 25, 2014
Sametz CARMINA AMORIS | Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
"... soprano Tami Petty made an impressive cameo as Old Falourdel the innkeeper, showing off a remarkably secure high extension."
— www.musicalcriticism.com, May 27, 2012
Schmidt NOTRE DAME | Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
"The sado-masochistic elements of this relationship are screamingly funny. Tami Petty and James Schaffner were well matched in their comedic flair and superb vocalism. Their tit for tat repartee was a joy from beginning to unbelievable end."
— Voice Prints
"An aria from Handel’s Giulio Cesare was brilliantly and excitingly sung by the ample-voiced (and ample-bodied) dramatic soprano Tami Petty. We forecast a Wagnerian future for this gal!"
LOTTE LEHMANN FOUNDATION RECITAL | Christ and St. Stephen's Church, New York, NY
“Tami Petty was very fine as Amahl’s Mother, the best I’ve seen over a number of productions in the last several years. Her voice is perfect for both the tenderness and towering passion of the role. Especially effective was her coming out toward the audience during the centerpiece quartet with the Kings.”
— Titus on Mission: Commentary by Titus Presler on Mission and World Christianity Blog, January 12, 2010
Menotti AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS (Amahl’s Mother) | Grace Church, New York, NY
"Soprano Tami Petty led all the singers in a comedic performance that drew much laughter from the audience."
— Voice Prints
THIS AMERICAN LIFE: 20th-Century American Composers | New York Singing Teacher's Association Concert, Steinway Concert Hall, New York, NY
"... Petty ... had a sassy, brassy edge to her singing and a comic panache that were simply irresistible."
— Times-Union
Weill THERE ONCE WAS A GIRL NAMED JENNY Review (Jenny) | Eastman Opera Theater, Rochester, NY
"Tami Petty was delightful as Berta, the housekeeper, and contributed several laser-guided high notes to the ensemble finales."
— Barbara Redux, http://www.sfcv.org
“Tami Petty’s powerful soprano enlivened the “O salutaris” at the end of the work…”
— New York Times, March 24, 2010
Rossini PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE | Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY
"Tami Petty delivered a powerhouse account of Berta's aria, "Il vecchiotto cerca moglie..."
— San Francisco Chronicle
"Especially good (was)... Tami Petty, in a moving performance of the Passion's most famous aria, Es ist vollbracht."
— City: Rochester's Alternative Weekly
Bach ST. JOHN PASSION | Rochester Bach Festival, Rochester, NY
"Tami Petty was a moving Dido; When I am laid in earth, dignified and perfectly paced, was truly the climax of the opera."
— City Newspaper
Purcell DIDO AND AENEAS (Dido) | Rochester Bach Festival and Publick Musik, Rochester, NY
“Ms. Petty sang with even vocal color and a particularly expressive top register, accompanied by The Princeton Singers providing comforting words adapted from the Ein Deutsches Requiem of Johannes Brahms.”
— The Princeton Singers Pay Tribute to Sandy Hook Tragedy With a New Work, Town Topics, November 25, 2015
Sametz A CHILD’S REQUIEM | Princeton Meadows Church
"Particularly strong were the deliciously rendered secondary roles of Berta (Tami Petty) and Basilio (Francois Lis)."
— Opera-L
"Tami Petty had a commandingly comic presence as Berta."
— Opera-L
Rossini IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Berta) | Merola Opera Program, San Francisco Opera, CA
"... soprano Tami Petty a commanding Alice Ford."
— Goleta Valley Voice
Verdi FALSTAFF (Alice Ford) | Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA
"... an engaging vocal showpiece like William Mayer's UNFORTUNATE SOPRANO — especially as performed in such a spectacularly entertaining fashion by Tami Petty — demonstrates the rewards of thinking in a vocally adventurous manner."
— Voice Prints
"Mark Glick's WHEN A MAN GOES LOOKING FOR A WOMAN (was) performed with Chaucerian lustiness and luscious voice by Tami Petty."
— Voice Prints
A SLICE OF LIFE: 20th-Century American Composers
New York Singing Teacher's Association Concert, Columbia Teacher's College Chapel, New York, NY
“Talking with Tami Petty by phone might make you believe she’s a jazz singer… she has a smoky voice that could easily be imagined scatting with the likes of Ella Fitzgerald.”
— Becca Martin-Brown, A Grand Night for Singing, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, April 29, 2016
Poulenc GLORIA | Symphony of North Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
"Tami Petty, a recent Merola program alumna, has a darkly-colored soprano voice of significant amplitude."
— New Music Connoisseur
Hagemann THE MUSIC CURE (Strega Thundridge) | Opera Intimate at Lincoln Center, New York, NY
"... Tami Petty's Mrs. Herring... equally well sung and individually characterized."
— San Francisco Classical Voice
Britten ALBERT HERRING (Mrs. Herring) | San Francisco Opera Center, Guest in the Adler Fellows Production, San Francisco, CA
"Rounding out the soloists was soprano Tami Petty as Berta, the housemaid, lamenting lugubriously her spinsterhood."
— Denver Post
Rossini IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Berta) | Central City Opera, Central City, CO
"The terrific supporting cast included...Tami Petty's Berta (a fine singer and comic actress)..."
— Rocky Mountain News