"DeLara...sang with poise, strength and polish"..."Every note was cleanly hit. Her highs were brilliant while in the middle, and especially down low, she sounded deliciously warm and sensuous." 

Robert A. Masullo--The Sacramento Bee

"Ava DeLara was superb as Ariadne in the Greek mythological opera 'Ariadne auf Naxos'..." "Her effective acting combined with her voice was truly moving."

Sandy Wallace--The Reporter

..."[S]oprano Ava DeLara shone in both the elegant 'Salve Regina' and 'Dixit Dominus' of Handel. DeLara has a strong, confident voice that expressed well the plaintive passages of the 'Salve Regina,' especially the high 'O Clemens, O Pia' section and the more forceful 'De Torrente' in the 'Dixit.' ... "When Shoemaker and DeLara sang together near the end of the work ['Dixit'], they seemed angelic."

Patricia Beach Smith -- The Sacramento Bee

                                                                                                                                         

Listen to the following live performance selections by this artist:

Laudate Dominum (excerpt)Vesperae Solennes de Dominica
                                                                       -- W. A. Mozart   MP3 (899 KB)

Domine Deus (Gloria) -- A. Vivaldi  MP3 (1.0 MB)

Eia Ergo, Advocata Nostra (3rd mvmt excerpt) -- G.F. Händel
                                                                                                  MP3 (549 KB)

De Torrente (Dixit Dominus duet w/Shoemaker) -- G.F. Händel
                                                                                                  MP3 (2.60 MB)