Cosi fan tutte
Dorabella, Così fan tutte, W.A. Mozart, Vancouver Opera March 2005
"As her less strong-willed sister, Kimberly Barber�s tall, red-headed Dorabella made a good physical contrast to Selbig�s petite blond. Barber did well in portraying her character�s flickering changes in mood, and she is a very good comic actress...the dramatic effects were always dead on."Christopher Darling, Opera Canada, Summer 2005
"Some of the loveliest moments occur when mezzo Kimberly Barber as Dorabella and soprano Ute Selbig as Fiordiligi separately contemplate infidelity in the second act."
Louise Phillips, Vancouver Courier, March 16, 2005
"Mezzo-soprano, Kimberly Barber as Dorabella, really takes the cake as a woman who lives for the moment. She is easily convinced by Despina to live up to the role of a woman, to flirt and have fun in love. Brimming with warmth, her voice expresses her passion for the moment, for the immediacy of what the heart speaks. And she can act. And she is funny. Her duets with Selbig are dripping with honeyed tones and their comedic connection is just too too hilarious."
Grace Cameron, The Boards, March 2005
Despina, Così fan tutte, W.A. Mozart, Seattle Opera, February 2006
"Kimberly Barber was a terrific Despina."Melinda Bargreen, Seattle Times, February 27, 2006
"Kimberly Barber�s Despina, mordantly acted, grew in vocal stature as the evening progressed."
Bernard Jacobson, Seen and Heard International, March 6, 2006
"Canadian mezzo Kimberly Barber has a graceful Mozart style with a core of steel that never belied her character�s feisty inner spirit. She instantly established Despina - no longer a maid, but a "personal assistant" - when she flounced in with a couple of venti Starbucks lattes for Fiordiligi and Dorabella."
Robert Jordan, Opera Canada, May-June 2006