"Extremely pretty with voice to match, Katherine Wiles kept Adina in the spotlight as a squatter's horsey daughter with a bit of a feminist streak but susceptible to practiced wooing."

The Adelaide Review - 3 August 2007
- reviewed by Graham Strahle

"There is not one moment where this production misses a beat. It flows with sparkling vivacity, and the cast are all strong. As Adina, New Zealand soprano Katherine Wiles is a delightfully agile coloraturist..."

Rip It Up Magazine - 2 August 2007
- reviewed by Barry Lenny

"State Opera are on a real winner with this light-hearted opera... and the great performances of the cast. Soprano Katherine Wiles and tenor Aldo Di Toro, sparkle as Adina and Nemorino, exhibiting superb interplay in their erratic courting."

The Advertiser - 1 August 2007
- reviewed by Ewart Shaw

"...and Katherine Wiles is the perfect partner as the coquettish Adina."

"An impassioned Katherine Wiles produced a pure sound in the 'Domine Deus' (Poulenc) and again at the end... the second was a very gentle 'Domine Deus' (Rutter) in which the two sopranos joined with gentle, finely balanced singing."

"Katherine Wiles's Adina shone in duet with Freddie Tong's beautifully clear Dulcamara, and her coloratura took wing in her final acceptance scene."

Opera Magazine - October 2005
- reviewed by Roderic Dunnett

"Adina's final aria soared enchantingly."

Manchester Music - 19th September 2005
- reviewed by Robert Beale

"Katherine Wiles gave a lovely performance as Adina, coquettish and sweet at the same time."

Opera in the North West - 19th September 2005
- reviewed by Brenda Kean

"He loves the fair Adina played by Katherine Wiles. Her voice and diction are mesmerising."

The Times - 18th July 2005
- reviewed by John Allison

"Katherine Wiles gave a complete performance as the wilful Adina, singing with sweet-toned agility."

The Guardian - 18th July 2005
- reviewed by Edward Greenfield

"Standing out from the young cast is the Adina of the New Zealand soprano, Katherine Wiles, bright and agile..."

"The cast was a team of first-class artists... there were some particularly notable performances. Rosina, played by Katherine Wiles, was a delight to both eye and ear, looking and sounding the part of the young lover, as she threw off with ease Rossini's demanding arias."

"Katherine Wiles as Despina was the most confident singer, secure in her part and able to act freely as a consequence. Her light, expressive voice suited the part well and she pulled off her role as the plot-hatching maid with charming cheekiness."

Hawkes Bay Today - 11th August 2004
- reviewed by Peter Williams

"Katherine Wiles stole the show on numerous occasions with her excellent characterisation as scheming maid Despina."

Wesport News - 2nd August 2004
- reviewed by Lesley Staniland

"Katherine Wiles as Despina in various guises added much of the humour - and a beautiful voice."

The Dominion Post - 22nd July 2004
- reviewed by John Button

"...Katherine Wiles, as Despina, has a peach of a character role, and she plays it for all it's worth."

Wanganui Chronicle - 16th July 2004
- reviewed by David Charteris

"Much of the evening's humour came from Katherine Wiles' Despina. Pert and sexy with an appealing soprano voice, Ms Wiles was an audience favourite."

The Daily News - 15th July 2004
- reviewed by Harry Brown

"Wiles almost steals the show as the perky maid..."

The Cambridge Edition - 14th July 2004
- reviewed by Sarah Stevens

"The standout performance of the night came from Katherine Wiles. She portrayed Despina with a coquettish comic sensitivity, sometimes lacking in opera where vocal talent must be balanced with acting ability. It is fantastic to see such depth of talent on stage in New Zealand."

Waikato Times - 12th July 2004
- reviewed by Andrew Buchanan-Smart

"Katherine Wiles as Despina in various guises portrayed comic vocal agility and gave an insightful performance."

New Zealand Opera News - July 2004
- reviewed by Gavin MacLean

"Katherine Wiles was an earthy and hilarious Despina, emitting shapely coloratura and preposterous squawks with equal ease... the long recitatives of Katherine Wiles as Despina were particularly pleasing in this dying art."

Bay of Plenty Times - 26th June 2004
- reviewed by Brendon Schollum

"The maid, Katherine Wiles relishes the chance to ham up her role. How refreshing it is to hear high-quality singing by an actor determined to also entertain through facial expression, movement and gesture."

National Business Review - 25th June 2004
- reviewed by John Daly-Peoples

"Everyone in the opera is corrupt or at least compromised in some way, but it is Despina the maid who has the most complex and manipulative role. Katherine Wiles' bright voice has lots of colour and was ideal for the part of Despina in her outlining of the women's role in the game of love. In her singing or squawking the roles as the doctor and notary she invested them with a cutting humorous dimension."

The Gisborne Herald - 21st June 2004
- reviewed by Kristine Walsh

"...but they had stiff competition from Katherine Wiles who, as the maid Despina, combined beautifully clear vocals with an endearing comic touch."

The Daily Post - 14th June 2004
- reviewed by H S F

"In the manipulative roles, Katherine Wiles' pertness and natural comic ability made a superlative Despina."

"Katherine Wiles, also a New Zealander, who studied at Glasgow and has sung Rosina and Barbarina for New Zealand Opera, made a striking impact in Giannetta's Act II aria."

New Zealand Herald - 27th March 2004
- reviewed by William Dart

"...By the time the girls pursue Nemorino, I'm wondering whether we're in Auckland in 2004 or back-stage at a Wham! Concert. In fact, the scene in which Giannetta reveals Nemorino's newly acquired wealth to her classmates is deliriously funny, beautifully pointed by Katherine Wiles, whose sly, cynical bitchery is one of the opera's greatest assets."

Capital Times - 10th March 2004
- reviewed by Amy Cameron

"Katherine Wiles sang well as the ringleader Giannetta, and made a convincing cheap drunk."

The Dominion - 8th March 2004
- reviewed by John Button

"...Katherine Wiles makes a fine Giannetta, which was played splendidly to the productions' strengths."

"Katherine Wiles who played Rosina was alternately charming and scheming and amused with wonderful facial expressions."

Sunday Star Times - 18th May 2003
- reviewed by Rod Biss

"Katherine Wiles was a pert Rosina singing her demanding role with an unflustered fire."

Gisborne Herald - 16th May 2003
- reviewed by Kristine Walsh

"Katherine Wiles (Rosina) gave a stunning performance."

National Business Review - 16th May 2003
- reviewed by John Daly-Peoples

"Katherine Wiles presented a shrewd Rosina with a captivating performance. The aria, 'una voce poco fa' was finely judged and delivered in consummate style."

Waikato Times - 14th May 2003
- reviewed by Andrew Buchanan-Smart

"Katherine Wiles gave a stunning performance as Rosina, with a sensuous sound with a secure top register accompanied by a solid middle and lower range. Her impressive agility in the florid passages, being especially so in 'una voce poco fa', delivering the runs and trills with focus and clarity throughout."

"Katherine Wiles was a most knowing Barbarina."

New Zealand Opera News - August 2002
- reviewed by Garth Wiltshire

"The important smaller roles were all superbly taken, each a delightful cameo by seasoned and new performers. I particularly liked the sprightly pert, Cindy Lauper-like Katherine Wiles' Barbarina."

The New Zealand Herald - 29th July 2002
- reviewed by William Dart

"...Katherine Wiles' Barbarina, a punkette in orange who Fourth Act cavatina might be occasioned by more than just sorrow over a lost pin."

Opera~Opera - Opera Australia Magazine August 2002
- reviewed by Adrienne Simpson

"The smaller roles were well, even luxuriously cast. It was good to see the role of Barbarina being used to blood an up-and-coming singer. Katherine Wiles, a young New Zealander near the end of her studies at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, impressed with her pure tone and insouciant acting."

"Other notable performances came from Katherine Wiles as Satirino..."

The Scotsman - 5th May 2002
- reviewed by Conrad Wilson

"As a demonstration of the RSAMD's operatic versatility, the performance could hardly have been bettered. There were many portrayals to admire, including Katherine Wiles' sharp little Satyr."

"Katherine Wiles cut an athletic and charismatic Parasha with antics straight from the Les Dawson School of Pantomime."

The Edinburgh News - Friday 8th February 2002
- reviewed by Thom Dibdin

"...with the set-up complete just at the end of the overture there was just time to call 'Action!' and Katherine Wiles was into a story of a girl who tricks her mother into employing her lover as a cook. Wiles was superb in the role, clear and strong of voice, while comfortable with the acting."

Opera Magazine - College Reviews April 2002
- reviewed by Raymond Monelle

"Parasha was Katherine Wiles, singing with a warm and intense soprano."

Opera Now - College Reviews July/August 2002
reviewed by Neil Jones

"Katherine Wiles in the role of Parasha had a sweet, crystal clear voice and her opening lament was particularly memorable, with the Russian character of much of the music in this opera showing through. The final opera was Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.. this was rollicking good fun, beautifully and appropriately overacted and splendidly sung by all with Katherine Wiles as Lauretta."

"With the RSAMD's Opera Course turning out so many fine singers, it's a fascinating exercise to see the first-year students put through their paces, and to try to spot future stars. In Le Nozze di Figaro Katherine Wiles was a splendidly vivacious Susanna."