Soprano

Maria Agresta

"Bergamo had an outstanding interpreter of the title role in Maria Agresta, whose full, iridescent soprano dealt handily with the music’s demands for bel canto..."George Loomis, The New York Times

Norah Amsellem

"As that wife, Norah Amsellem is a beautiful woman with a warm spinto voice. She impressively floated lovely phrases without ever sounding forced or strident. Her..."The Opera Critic

Jane Archibald

"An unbelievable mastery of singing, controlled with apparent ease… technical ease combined with a remarkable dramatic presence "Le Figaro

Gun-Brit Barkmin

"ein Kristall-Sopran von eigenartiger Faszination dazu "Opernwelt & Badische Zeitung (Salome, Opernhaus Zürich)

Isabel Bayrakdarian

"She's a soprano prized for the flexible color of her voice as well as for the dramatic urgency she brings to operatic roles."The Boston Globe

Angel Blue

"She has killer high notes and killer theatrical instincts - Los Angeles Times"

Csilla Boross

"Dans le rôle titre enfin une heureuse découverte – en ce qui nous concerne – en la personne de Csilla Boross dont la voix de soprano..."Forumopera.com

Christine Brandes

"For Pamina, there was no contest: Christine Brandes had the role down perfectly, and sang it beautifully. "Seattle Times, Bernard Jacobson

Christine Brewer

"Brewer's voice—big but pure, golden of tone, flawlessly produced and capable of great subtleties as well as great volume – puts her in the top tier..."Musical America

Angela Brown

"....she combines a potent, dusky lower register with a striking ability to spin out soft high notes of shimmering beauty. There's no doubt her voice is..."CBS Evening News

Measha Brueggergosman

"Measha Brueggergosman's rich, creamy voice, with its solid core and ringing top notes perfectly suits Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder. Her deeply felt, finely nuanced singing captures the..."Victor Carr Jr., ClassicsToday.com

Janai Brugger

"Janai Brugger-Orman is a rare singer, being at home at whatever she does: She sang Ann Truelove and Norina with equal panache." San Francisco Classical Voice

Layla Claire

"Perky and with big, expressive eyes, her long red hair commanding attention, she displayed an exciting, bright tone and shimmering piano notes, and her third-act aria..."Ronald Blum, The Associated Press

Laura Claycomb

"Laura Claycomb sang with limpid tone, dazzling technique and eloquence; even stratospheric pitches were negotiated with delicacy and pliancy. - Rigoletto (Gilda) - Dallas Opera, March 2011 " Scott Cantrell - Opera.

Sarah Coburn

"The performance centered on Sarah Coburn's multifaceted Gilda. Strikingly pretty in appearance and superlatively agile in voice, Coburn caught Gilda's naïve wonder at the world,..."Opera News, LA Opera's Rigoletto

Danielle de Niese

"Her singing is utterly delectable and completely assured…Sheer ‘joie de vivre’ and mastery come spilling across, to the eyes as well as the ears."The New York Times

Anna Devin

www.annadevin.com

"It was meltingly sung, too, by the ravishingly blended voices of Anna Devin, a bright and beautiful light lyric soprano who has made such an impression..."Mark Valencia - Whats on Stage.

Grazia Doronzio

"In terms of sheer delight and charm, soprano Grazia Doronzio virtually owned the stage as Susanna...She's also an appealing singer with a saucy flair for..."The Detroit News

Oksana Dyka

"[...] the young Ukrainian soprano Oksana Dyka, is nothing less than sensational."Göran Forsling, Seen and Heard

Renée Fleming

"The Beautiful Voice soared, swelled and glistened at the Kennedy Center on Saturday night. Renee Fleming, the soprano possessed of this sobriquet, gave a recital at..."Anne Midgette, Washington Post

Mirella Freni

"Veneration of one's elders is not a concept that holds much water these days, although grand opera may be an exception. Broken voices with glorious pasts..."The New York Times

Lucrecia Garcia

"The powerful, truly Verdian voice — a rare treat these days — of Venezuelan soprano Lucrecia Garcia made her an excellent Helen."José Mª Irurzun, Seen and Heard

Hibla Gerzmava

"The sensational soprano Hibla Gerzmava is the most remarkable new talent encountered in many a year. "Opera Today, James Sohre

Angela Gheorghiu

Maria Guleghina

Olga Guryakova

"Olga Guryakova looked lovely as the feisty Oxana, displaying some of the glinting tone and attractive musicality..."Opera by Nov John Allison

Hei-Kyung Hong

"Hei-Kyung Hong stole the show as Mimì, a role she has sung more than 50 times at the house since 1987: a reliable mainstay amid the starrier names..."Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times

Tamar Iveri

"In her Met debut, Tamar Iveri was a superb Donna Anna, with incisive and powerfully majestic singing, making both her arias, especially the remarkable slow opening..."Judith Malafronte, Opera News

Maria Kanyova

"…as Pat Maria Kanyova is American innocence in person. "

Kathleen Kim

"Kim is a winner: sparkling stage presence, and voice that bristles with excitement"Keith Powers, Boston Herald

Aleksandra Kurzak

"Kurzak is a dazzling new star."Hugh Canning, The Sunday Times

Dina Kuznetsova

"Rusalka ultimately stands and falls by its leading lady, and Dina Kuznetsova is glorious in the title role, unleashing torrents of sound and emotion in ways..."Tim Ashley, guardian.co.uk

Nadine Lehner

"Brillant in den unterschiedlichsten stimmlichen Facetten: Nadine Lehner "Frankfurter Rundschau (Maria in Mazeppa, Theater Bremen)

Julia Lezhneva

"Clearly a name to watch…The ingredients for a great career certainly are there."The Sunday Times

Christiane Libor

"The revelation and reward is Christiane Libor’s roof-raising Ada, a dramatic soprano with the goods."Francis Carlin, Financial Times

Catherine Malfitano

Ana María Martínez

"Back at Lyric was the charismatic soprano Ana María Martínez, whose beautifully sung and finely detailed Marguerite was the linchpin of [the] performance. Not..."John von Rhein, The Chicago Tribune

Pumeza Matshikiza

"Pumeza Matshikiza's Mimi was as rapt an interpretation as one could expect to hear today.That distinctively warm and rich timbre was a joy to hear,..."Antony Lias, Opera Britannia

Karita Mattila

"What we see is a cool, leggy blonde who has all the cards in her hand and knows it. And what we hear is a radiant..."Andrew Clark, The Financial Times

Audra McDonald

"McDonald is one of the most consummate performers there is, effortlessly intimate, casually masterly, seemingly more comfortable on stage than most people are anywhere… McDonald can..."Matthew Guerrieri, The Boston Globe

Angela Meade

"“[Angela Meade] has a strong, supple voice, a knack for floating soft high notes, and an unusual agility in the rapid-fire technique of bel canto singing…” “..." Mike Silverman, The Associated Press

Elisabeth Meister

"One high point was the tense scene from Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia that opened part two...Elisabeth Meister was a Lucrezia to reckon with – what a..."whatsonstage.com - Mark Valencia

Tatiana Melnychenko

Mary Mills

""The American soprano Mary Mills scores a major success as Katya, dealing handily with the character’s passionate outbursts while bringing poise and sensitivity to her..."New York Times

Laura Mitchell

"'The contrasts in the “ransomed of the Lord” section of the second movement were effortless...with Laura Mitchell sustaining the long, high lines with barely a..."Stephen Walsh, The Arts Desk

Liudmyla Monastyrska

Tatiana Monogarova

"As Lisa, Tatiana Monogarova moved with a ballerina's grace and sang with a full, rich and radiant soprano."Dallas Morning News - Scott Cantrell

Susanna Phillips

"“Susanna Phillips…demonstrates rare stylistic fluency, canny pathos, and dynamic finesse. Susanna Phillips. Remember the name.”"Financial Times

Sandrine Piau

"Ms. Piau sang with a clear and deeply expressive voice, nuanced phrasing and immaculate control. "The New York Times

Christina Pier

"Christina Pier unleashed a big, gleaming soprano and impressive coloratura in Donna Anna's "Non mi dir": she is a young singer with great potential."Opera News

Hila Plitmann

"Hila Plitmann is a composer's dream. Throughout her enormous range, her singing is precise, expressive and lit with intelligence."Larry Fuchsberg, Star Tribune

Sondra Radvanovsky

"I’m not sure there’s another soprano today whose vocal endowments are so well suited to the Verdi repertory. She emitted one huge, gleaming top..."The Washington Post

Elizabeth Reiter

"Elizabeth Reiter shows off her facility with high notes and low comedy as Adele, the socially-climbing chambermaid. She may be the brightest spot in an already..."Chris Davis, Memphisflyer.com

Jessica Rivera

"Jessica Rivera as Kitty gave the most compelling performance of the evening. She was capable of filling the stage and reaching out to the listener even..."Liisamaija Hautsalo, Turun Sanomat

Twyla Robinson

Davinia Rodriguez

"In her first portrayal of Lucia, she displays tremendous vocal talent and acting ability. I am tempted to describe her voice as delicate, but that word..."Audrey Gervasi, Examiner.com

Tatyana Ryaguzova

Ekaterina Scherbachenko

"On the following evening, the Tatiana was the young soprano Ekaterina Shcherbachenko, who was by far the most interesting singer in the second cast, both in..."Seen and Heard International, José M Irurzun

Albina Shagimuratova

"Shagimuratova imbues Violetta with a tragic dignity befitting a heroine of indomitable spirit and all-too-vulnerable flesh...she is spirited and worldly--yet always aware of the dark..."Everett Evans, Houston Chronicle

Marina Shaguch

Heidi Stober

"Heidi Strober was similarly impressive. She gave life to a strong-willed, astute character through her subtle interpretation: her powerful tone and the humorous way in which..."Marina Romani , Musicalcriticism

Yeree Suh

"“Yeree Suh not only showed physical expressiveness and devotion to her part, her soprano also displayed virtuoso singing of the highest order. A clear, firm timbre..."

Laura Tatulescu

"...on opening night it was the pure vocal intensity and psychological interest of Laura Tatulescu's sinning and sinned-against Phébé that wrung the heart. "New Statesman (Phébé in Castor & Pollux, ENO)

Kiri Te Kanawa

"For Dame Kiri, the beauty is the voice itself. "The New York Times

Dawn Upshaw

Artistic Partner, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Artistic Director, Graduate Vocal Arts Program, Bard College Conservatory of Music

"Leaping effortlessly across language barriers and chasms of mood, the astounding Upshaw spanned the full breadth of her vocal and emotional range. Upshaw's instrument has the..."St. Paul Pioneer Press

Katie Van Kooten

"...a major operatic talent. Her singing has something of the same glow radiated by Te Kanawa or Freni, and her endearing charm and bright smile make..."The Daily Telegraph

Deborah Voigt

"Voigt gives Brünnhilde a steely joy. " Die Walküre, The Metropolitan Opera, Justin Davidson New York Magazine

Amber Wagner

"The music just poured naturally from her at all times, whether in mournful or soaring sections. Like her character at opera’s end, she is going..."Ariadne in Ariadne auf Naxos, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Andrew Patner, Chicago Sun Times

Jennifer Wilson

" Surely she is today the brightest soprano, with high notes that are like whiplashes, full of power and pitched exactly right...To my mind, she could..."

Elena Xanthoudakis

"Vocally the prime attractions are Greek-Australian soprano Elena Xanthoudakis, like Bartoli doubling the roles of Euridice and the Sibyl.... Eschewing Bartoli's extremes of expression, Xanthoudakis is..."Grammophone UK - Richard Wigmore