Hanna Hipp

"This mezzo is one of those performers who not only lights up the stage when she appears, but also pervades infectious enthusiasm. " Opera Britannia, by Miranda Jackson

Varduhi Abrahamyan

"The young Armenian mezzo Varduhi Abrahamyan was the star surprise of the evening: her Adalgisa was beautifully sung, both in ensembles and solos, and her duet..." Roberto Herrscher, Opera News

Gaelle Arquez

"Gaelle Arquez sings Idamante with a bright, lustrous mezzo-soprano and ably charts the prince’s coming of age." George Loomis, The New York Times

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner

"Tanja Ariane Baumgartner performed the Princess of Bouillon with phenomenal stage presence and unfailing vocal power and sonority. An absolutely sensational role debut, vigorously applauded by..." Adriane Lecouvrer at Oper Frankfurt: Hans-Klaus Jungheinrich, Opernwelt

Julie Boulianne

"But it’s French-Canadian mezzo-soprano Boulianne who is the one to watch ? Rossini’s endless coloratura is a killer, yet she rips through ornamentation like a..." Paula Citron, Toronto Globe and Mail

Grace Bumbry

Loriana Castellano

Roxana Constantinescu

"Making her American stage debut, Romanian mezzo-soprano Roxana Constantinescu is unforgettable in the lead role of Angelina. Gifted with a luxurious timbre, Constantinescu mesmerizes with evocative..." Brad Richason, Examiner Minneapolis

Sasha Cooke

"The splendid mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke brought dark colorings and penetrating richness to her solos. " Anthony Tommasini. The New York Times

Alice Coote

"Alice Coote's extreme performance as Hercules's jealous and unhinged wife Dejanira dwarfed all her colleagues' efforts. Coote did not so much chart a descent into madness ..." Laura Battle, Financial Times

Marianne Crebassa

"Marianne Crebassa is splendidly charismatic as Cecilio. " George Loomis, The New York Times

Julia Dawson

"Julia Dawson...can release roulades of coloratura with a torrent of shimmering sound." LA Times - Mark Swed

Tara Erraught

"Erraught showed she has the X factor...she came, she sang, she conquered." Irish Times

Sara Fulgoni

"Sara Fulgoni’s luxurious performance of Dalila, fatal seduction oozing out of her beautiful mezzo. Her singing caressed the life out of Samson in ‘Mon coeur..." Samson and Delilah - Peter Reed Classical Source

Henriette Godde

Contralto

"Henriette Godde uberzeugte: ein hypnotisch dichtes "Im Treibhaus", tiefe, duftende "Traume" ? das waren komplexe, gut ausgereifte Interpretationen der jungen Altistin. ..." Martin Morgenstern, Musik in Dresden. (Wagner & Folgen. Konzert zum Auftakt der Wagner-Ehrung der Hochschule fur Musik Dresden 2013)

Susan Graham

"Susan Graham was a joy to watch and to hear: she delivered her lines with boldness, majesty and precision, highlighting both the most delicate and the..." Marina Romani, Musicalcriticism.com

Denyce Graves-Montgomery

"If the human voice has the power to move you, you will be touched by Denyce Graves." Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Anna Grevelius

"Anna Grevelius's Siebel the most attractive and sympathetic of a fine cast (English National Opera, Faust)" The Independent

Justina Gringyte

mezzo soprano

"Justina Gringyte, freshly crowned Young Singer of the Year at the International Opera Awards, is a fabulous Carmen: irresistible yet inscrutable, voluptuous yet vulnerable, with a..." Whats on Stage by Mark Valencia

Jennifer Johnson Cano

"An honesty and assurance so impressive that you want to call it bravery. " New York Times

Sophie Koch

"Sophie Koch was quite magnificent as Venus: probably the best I have ever heard: tonally (and physically) alluring, sweetly seductive and increasingly unhinged, dramatically truthful at..." Mark Berry, Seen and Heard International

Agunda Kulaeva

Principal singer of the Bolshoi Theatre

""...la Lioubacha de la mezzo Agounda Koulaeva, la revelation de la soiree. Habituee des roles comme Amneris et Eboli, la chanteuse..." Classiquenews.com written by Nicolas Grienenberger

Maya Lahyani

Jennifer Larmore

"Jennifer Larmore, a wonderful interpreter of " bel canto ", now more and more oriented to decidedly more dramatic roles, is an exceptionally generous and technically confident artist..." Jenufa, Deutsche Oper Berlin - Lorenzo Bassi, GB Opera Magazine

Christel Loetzsch

"Christel Lotzsch was the surprise of the evening. Her song was a musical listening pleasure and her performance very natural, but insistent. It was a..." Dresden / Semperoper

Michele Losier

"Michele Losier (Phoebe) has an impeccable technique, which ensures a remarkable fluidity; the game scene [in Castor et Pollux] was quite expressive (especially in the..." Muse Baroque - Bruno Maury

Nancy Maultsby

"Nancy Maultsby's huge, rich mezzo-soprano made a remarkable impact as Judith." Bluebeard's Castle, Seattle Symphony, Seattle Times

Susanne Mentzer

"Mentzer was a charismatic Dido, unspooling Purcell's long, slow melodies in a mezzo voice subtly textured with smoke and golden fire." Chicago Sun-Times

Meow Meow

"Meow Meow grabs the audience like a fistful of putty and moulds us into whatever she wants. We are her playthings and she is our mistress. " Kate Herbert, Herald Sun

Sheila Nadler

Veta Pilipenko

Alla Pozniak

Ekaterina Semenchuk

"The anti-heroine is interpreted by the Russian singer Ekaterina Semenchuck. This gorgeous mezzo-soprano is gifted with an amazing voice; able to sing wonderful mezzo-voce with a..." Matteo Melis, Operaclick

Tichina Vaughn

"[...] the "black Venus" Tichina Vaughn bewitched her minstrel with her charmingly sensual, powerful mezzo and her personal charisma. Even in her short appearance in the third..." Der Neue Merker - February 2008

Okka von der Damerau

"“Einen sehr sanften Serenadenton schlagt Mehta im Misterioso an, lasst Okka von der Damerau mit ihrem wunderbaren, hell leuchtenden Mezzosopran den raunenden Friedrich-Nietzsche-Text (…) vortragen.”" Der Tagesspiegel, by Frederik Hanssen (performance of Mahler's 3rd Symphony with Staatskapelle Berlin and Zubin Mehta)

Frederica von Stade

"During the past three decades, Frederica von Stade has gathered legions of admirers worldwide. They're a fiercely loyal company, and it's easy to understand why. Her..." Donald Spoto, Opera News