"...absolutely gripping...every last nuance explored both text and music..."
RICHARD STRAUSS,"Four Last Songs", Best of Boulder 1993-Daily Camera

"Passion was visible as well as audible in the exerpt from..."
IL TROVATORE, Albuquerque Journal

"In the midst of a decade-long Baroque revival, the operas of the period have remained neglected, but with a performer of the determination, projection and stylish aplomb of Carolyn Val-Schmidt (a soprano with veristic reserves) there is hope for a resurgence. Ms. Val-Schmidt sang with warmth and gusto, negotiating the fiery coloratura firmly."
BAROQUE OPERA RECITAL, Opera News

"...lovely, full soprano...handled difficult music with skill...completely believable in the part."
LORD BYRON, Juilliard School, New York Post

"...a superb Countess. Mozart has given the Countess two of the opera's finest arias, and Ms. Val-Schmidt sings them beautifully. Her Dove Sono was the highlight of the opera."
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Sarasota Herald Tribune

"...range is solid from a warm and substantial bottom to a lyric and effortless top...maneuvers defficult passages with assurance and vocal maturity."
DON PERLIMPLIN, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

"...her voice had grace, accuracy and power,..when she sand the sumptuous optional aria, Non mi dir, she nearly brought down the house."
DON GIOVANNI, Narragansett Times

"...exciting, in her Non mi dir, she practically brought the house down."
DON GIOVANNI, Italian Echo

"...played with style and relish, a first rate comedienne: a singer with an extraordinary voice."
THE CLUB, Boston Herald American

"...stunningly musical, dramatically-honest soprano."
IL CORSARO, Village Voice Centerfold


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