"New York, Munich, London, Milan, Washington, Madrid—all of them have had the chance to get to know the miracle from St. Petersburg. She has now conquered the Vienna Staatsoper as well ... It really isn't a stretch to use the word 'miracle.' Here one singing actress brought together everything that opera fans could hitherto only dream of. A young woman of confident appearance, in every moment completely present in the intelligently conceived, deeply moving interpretation of a character caught between joie de vivre, destructive love, and the gripping proximity of death. And all of this constantly attuned to the vocal side of her interpretation: faultless technique, perfect coloratura, a substantial soprano voice full of dark-hued luminous power in all registers. Next to that her richly shaded coloration made every emotion believable. She was radiant in joy and confidence, passionate in outbreaks of love, empty in deeply moving moments of despair."
Die Presse (Vienna), April 4, 2003