Category: Reviews

". . Jamie Bernstein, the composer’s daughter . . . and . . . excellent singers . . . provided ample delight. Areyzaga, a soprano of gleaming gifts, was disarming in “A Little Bit in Love” (“Wonderful Town”) and soaring in “One Hand, One Heart” (“West Side Story”), the latter with Picon, whose tenor is [...]

"Gustavo Leone’s “Mundo,” for voice and orchestra, draws its vocal text from the Popol Vuh, the sacred book of the Mayans, evoking a sense of pre-Columbian culture. Its lush, movie/music-like scoring, laced with jungle drums and soaring vocal lines, reminds one of the Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos’ “Forest of the Amazon.” It’s an unabashed crowd-pleaser, and [...]

Poulenc's "Gloria" with soprano Michelle Areyzaga as soloist. She's a favorite around the Chicago music scene and in addition to the Poulenc, she treated us to seven of Canteloube's "Songs of the Auvergne." Canteloube did not write the melodies, but he collected 33 of these folk songs from his native area of France and gave [...]

"If you enjoy the direction that contemporary American music is going these days you are probably familiar with the music of Gwyneth Walker, who has written over 130 commissioned works for orchestra, band, chorus and chamber ensembles. Michelle Areyzaga, soprano, is a champion of modern music and has presented the songs on this CD over [...]

Soprano Michelle Areyzaga with a voice that can send a delightful chill up your spine, made the most of her time on stage, turning in a mincing Cunégonde (Candide) and tender Maria (West Side Story). —Jennifer Roolf Laster - Express-News – Sep 16, 2007 (Soloist in Bernstein on Broadway with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra)

Aurora soprano brings down the opera house Good news! DuPage Opera Theatre, under the baton of Kurt Muspratt, has come up with just the right singers and musicians to make La Bohème crackle with excitement. Finding just the right Mimì helped. Michelle Areyzaga learned the role of Mimì in a very short span of time [...]

Soprano Michelle Areyzaga charmed with 'A Little Bit In Love' and delivered Maria's music from West Side Story with sweet intensity. —Clifton J. Noble, Jr. - The Republican (Springfield, MA) (Soloist in Bernstein on Broadway with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra)

Sunny soprano shines in 2006 Soprano Michelle Areyzaga sings like an angel, and every time she performs she sounds better than the last time. When she sang with the Lake Forest Symphony in Grayslake in late October, it seemed that Mozart's "Exsultate, jubilate" had been written just for her. Areyzaga has been singing in the [...]

This album's appeal owes much to the singing of Michelle Areyzaga, who has a sweet, unaffected voice and meticulous diction just right for these appealing tunes. —Sullivan - American Record Guide - November/December 2006

Soprano Areyzaga's voice was made for Mozart. "The highlight of the night was the appearance of soprano Michelle Areyzaga, a rising star on the Chicago music scene. She sang Mozart's "Exsultate, jubilate" -- a winning number on any program and a star turn for her. Her tone was bell-like, clear and pure. As she sang [...]