"Stellar cast propels 'The Marriage of Figaro' in Opera Birmingham show . . . Michelle Areyzaga's portrayal of Susanna began coyly, then took on attitude as she sought to expose [...]
Dennis Polkow – Chicago Classical Review
"Areyzaga’s upbeat and sterling soprano in Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgaten from BWV 100 set up a delightfully florid flute obligato. . . Areyzaga’s shining moment came with Schubert’s [...]
Jamie Reimer – Journal of IAWM
"Soprano Michelle Areyzaga quickly substantiates her fine reputation as a song recitalist and chamber musician through a translucent tone that shimmers across the wide range of these songs. She communicates [...]
Dorothy Andries – Evanston Review,
"When the program is delicious and the soloists are superior, there's nothing for an audience to do but sit back and enjoy." "Lovely soprano Michelle Areyzaga was soloist in the [...]
Steve Smith – The New York Times
"For Michelle Areyzaga, a soprano fluent in Spanish, Mr. Blier programmed Jesús Guridi’s tender “Mañanita de San Juan” (“Very Early on the Morning of St. John’s Day”) and Joaquín Turina’s [...]
Sherri Rase – New York Q News
"The blending of Areyzaga and Cooke's voices was literally thrilling, causing a flutter in that place near the top of where I imagine my heart to be. Certain singers, male [...]
Howard Kissell – New York Daily News
"Michelle Areyzaga brought the many colors of her beautiful soprano to bear on Schubert’s “Auf dem See.” Areyzaga also made a persuasive case for the riches of a song by [...]
Laurence MacDonald – The Flint Journal
"Solo soprano Michelle Areyzaga also excelled, especially in the slow “Domine Deus” movement, where her rich, high tones produced some of the evening’s loveliest moments." —Laurence MacDonald - The Flint [...]
Donald Rosenberg – Cleveland Plain Dealer
". . Jamie Bernstein, the composer’s daughter . . . and . . . excellent singers . . . provided ample delight. Areyzaga, a soprano of gleaming gifts, was disarming [...]
John von Rhein – Chicago Tribune
"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 [...]
