..."In the title role of Francesca, American soprano Emily Magee...

Francesca

...who had opened the Zurich season as an incandescent Ariadne in Richard Strauss's opera, looked ... as if she were modeling for Botticelli's Primavera. With her seamless voice of forceful spinto qualifications, she seemed a worthy successor in the line of Raina Kabaivanska, Magda Olivero and Renata Scotto — all noble Francescas."

(Opera News)

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* = role in preparation