Aida, Palau de les Arts Valencia, February 2016

 

“Today's performance of the Uruguayan soprano María Jose Siri displayed all the force of the time-old dilemma 'homeland-love,' in a version of Aida torn and scattered with corpses... she achieved a sensational characterization of Aida, with a vigorous yet sensitive performance, as she demonstrated in the arias ''Ritorna vincitor' and 'O mia patria'.
EFE, Radio Intereconomia

“As always members of the orchestra and the Generalitat chorus were warmly applauded; and so was the cast, particularly so the soprano María José Siri, who interpreted the role of the unfortunate Aida, alternating the role with soprano Lucrecia García.”
EUROPA PRESS, 20 Minutos

"Having already heard Siri as Manon Lescaut in Valencia, and also as Amelia in Un ballo in maschera in Bologna, the impressions that I previously had have been confirmed: lavish sound, true lyric soprano spinto, flexible and ductile, with secure vocal emission and impeccable projection... there is musicality and firmness in her singing; her instrument is homogenous and without flaws and Siri abandons herself in the pianos and half voices. At the moment, there are not very many sopranos that can offer an Aida with this many guarantees.”
Alejandro Martinez, Platea Magazine

“And at the last moment there was the need of a premier cast of adequate quality… Maria José Siri, an Aida that engages into a sort of litany, accompanied little by little by considerable vocals which masterfully land her into the third act."
Alberto Gonzalez Lapuente, ABC

"Maria José Siri stepped in to cover for Oksana Dyka, previously engaged … Siri knows this role perfectly and she's sung it in important theaters, like La Scala (I was lucky enough to be present); she has a great sense of phrasing and she put her stamp on a stylish interpretation, also thanks to her solid technique.”
Cesar Rus, Las Provincias