Don Carlo, Teatro Comunale Bologna 2018

 

“María José Siri’s Elisabetta is assuredly sung ...”
James Imam, Financial Times

“Maria José Siri (…) as usually vocally sturdy ...”
Alberto Mattioli, La Stampa

“The singers did not disappoint – Roberto Aronica (Don Carlo), Dmitry Beloselsky (Filippo II), Luiz-Ottavio Farina (Il Grande Inquisitore), Luca Tittoto (Un frate) -., and particularly the charismatic Veronica Simeoni (Principessa Eboli) and Maria José Siri (Elisabetta di Valois)...”
Valentina Anzani, Il giornale della musica

“Maria José Siri, universally appreciated for her Verdi roles, is Elisabetta de Valois, a difficult role that demands a mature voice of dramatic soprano and that Siri possesses, as we have noted in "Tu che le vanità", a difficult aria that ends with a superb pianissimo.”
Magda Ruggeri Marchetti, Codalario

“Elisabetta was Maria José Siri, with a voice soaring to the high note, she was able to give her best in the last two acts with a thrilling and enthralling performance of Tu che le vanità, to continue with the following duet with Carlo leading towards the end of the opera.”
The Blog Arts Post

“Her portrayal as an aloof, distant and self-contained Queen meant that she rarely attracted the necessary attention, irrespective of her vocal performance, which had always been of a high standard. Her Act four aria, “Tu che le vanità,” however, in which she laments Carlo’s plight, the love that never was, and now yearns only for death was presented with such profound feeling that any such impressions were quickly despatched. Siri, displaying her technique to the full, produced a riveting rendition in which her rich vocal pallet, subtle dynamic infections, and wonderful control brought meaning and emotional depth to every phrase. Immediately following on from this, Siri engages in a duet with Carlo, in which they say their final goodbyes and hope to meet again in a better place. Again Siri displayed a talent of rare quality, as she caressed each line with tenderness and beauty, and blended sympathetically with Aronica’s Carlo.”
Alan Nielson, Operawire

“Maria José Siri sang splendidly Tu che le vanità, the arduous aria at the beginning of Act IV (…)”
Giuseppe Pennisi, Il sussidiario

“... vocally she offers beautiful moments and particularly in the aria Tu che le vanità she pulls out a desperate temperament that highlights the soprano's technical skills.”
Maria Teresa Giovagnoli, MTG Lirica

“The Uruguyan soprano displayed a sturdy and resonany first octave, whereas the top did not suffer from her repertory change.... the security and the élan were laudable"” 
Silvano Capecchi, Operaclick

“Soprano Maria José Siri is an Elisabetta with a great expressive technique...”
Mario Dal Bello, Città nuova

“Maria José Siri is a reliable professional in each of her roles, and also with Elisabetta she offers an interpretation that enriches her gallery of female characters.”
Pierachille Dolfini blog