Aida - Arena di Verona 2019

 

“Maria José Siri rescues the performance
Siri displayed a scrupulous preparation united with a vocal, dramatic and stage security.
Through and through savior of the fatherland (as well as providential for those who, sharing the stage with her, had a sudden memory loss due to fatigue), Maria José Siri displayed once again that calling her to perform Aida is a win-win situation, either for her scrupulous professional preparation and her vocal, dramatic and interpretative security with which she inevitable interprets her character, sung over one-hundred times.”
Angela Bosetto, L'Arena

“… Maria José Siri who, with her customary professionalism saved the day. Her Ethiopian princess, appropriately “made up”, posed herself beyond any ideologica barrier, displaying a fiery and lofty temperament which didn’t tolerate the slavery status she is subjected to: she finds her realization in a love free from every bond. Her vocality supports this interpretation with intelligence, full of nuances obtained thanks to very detailed, attentive and thought-out phrasing and accents.”
Silvia Campana, OperaClick

“Maria José Siri anticipated her presence at the Arena as Aida, replacing the indisposed (and controversial) Tamara Wilson. Siri, a great interpreter with great stage intelligence, gave an irreproachable performance: she mastered all the registers with fluidity and polished colors either in the luminous high notes and the suave mezza voce, with a large palette of dynamics.”
Maria Luisa Abate, De Artes 

“Maria José Siri is a very experienced Aida, able to manage the hurdles of the role with commendable technical security. Her Aida is a fragile and extremely lyrical heroine.”
Francesco Lodola, Ieri oggi domani opera

“Fighting for his love, two stage lionesses (or better two Sekhmet, should we name them after the ancient pantheon of the Nile) such as Maria José Siri (Aida) and Violeta Urmana (Amneris), ready to show their claws behind a tasteful conversation without ever being mincing. With over one-hundred performances as the Ethiopian princess, Siri offers a volitive and nuanced heroine, supported by an involved and elegant ligne du chant”
Nicola Barsanti, Gli amici della musica