Nabucco, Teatro Verdi di Trieste, March 2024

 

"...very solid, is Maria José Siri, who has a steel voice and can handle Abigaille's terrible writing quite easily."
Trieste News

"Turning to the perils of the soprano “drammatico d’agilità" repertoire, Maria José Siri preserves the beauty of the brilliance of her voice even in the dizzying peaks typical of this great archetype of "cinte di ferro il seno" women... the Abigaille (ed.) who was revealed to the public at the "premiere", seemed to be astonishing."
Musica

"Maria José Siri... played Abigaille with her usual vocal solidity and remarkable high notes..."
OperaClick and Amfortas

"...Siri sang the part with vocal generosity, nailing the pugnacious personality of the character..."
Le Salon Musical

"This production will remain in the audience's memory for a long time. It was enhanced by the remarkable cast, among which ... Maria José Siri were outstanding. ... the Uruguayan soprano was capable of conveying that flamboyant musical virtuosity that makes Abigaille one of the most challenging Verdi roles. She managed to find a good balance between the theatrical energy level and the wide singing line
that Verdi wanted."
Radio PuntoZero

"Abigaille, archetype of the warrior Amazons and of the dramatic sopranos of agility, finds in Maria José Siri everything she needs: an agile, brilliant and a soaring voice in the cabalettas; she fully masters the arduous tessitura, with a good coloratura ‘di forza’. She does possess a natural inclination for sudden high notes which she manages easily. The accurate rendering of the unexpected and painful "Su me... morente... esanime" is to be praised as well. A great actress moment."
Teatro.it

"Maria José Siri in the role of Abigaille, proved herself to be a solid professional..."
MTG Lirica

"Maria José Siri is Abigaille: domineering, exceptional, she is able to reach the impervious heights to which the composer from Busseto tests this soprano role..."
Gli Amici della Musica

"Maria José Siri is a singer who, personally, I always listen to with great pleasure because of her beautiful timbre and excellent use of the voice, as well as for the musical quality of her renderings ... by listening to her, one has the certainty of being in the presence of one of the best voices and singers of these days."
Connessi all’Opera

"... Maria José Siri is an Abigaille with an agile and full-bodied voice..."
TriestePrima