
This hugely powerful soprano gave the role of the blackmailed singer sufficient heft, controlled variation and occasional sweetness…” ” … Alternating with “Caesar” is a rather pedestrian version of Puccini’s Tosca, enlivened mainly by the appearance of Super-Tosca Maria Guleghina. She gracefully performs octave jumps and georgeous arias…” Guleghina’s clear soprano carries the often-demanding musical score well. She seems to tap directly into the inner emotions of the ole, moving from joy to jealousy to despair to betrayal with ease.

” … The cast handles the intricacies of the story and the music quite well – and there hardly seems a better choice for the title role than Maria Guleghina, world-renowned Russian soprano.
