The all-Russian cast is uniformly excellent, notably sopranos Anna Krainikova as Varya, Elena Kelessidi as Ranevskaya and Ulyana Aleksyuk as Anya.”
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Gbopera Review – La Cerisaie
Ravishing coloratura soprano Ulyana Aleksyuk has agility and craftsmanship. Her voice floats, flying in fantastic turns of phrase. Continue reading
Der Neue Merker Review
Her daughter Ania – a “Zerbinetta” Role – was sung by the Ukrainian coloratura soprano Ulyana Aleksyuk, full of extraordinary temperament and perfect phrasing of the breakneck coloratura. With a red wig and in a very saucy dress she had all the ingredients for a suffragette.
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Financial Times – La Cerisaie (Paris)
Financial Times
By Francis Carlin
“The fiasco would be complete but for the singing, which is uniformly excellent, led by Anna Krainikova’s engaging Varia and Ulyana Aleksyuk’s sparkling Ania, the latter another of Fénelon’s stock coloratura parts. But any talent scout in the audience would have been busy scribbling down the names of all these young singers. They deserve a medal for putting up with this shabby circus.”
L’oeil et L’Oreille – La Cerisaie
L’oeil et l’oreille
par André Tubeuf
“It’s a shame that on this deplorable false base, Philippe Fénelon gives us music that is far the best for the situation, the most lyric, the best written for the voice that we know from him, en general pleasantly sung by Mmes Elena Kelessidi (Liouba), Ulyana Aleksyuk (Ania) and especially Alexandra Kadurina (Gricha)…”
Forum Opera – La Cerisaie
Forum Opera
Par Laurent Bury
“En Anya, Ulyana Aleksyuk brille, elle, dans le registre de la colorature, et son rôle inclut des vocalises tout à fait « zerbinettiennes » qu’elle exécute comme en se jouant.”
ClassicInfo – La Cerisaie
ClassicInfo
“Full of youth, Ulyana Alexsyuk seduces as Ania.”