“Sarah Aristidou as Shoko, the latter of whom managed to emote with Oscar-worthy panache, while pushing her voice into the stratosphere.”
Financial Times
June 10, 2019
Hannah Nepilova
“Outclassed by the exceptions of Sarah Aristidou, constantly knocking back the high Cs and beyond as the stripyteenager Shoko.”
The Times
June 13, 2019
Geoff Brown
“French soprano, Sarah Aristidou, put in a fiery and bruising performance as Shoko as befitting her angst and anger hitting the top range of her bright sparkling voice with consummate ease.”
Planet Hugill
Robert Hugill
June 13, 2019
“Großartig, wie Sarah Aristidou die in stratosphärische Höhen vorstoßende Partie der Shoko meisterte und ihrem Schmerz patzig-scharfen Ausdruck gab.”
Opernwelt
November 2018
Werner M. Grimmel
“Hitting some alarmingly high notes with total aplomb, Sarah Aristidou sings the intense role of Misugi’s niece Shoko.”
The Stage
August 16, 2018
George Hall
“French soprano Sarah Aristidou truly exploded in her anguished role of the daughter Shoko; aware of her mother’s infidelity, she gnashed her teeth and coiled her body around its core enough to recall the postures of a raging samurai warrior. Indeed, if the Japanese ideal of femininity predisposed most women to powerlessness, Aristidou played the exception for the unflinching muscle and remarkable range of her high voice alone.”
Backtrack
August 16, 2018
Sarah Batschelet
“Ihrer Partie hat Thomas Larcher die abenteuerlichsten Koloraturen hineingeschrieben, die die Französin Sarah Aristidou mit atemberaubender Klarheit und trotziger Energie herausschleudert – bis hin zu einem markerschütternden Spitzenton jenseits aller Klangvorstellung.”
Neue Voralberger Tageszeitung
17. August 2018
Katharina von Glasenapp
“Sarah Aristidou captures the adolescent rage of Shoko while mastering Larcher’s virtuosic demands.”
Financial Times
August 20, 2018
Rebecca Schmid