“The Queen of the Night was performed by Argentine soprano Laura Pisani, whose beautiful voice is complemented by flowing, impeccably tuned coloraturas. She conveyed all the pain and fury of her character, and her second aria was rewarded with thunderous applause.”

-By Gilberto Ponce Vera, for www.visionescriticas.cl

“Argentinian soprano Laura Pisani navigates the fiendishly demanding challenges of this captivating role with assured technique, free of harshness, and perfectly attuned to the character.”

-By Cristian Cristino, for Todalacultura.org

“The vocal soloists (positioned in the boxes) included the outstanding Laura Pisani (soprano, whose Dulcissime toward the end of the Cour d’amours was magnificent), Martín Oro (countertenor), and Alfonso Mujica (baritone), all delivering performances of exceptional quality.”

-By Leila M. Recchi, for Música Clásica BA

“Laura Pisani lent her elegance, sophistication, and impeccable singing to the Verdi heroine. With solid technique, enviable legato, flawless phrasing, and precise notes, combined with a commanding stage presence, she delivered an introspective and deeply expressive Violetta, imbuing the character with dignity from start to finish. When Pisani is on stage, it is almost impossible to take one’s eyes—or ears—off her."

-By Fabiana Crepaldi, for Notas Musicais

“Laura Pisani was a Queen of the Night with a powerful voice and remarkable musicality, even in the most extremely challenging passages.."

-By Eduardo Balestena, for Críticos Musicales de la Argentina

“Laura Pisani delivered the Queen of the Night with undeniable professionalism. She possesses a beautiful tone, remarkable fluidity, a powerful middle register, and all the high notes the role demands."

-By Gustavo Otero, for L'ape musicale

“The outstanding Argentine soprano Laura Pisani (...) brought impeccable technique to the role. She navigated the character’s arias with elegance and refinement—Come scoglio immoto resta in the first act and Per pietà, ben mio, perdona in the second—as well as the various ensemble numbers in which she participated.

A highly versatile artist, precise yet deeply expressive, with resonant low notes and perfectly controlled high notes, Pisani made her Fiordiligi a performance of the highest caliber and the greatest triumph of this Mozart production.."

-By Leonardo Marques, for Notas Musicais

“In addition to being a great actress, Pisani displayed a homogeneous voice, with weight and resonance spanning from the lowest to the highest notes. She was an impeccable Fiordiligi, impossible to take one’s eyes or ears off. She absolutely reigned on the night of the premiere."

-By Fabiana Crepaldi, for Pro Ópera

“Laura Pisani conquered the audience with Fiordiligi’s first aria, 'Come Scoglio'."

-By Sidney Molina, for Folha de S. Paulo

“Among the voices, as it hasn’t been seen for a long time at the Municipal, there is a remarkable balance. They are singers who share their attention to the text and a well cared sense of the style. And, individually, they show very striking characteristics: the immersive elegance in Laura Pisani’s phrasing as Fiordiligi..."

-By João Luiz Sampaio, for Concerto

“Argentinian soprano Laura Pisani (as the hesitant Fiordiligi) and Bahian mezzo Josy Santos (as the curious Dorabella) created beautiful contrasts between their characterizations without losing the richness of their vocal effects, starting with the first duet, Ah, guarda, sorella”.

-By Márvio dos Anjos, for O Globo

“...Laura Pisani (Queen of the Night, vocally ideally suited to the role, as a dramatic soprano with full command of coloratura)...”

-By Juan Antonio Muñoz, for Ópera Actual

“The outstanding Laura Pisani, as the Queen of the Night, combined perfect intonation with a masterful legato, achieving an expressiveness that reveals her deep understanding of every note’s significance. She displayed flawless coloratura technique, and her performance of both arias was magnificent. This portrayal of the Queen of the Night is sure to remain vivid in the audience’s memory..”

-By Graciela Morgenstern, for Críticos Musicales de la Argentina

“Laura Pisani’s performance is notable both for her clear, bittersweet inflections and for the virginal freshness of her soprano voice (intended to represent Antoinette, a teenage character), which shapes her character’s perspective on her family and, more broadly, on the work itself. This creates a lighthearted impression that allows for laughter, even though the child’s cruelty, driven by hatred toward her parents, at times takes on the guise of a merciless game.”

-By Sébastien Vacelet, for Olyrix

“The trio of Nymphs delivered a formidable performance (...), consisting of Laura Pisani (Naiad), Florencia Machado (Dryad), and Victoria Gaeta (Echo). The three singers displayed excellent ensemble, intonation, and confidence, completing their performance with very strong stagecraft.”

-By Donato Decina, for Críticos Musicales de la Argentina

“The trio, composed of Florencia Burgardt (...), Florencia Machado, and Laura Pisani, achieved moments of remarkable brilliance in their vocal interplay and dramatic expression alongside Bacchus and Ariadne.”

-By Martin Wullich

“Laura Pisani, Victoria Gaeta, and Florencia Machado sang harmoniously, with even tone and vocal balance.”

-By Graciela Morgenstern, for Críticos Musicales de la Argentina

“Laura Pisani shone as the Queen of the Night, distinguished by the beauty of her voice and her mastery of the challenging recitative and coloratura aria “O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn” (first act) and the renowned aria “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (second act). She demonstrated absolute control over her voice in long, unrelenting passages, set in D minor, the key that embodies darkness. A performance both icy and forceful, demanding in the extreme.”

-By Eduardo Balestena, for Críticos Musicales de la Argentina

“Laura Pisani navigates dizzying intervals, worthy of Turandot, making her entrance with exhilarating brilliance.”

-By Márvio dos Anjos, for O globo

“In this production, Ophelia is portrayed by soprano Laura Pisani, recently making her U.S. debut. Shattered and driven mad by Hamlet’s bitter abandonment, Ophelia mourns her sorrows in a raw monologue. Pisani stands out, shines, and the theater vibrates with sheer anguish. The audience rewarded her with its loudest ovation..” 

-By Gonzalo Gossweiler, for Ámbito Financiero

“Laura Pisani’s Ophelia will remain in our hearts for a long time. She moved the audience through her stage presence and was far more than a “naïve” and “pure” young lady. As with all great interpretations, her vision of the role transcended clichés and highlighted its deep inner conflict. 

(...) Pisani approached Ophelia’s mad scene with conviction and dramatic realism, infusing her singing with a confidence and skill that left the audience stunned. Her voice seems to adapt effortlessly to the multiple challenges of the role, portraying the tragedy with precise notes, beautiful timbre, clean coloraturas, and expressive sonorities. There was no mere display of virtuosity… there was Art, and the theater erupted in a well-deserved ovation.”

-By Christian Lauria, for Opera World

“...Laura Pisani’s portrayal of Ophélie was remarkable, especially in her great aria from the fourth act, where she displayed excellent command of coloratura and the abellimenti that Thomas wrote with such effectiveness. It was another of the evening’s brilliant moments.” 

-By Néstor Echevarría, for La Prensa 

“Pisani was simply astonishing during her last scene, not only because she shows control over her coloraturas, but also because she is wonderfully expressive.” 

-By Ernesto Castagnino, for Tiempo de Música

“The work gains strength and depth toward the end with Ophelia’s original mad scene, performed by Laura Pisani, who masters it despite the arduous demands of range and agility, as well as dramatic intensity — it is far from mere virtuosity. Her stage presence further enhances the performance.”

-By Enrique Sirvén, for Ópera desde hoy

“Laura Pisani shaped a delicate yet passionate Ophélie and delivered an outstanding rendition of ‘Partagez-vous mes fleurs’ and ‘Pâle et blonde’ in the mad scene — a true challenge for her vocal range — to which the audience responded with a prolonged and enthusiastic ovation.”

-By Graciela Morgenstern, for Críticos Musicales de la Argentina

“Laura Pisani delivered a magnificent performance in the most demanding role of the opera, which requires an extensive vocal range. She impressed throughout, but especially with her incisive high notes, and she also brought great dramatic power to her character.”

-By Luis Baietti

“Laura Pisani’s exquisite diction was astonishing.”

-By Guilhermina Lopes, for Glosas

“Soprano Laura Pisani delivered clean, controlled vocals as the Queen of the Night, including a clear, if a bit cautious, “Der Holle Roche,” which is the war-horse piece often known simply as “The Queen of the Night Aria.” The audience stopped the show briefly with applause after the aria and gave her a standing ovation at curtain call."

-By Elaine Schmidt, for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“Equally noteworthy was the eloquence that Laura Pisani brought to the female character. Known until now as a light, agile soprano, she revealed the same ease but with greater vocal weight. Her performance on Friday was met with particularly warm applause.”

-By Enrique Sirvén, for Ópera desde hoy

“Laura Pisani, María Belén Rivarola, and María Luisa Merino Ronda gave an excellent performance as the Forest Nymphs (in this version, also aquatic). They were graceful and expressive, with fine stage presence, beautiful voices, and precise ensemble work — and they were especially charming in their solo passages.”

-By Christian Lauria, for Opera World

“Laura Pisani’s Musetta displayed refinement alongside flawless technique. She combined her acting talent with sparkle and intelligent singing. With effortlessly flowing notes, she showed charm while also conveying sensitivity to the protagonists’ plight.” 

-By Graciela Morgenstern, for Críticos Musicales de la Argentina

“Soprano Laura Pisani brought Olympia to life, captivating the audience, who followed every nuance of the automaton’s character with rapt attention. When she concluded Les oiseaux dans la charmille, the hall erupted in applause at the open curtain, though a few eager spectators could not resist applauding before the aria had fully ended.”

-By Carlos Herrera, for Nivelarte Crítica Teatro

“Laura Pisani delivered a performance of Olympia that was remarkable in every respect, so confident that she added high notes above the written part while simultaneously shaping a fully realized interpretation. Her physical presence and character portrayal were equally striking.”

-By Enrique Sirvén, for Ópera desde hoy

“...most notably the portrayal of the automaton Olympia by soprano Laura Pisani, both tragicomic and exceptional in every respect.”

-By Federico Monjeau, for Clarín

“Musically, Olympia is a role that few coloratura sopranos could fail, provided they have the necessary high notes. Laura Pisani proved not only that she has them, but that she possesses something more. Her Olympia was both charming and refined, exhibiting extraordinary lightness and vocal agility.”

-By Graciela Morgenstern, for Críticos Musicales de la Argentina

“Laura Pisani delivered an exceptional Olympia, with remarkable assurance in the high notes, impeccable command of fiorituras and staccati, and a perfectly nuanced sense of humor.”

-By Luis Baietti

“Laura Pisani, in the role of Princess Dirce, stood out in the beautiful first-act aria, conveying a refined and almost ethereal presence...”

-By Juan Carlos Montero, for La Nación

“Laura Pisani’s Dirce, whom we had already applauded for her memorable Queen of the Night last season, proved to be the perfect counterpoint to the tempestuous Medea. Sung with a voice unflinching in the face of the most demanding coloratura passages, she convinced the audience and added another triumph to her career.” 

-By Christian Lauria, for Opera World

“Laura Pisani was a clear and contrasting Dircé..."

-By Jonathan Spencer Jones, for Seen and heard international

“In clear yet harmonious contrast with the other characters, Laura Pisani’s Dirce shone with a crystalline voice, offering a delicate and nuanced portrayal of the role.”

-By Andrés Hine, for Críticos Musicales de la Argentina

“Laura Pisani sang with a beautiful timbre, smooth legato, and precise control of the coloratura, conveying her character’s insecurities with clarity. She also displayed an impressive stage presence in one of the production’s most daring moments.” 

-By Alberto Leal, for Una voce poco fa

“Soprano Laura Pisani gave a remarkable Queen of the Night, shining in her two iconic coloratura arias, “O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn” and “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen”, with impeccable precision, pitch, and commanding presence, earning a well-deserved ovation at the premiere.”

-By Cecilia Scalisi, for La Nación

“…without disappointments or gaps, and even highlighted by standout performances, such as soprano Laura Pisani in her brilliant portrayal of the Queen of the Night.”

-By Federico Monjeau, for Clarín

“Another standout revelation was Laura Pisani as the Queen of the Night. Despite it being both a premiere and a debut, she commanded her two major moments with vocal and musical authority. In the first, she surprised with a central register richer than that of a typical light soprano, effortlessly reaching the highest notes with the same clarity and precision in her coloratura. It is no wonder that her second appearance earned one of the most thunderous ovations at the open curtain heard on that stage in recent years.”

-By Enrique Sirvén, for Ópera desde hoy

“A special mention goes to Laura Pisani, who dazzled as the Queen of the Night, singing with a confidence and beauty of sound that will be long remembered. Her coloratura was both impeccably clear and deeply expressive, embracing every risk and challenge, while infusing the role with all the dark and hysterical character it demands—earning sustained and enthusiastic ovations.”

-By Christian Lauria, for Opera World

“Among the other cast members, Laura Pisani’s Queen of the Night must be highlighted for her drama and agility and her ovation was well deserved." 

-By Jonathan Spencer Jones, for Seen and Heard International