“Serena Benedetti is that rare bird… [she] put over “Mercy” (Andre
Previn) with solid intonation and savvy husbandry of vocal power.
“Stones” is the risqué piece of the quartet and Serena
Benedetti sold it with such force and inflection that she received
a mid-cycle ovation...Overall this was a very affecting performance.”
“Ms. Benedetti demonstrated superb diction and enviable emotional
projection…the voice was rich and creamy, full-bodied and sensual.”
Fred Kirshnit, The New York Sun, 12/10/07 (“A Rare Bird Spreads
Her Wings: Serena Benedetti Weill Recital Hall”)
“Having
a poetic name like Serena Benedetti can't hurt a young artist,
and the New York soprano made
a charming Susanna… Benedetti's bright-toned and flexible vocalism
was consistently engaging, and she is clearly a gifted singer with
a future.”
Lawrence A. Johnson
Florida Sun-Sentinel | March 4,
2006 "Serena Benedetti [Fiordigligi] and Kirsten Chavez harmonized so
exquisitely, you could swear they really were sisters. Benedetti's introspective interpretation is at its finest in 'Per pieta,' in which
Fiordiligi prays that her absent lover will forgive her for falling in love
with another man"
Catherine Reese
Newton
Utah Tribune | May 2005
|
"Serena
Benedetti made a sparkling Adina whose voice maintained the agility
and loveliness we expect from this character."
Donald
Rosenburg, Less is More in Lyric Opera's cozy home,
The Plain Dealer | Sunday August 17, 2003
“Soprano
Serena Benedetti is appropriately girlish and stylishly Mozartian
as Rocco’s daughter, Marzelline…”
Richmond Times-Dispatch | March 27, 2004
|
“Soprano
Serena Benedetti was an ideal Susanna: she is a beautiful woman,
a fascinating actress,
and has a fresh and lyrical voice. Her ‘Deh vieni non tardar’ was
extremely sweet and silky, winning the audience’s favor.”
Christine
Gransier, Translated from the Italian journal L’Opera Milano
| Summer 2006
“The
strong ensemble cast was headlined by Bojan Knezevic and Serena
Benedetti as the cheeky and rebellious servants Figaro and
Susanna, who are preparing for their wedding while trying to
fend off the affections of Figaro's master, a count, for Susanna.
The two were well-matched not only in strength of voice, but
in attitude and spunk. Benedetti makes an irresistible Susanna,
who manages the count's advances and plot complications with
a charming spirit.”
Gayle
Williams, Sarasota Herald-Tribune | Feb 14, 2006
“Soprano
Serena Benedetti was a lively Marzelline, singing with a light,
lyrical sound that suggested both flightiness and sincerity.”
The Virginian-Pilot
| March 14, 2004
|
"The adjusted arrangement
[of Mahler's Symphony No. 4] worked best in a tender, practically
Mozartean
adagio and in an appropriately
childlike finale that featured a fresh-voiced performance by Serena
Benedetti, an appealing soprano...Ms. Benedetti [gave a] .warmly
lyrical performance of Barber's "Knoxville: Summer of 1915".
a lissome, sweetly sung account, sensitively accompanied by Mr.
Segal and his players."
Steve
Smith, The New York Times, August 24, 2009
"Serena
Benedetti, a soprano, sang beautifully in the Debussy numbers.”
Steve Smith, The New York Times, | February
7, 2009 (“Instruments and Balky Equipment, Too”)
“Susanna,
portrayed with gleeful, glistening voice by Serena Benedetti.”
June
LeBell
The Observer | February 16, 2006
"Benedetti's uplifting, vibrant voice with her stylish expression, was a welcome surprise."
Sandy Copperman Audience gets a kick out of Cole Porter's music at CPAC
Sun Herald
| January 11, 2005
"Soprano
Serena Benedetti produced lovely, silver edged tones." Pierre
Ruhe, 200-Member Chorus Sing?
The Atlanta Journal - Constitution | March 3, 2003
“Much
applause goes to…Serena Benedetti (Marzelline)”
The
Washington Post | April
15, 2004 |
