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TOSCA - TEATRO SOCIALE COMO
www.operaclick.com (November 14th 2006) - GIUSEPPINA MASCARI
Deep and convincing interpretaion by Annalisa Raspagliosi, an excellent Tosca; the young artist has shown full and expressive tones, a considerably wide voice sure in going to the top, well suited for phrasing and an effective way to put words in singing.

PAGLIACCI - LOS ANGELES OPERA
Opera West (October 23rd 2005) - DAVID GREGSON
Only - oops! Gheroghiu (and I love her while I'm not wild about him) is out of the matinee
performance Somebody named Annalisa Raspagliosi is the Nedda instead. Ei!...quale orror! What have I done? What can I tell my readers at Opera West? Well - in the great Broadway tradition of "Kid, you're going to walk out on that stage a nobody, but you're going to walk off a star!" - Annalisa Raspagliosi made you forget all about the famous headliner you'd hoped to see. In a lifetime of Pagliacci's , I cannot recall a Nedda I have enjoyed more. If the stage blocking had been slightly different, she could have easily stolen the show from everyone else. And I'm not sure she didn't. Praise for her was all I heard around my portion of the auditorium at opera's end.

LA TRAVIATA - WICHITA GRAND OPERA
The Wichita Eagle (March 12th 2004) - CHRIS SHULL
Raspagliosi was wonderful from start to finish. She was a lovely presence and sang with an alabaster tone and fine consistency in all registers.

RASPAGLIOSI GETS THE STAGE TO HERSELF
Classic Voice of North Carolina (October 30th 2003) - ELIZABETH AND JOE KAHN
Soprano Annalisa Raspagliosi, literally emerged from the audience to sub for Pavarotti's ailing partner for the evening's performance. Raspagliosi, whose press bio still describes her first and foremost as "perfecting her tutelage..." captured the hearts and imaginations of the Triangle's opera buffs. Her rich voice and the sheer drama of her mid-concert rescue made her a natural for a return visit.
Raspagliosi, it should be mentioned, is no Cinderella; she has worked hard and is slowly ascending the ladder to operatic stardom. To be taken on by the likes of Pavarotti has been a tremendous step in her career path. And it's a sure thing that he would never have compromised his own performances with anyone second rate.
With the stage all to herself, Raspagliosi attacked a conventional program of arias balanced with some lesser known art songs. It was a varied and challenging program that emphasized her rich, dramatic soprano voice.
Raspagliosi also has exceptional dynamic control that she uses to the greatest dramatic effect. Hers is not a "huge" voice, nor is there any reason why it has to be. She has mastered the art of the pianissimo, a feature that should make her roster of Verdi heroines.