reviews

... Judith’s music feels the most consistently inspired. Or perhaps that was only because Magdalena Kožená sang it with such beauty and poise. more

... she has done nothing finer, singing with great lustre and remarkable subtlety of characterisation: the way in which she gradually revealed Judith’s innate loathing of Holofernes beneath the femme fatale allure was superbly done. more

...Kozena showed a secure technique and substantial lyric tone ... Apart from her natural ability to fill the room with sound, she also alighted easily from chest to head voice. more

Kožená showed a secure technique and substantial lyric tone ... Apart from her natural ability to fill the room with sound, she also alighted easily from chest to head voice. more

... In this performance, she was vivid and energetic, and both the audience and the orchestra plainly loved her... more