“Though the Angelicas in both casts honored the role, one must give the edge to Saturday's, Natalie Mann. Her soprano soared with fullness of tone through the climaxes; no high note seemed to tax her. Dramatically, she turned into the victimized creature Puccini intended her to be.”

Peter Jacobi, Herald Times

“Michael Deleget did a fine job in the dual role of Don Quixote and his creator. Natalie Mann handsomely supported him and sometimes outshone him as Dulcinea.”

“Thanks to the cast, even the English translation worked in terms of clear diction, and that's rare enough. ...Natalie Mann was particularly effective vocally as Rosina, negotiating with seeming ease her assigned intricacies.”