“If not restrained by decorum, I would have been shouting to convey how deeply moved I was by Alexa Frankian’s simple, unaffected, beautifully sung Mimi.” — SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE “Singing in a voluptuously rich Russian… the powerfully focused soprano Alexa Frankian and tenor Giorgi Guliashvili gave an expansive meditation on God, nature and the universe in a duet from Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta, performing with a radiant, surging sense of purpose.” — SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE “Another pivotal personage in this opera is Madame Lidoine, the New Prioress, here taken by budding spinto soprano Alexa Frankian. Lidoine arguably has the most beautiful music to sing, her last act aria, Mes filles, voilà que s’achève an absolute highlight. Frankian has the vocal chops to do it justice”. — LUDWIG VAN TORONTO “After Blanche, perhaps the most complex role is Mme Lidoine. It’s not flashy, and it’s psychologically extremely complex. Portraying that is a challenge, and it’s well met by Alexa Frankian. One thing the ladies all have in common is that while their music isn’t flashy, it isn’t easy either and doing justice to it and to the character development is demanding. They all rise to it.” — OPERA RAMBLINGS
