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USA tour, Christmas concerts, December 2010

Alexia Voulgaridou, a commendable Greek soprano, sang the “Jewel Song” from Gounod’s “Faust” expressively and played a touching foil to Mr. Bocelli in an extended sequence from Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly”.. Steve Smith, New York Times, December 6, 2010

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Carmen, La Scala, Milan-Italy, November 2010

Alexia Voulgaridou dona a Micaela un timbro vellutato e seducente ed è di gran lunga l’elemento del cast che canta meglio, con una musicalità ed un senso della parola invidiabili. Andrea Dellabianca, www.gbopera.it,  November 15, 2010 Ottima, per delicatezza ed eleganza, la Micaela di Alexia Voulgaridou .... Paolo Gallarati, La Stampa, November 11, 2010

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Carmen, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles USA, August 1

Notable fue el desempeño de la soprano griega Alexia Voulgaridou quien interpretó el papel de Micaela con su flexible voz de tono cristalino y facilidad para emitir notas agudas.Ramon Jacques, www.unavocepocofa.com, August 5, 2010 Alexia Voulgaridou’s powerful portrayal of Micaëla was one of the evening’s highlights ...Robert D. Thomas, www.classact.typepad.com, August 1, 2010 Micaëla’s air in...

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Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo, I Pagliacci: Hamburg State Opera Orchestra and Chorus,Simone Young, conductor

The other contender for star of the evening would have to be the lovely Alexia Voulgaridou as Nedda. She made a name for herself in Hamburg as Blanche in the production of Les Dialogues des Carmélites which literally brought the house down up until last season (and has just been released on DVD), and the city now has a new production of Gounod’s Faust to look forward to next year in which she...

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Dialogues des Carmelites, DVD, Philharmoniker Hamburg, Arthaus-Musik

The 2008 Hamburg State Opera production fields a generally strong cast of singing-actresses – not least soprano Alexia Voulgaridou as Blanche, the daughter of French aristocrats whose anxiety over the increasing dangers in Paris and near-rabid Christian faith drive her to the Carmelite convent and her eventual doom. Voulgaridou’s skittish, haunted portrayal is riveting, and she communicates...

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Turandot DVD Chen Kaige’s production, Zubin Mehta: conductor

La Liù d’Alexia Voulgaridou est un pur bonheur. La chanteuse grecque domine la distribution avec Maria Guleghina dans le rôle de Turandot. Son "Signor ascolta" de l'Acte I est un véritable accomplissement. Là aussi, c’est non seulement l’atout d’une voix splendide, riche en harmoniques et charnue, mais aussi un phrasé et un style de tout premier plan qui rendent la scène bouleversante.À l’Acte...

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Faust, Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, January 2010

[......] Dem gegenüber ließ Alexia Voulgaridou (Marghérite) mit ihrem weichen Sopran und einer reifen Gesangstechnik aufhorchen ….. Stephan Burianek, Wiener Zeitung, January 26, 2010......Alexia Voulgaridou, che ha sottolineato la ricchezza spirituale del ruolo affidatole di Marguerite, in cui si raccoglie la melodia celestiale, ma anche il richiamo degli argomenti terreni.Sergio Sciacca, La...

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