“Milanese’s account of Lucia’s Mad Scene, a coloratura tour de force...that had the audience hanging on every decorative note.”
— John Fleming, Opera Magazine, 05/24
“Audiences have been mesmerized by soprano Ashley Milanese’s tour-de-force performance in the title role of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor.”
— Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World, 03/13/24
“With a light agility, Milanese easily sings rapid runs, leaps and fanciful ornamentation emphasizing Lucia’s innocence in love while sharing a story in the garden, “Regnava nel silenzio”. . . It’s an iconic role that demands considerable technical prowess and dramatic intensity, both of which were generously displayed by Ashley Milanese in her company debut. . . Milanese had the audience hanging on her every note, unable to look away, as she leapt from one extreme to another.”
— Gayle Williams, The Observer, 02/26/24
“Milanese, as Mimì, is stupendous. Her luscious voice, velvet with impeccable diction. . . Her quiet passages were quite beautiful, but this is a Metropolitan Opera voice, grand and glorious, able to fill any concert hall. . . what a revelation is this young singer. Greatness lies ahead.”
— D. L. Groover, Houston Press, 04/06/24
“Milanese had a rich, creamy sound and a sensuous feeling as Giorgetta…”
— George Grella, New York Classical Review 05/23
“Soprano Ashley Milanese is a superb Dede, dramatically committed and with a soaring lyric soprano capable of heart-stopping soft effects.” ”
— David Fox, Philadelphia Magazine 03/18
“In Ashley Milanese, Curtis had full fledged Manon, more convincing dramatically and vocally than any I have seen on international stages. The New Orleans-born soprano...gave a complete, multi-faceted portrait in sound, eloquently uttered and beautifully voiced.”
