… Michèle Crider sings Aida the world over, and it’s not hard to see why. She has the range, temperament, and vocal heft for the part. She sings with great style and assurance. This is an impressive Aida, musically satisfying and vocally commanding.
The New York Sun
Un Ballo in Maschera, Amelia, Metropolitan Opera House, New York
… Michèle Crider was a vocally poised Amelia. Her big scene at the gallows in Act II was secure and completely in pitch, including the difficult high C just before the entrance of her husband!
… The American soprano Michele Crider is from the beginning with Bravo Calls overwhelmed: In the role of the vengeful Odabella she pulls out all registers of her considerable expertise. And so it is little surprise that the applause for the Hamburg premiere of this masterpiece would not end.
Hamburger Morgenpost
AIDA, Los Angeles Oepra House
… Michèle Crider in heavenly voice as AIDA … Aida’s beautiful “Ritorna vincitor” presents the opera’s total concept in one impeccably rendered solo …
From Hollywood
Berlin – Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Tosca
Michèle Crider, as Tosca, filled us with enthusiasm through her wonderful sonorous voice with its intensity and flexibility in the phrasing.
www.klassik-in-berlin.de
Un Ballo in Maschera, Amelia, Metropolitan Opera House, New York
… Michèle Crider displayed her creamy tone, which is as effective in the lower soprano range as at the top!
New York Post
La Gioconda, The Israeli Opera House
…The title role was played by Michèle Crider, with her radiant, pure soprano and intense expression. Her final scene, movingly dramatic without slipping into melodrama, was the performance’s highlights!
