The Telegraph — Natalie Dessay, Mariinsky Opera, cond Valery Gergiev. Rating: * * * * * more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, London; Festtage, Berlin"I am like a blind man looking for treasure at the bottom of the ocean." This cry, wrenched from the soul and guts of Golaud, is an emotional turning point in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande. His misery is absolute,... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonPelléas et Mélisande works uncommonly well in the concert hall. Debussy's symbolic tragedy takes as its starting point the belief that "music begins where words are powerless". The characters, with the exception of Arkel, lack insig... more info

The Telegraph — Natalie Dessay (soprano), Le Concert d'Astrée, cond Emmanuelle Haïm. Rating: * * * * more info

Guardian Music — Royal Opera House, LondonLaurent Pelly's production of Donizetti's light comedy returns to Covent Garden, and once again carries all before it. The staging has its 'Allo 'Allo! moments – not inappropriately for a piece featuring a troupe of soft-he... more info

The Telegraph — Natalie Dessay sparkles with imagination and originality in the Royal Opera's revival of Donizetti's delicious farce. Rating: * * * * * more info

Topix — Natalie Dessay has withdrawn from the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Thomas' "Hamlet" because of illness and will be replaced by Marlis Petersen. more info

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Chicago Tribune — The 54th Lyric Opera of Chicago season has gloried in the strength of individual performances—think of Natalie Dessay and Jonas Kaufmann in "Manon," Marlis Petersen in "Lulu" and Deborah Voigt in "Tristan und Isolde," among others. Two other distin... more info

Associated Press — NEW YORK (AP) -- Sopranos Natalie Dessay, Renee Fleming, Angela Gheorghiu and Deborah Voigt are among the stars who will perform at the Metropolitan Opera's 125th anniversary gala on March 15.... more info