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Sonya Yoncheva received enthusiastic praise from The Sunday Times for her role debut as Rusalka with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

In a four-star review, Chief Culture Writer Richard Morrison hailed Sonya as “a diva on magnificent form,” noting that she possessed the rare vocal scope required to “ride the orchestral storm as well as bring tenderness to the lyricism.” Highlighting a sound that was “thrillingly full-bodied and perfectly focused,” Morrison praised her seamless command of “veiled timbres for darker moments,” celebrating her “genuine diva quality of making every phrase uniquely hers.”

Commending her absolute mastery of the role – observing that she “clearly knew the part backwards” – the review offered a definitive summary of her evening: “Vocally, what a night.”

Link to the complete review: https://www.thetimes.com/culture/classical-opera/article/rusalka-review-sonya-yoncheva-domingo-hindoyan-5jc3r3cq8