...Audiences went wild after the opera La Traviata when it took its final bow on Saturday at the Barre Opera House. The crowd was on its feet clapping, yelling and whistling. It was even raucous — and it was opera.. ....Cristiano boasts a brilliant and agile coloratura, climbing up and down the scale with agility and precision, but imbuing each note with meaning. It is her vocal control, however, that allows her to express deep and often complex motions, easily moving from the most powerful fortissimo (loudest) to the most heart-wrenching pianissimo (softest), taking the audience with her — and the audience responded...
(Jim Lowe The Times Argus may 2025)
