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Olesya Golovneva's account of Els skilfully captures Loy's interpretation as a defiant, if complex, figure: variously assertive and lyrical, but also doubtful, both of herself and others.

Olesya Golovneva makes up for this with a lightning intensity of interpretation. She is one of those rare sopranos capable of the most unsuspected stage sacrifices to defend the director's approach.

With perfectly focussed soprano and convincing stage presence, Olesya Golovneva delivers Princess Turandot.

Olesya Golovneva offered a convincing role portrait as Turandot.

Olesya Golovneva delivers an extraordinary role debut as Salome, both vocally and dramatically. Impressively, she shows over the course of the evening how her resentment and rejection of the surroundings slowly yield through her contact with Jochanaan.

Above all it is the magnificent performance of Olesya Golovneva that captivates — the way she mobilises her final reserves, her impassioned commitment. The length of voice, the ease of the high notes, the mastery of long phrases, the power of the forte all stand in contrast to her slim silhouette.

The wiry, slender Olesya Golovneva debuts in the title role, deploying her slim and agile soprano touchingly, especially in the silvery upper register. An alternative to the great Asmik Grigorian is slowly emerging here.

In this last, visually striking part, Olesya Golovneva unfolds as an actress, and her voice takes on another dimension.

Olesya Golovneva's Silvana delivered a stunning performance that was both vocally and emotionally raw. Her voice, clear and sharp in the high register, captured Silvana's vulnerability and inner turmoil, while her stage presence conveyed a woman trapped by forces beyond her control.

Soprano Olesya Golovneva was convincing as Silvana, both vocally and in her introverted portrayal of the frustrated young wife.

Olesya Golovneva is a petite and attractive representative of the role, endowed with a seemingly tireless and always dramatically soaring soprano voice — of absolute power and burning with commitment in all registers.

The youthful dramatic soprano Olesya Golovneva deserves special mention as Silvana. The way she tackles this mammoth role with dramatic aplomb and impact, while maintaining a consistently feminine touch, commands respect.

All the more poignantly she portrays the despair of the defeated princess, finding here a touching tone and giving her figure tragic depth.

Olesya Golovneva often produces a sharpness that matches the aura of the ice-cold Turandot.

The exceptionally musical and luxuriously timbred soprano Golovneva charges her singing with text-interpretive dramatic sense.

Soprano Olesya Golovneva impressed with her luminosity in the high register and her heartfelt expression.

From a female perspective, the pain and hopelessness of a woman in love is sensitively brought out. As Rusalka, Golovneva appears nearly perfect in her longing — with her warm, supple voice and unbroken intensity, she is innocent, tender, but also passionate.

Vocally, the performance is phenomenal. Olesya Golovneva is a Rusalka of cold, silvery passion in vocal grand format.

Olesya Golovneva's soprano is warmly timbred in the "Song to the Moon"; the strophic song sounds bright and slim. She balances the title role between pale femme fragile and seductive femme fatale strikingly.

A stroke of luck for the title role — youthful radiant soprano, natural expressive power in all her conflict, a gifted actress.

Outstanding is Olesya Golovneva. It is a brilliant achievement to inhabit these different roles — charismatic, perfect in characterisation, narrative in everything she sings.

At the centre stood the soprano Olesya Golovneva, who delivered all three soprano parts with thrilling commitment. Highly text-conscious, dynamic — fabulous!

The vocal star of the evening among the women is Olesya Golovneva. With finely shaded nuances, beguiling pianissimi, luminous heights and intense, versatile role design.

Olesya Golovneva was the biggest surprise of the night. She has a round velvet timbre, completely equal throughout her whole register — a voice which grows in volume as she reaches the highest notes.

Olesya Golovneva was Káťa heart and soul — a wonderful achievement both vocally and dramatically. The FAUST nomination is entirely deserved.

Golovneva is a graceful, fragile Káťa — with her stage presence, gestures and acting an absolutely ideal cast.

Olesya Golovneva in the title role is an ideal cast for Rusalka. It cannot be more convincing or more touching.

Olesya Golovneva in the title role is a stroke of luck. The way she conveys the painful process of becoming human is deeply moving.

Young Russian soprano Olesya Golovneva sang a touching Iolanta and was completely absorbed in her role.

Olesya Golovneva was stunning in the title role with her clear and luminously oscillating soprano in the high register.

Olesya Golovneva's Violetta is a dream — young, enchantingly beautiful and fragile, she cultivates a soprano full of colours with a wonderfully effortless and intense top register, intoxicating pathos and desperate piano. Her performance is gorgeous.

Tender and fragile, Olesya Golovneva presents Violetta with enormous intensity and grandiose art of singing. The soprano is effortless across the whole spectrum, the voice beautiful, the technique impeccable.

Olesya Golovneva shows Tatiana's development with absolute precision, without any mannerism or operatic attitude — simply terrific!

The crown goes to Olesya Golovneva as Tatiana. Her voice possesses a remarkable power, effortlessness and beauty in the high as well as in the middle register.

Olesya Golovneva was the evening's sensation. She has everything to become an international opera star.

Olesya Golovneva's Luisa is a miracle. She sings and places the tones with complete naturalness — fantastic!

Maiden-like, clear, with a brilliant, effortless high register and strong charisma — an exceptional achievement.

The surprise of the evening was Olesya Golovneva — a tiny creature with a totally unlimited soprano, well controlled, trilled in the upper register and warm and rich in the lower. It would not surprise me if Olesya Golovneva is in a few years a worldwide known name.