“The soprano Christine Lyons, as Alaide, the melancholy stranger of the title of Bellini’s opera… her voice blossoming down into its depths.”

- The New York Times

“dramatically charged portrayal of Alaide; Lyons excelled in her blistering final cabaletta, in which she, like a Donizetti heroine headed for the block, curses fate and welcomes death.”

- Opera Magazine (London)

“She’s a true virtuosa, dazzling us with her mastery of all those Bel Canto coloratura fireworks—all the runs, trills and staccato arpeggios and cadenzas that decorate the long, free-ranging melody lines.”

- Broadway World

“a generously scaled lyric soprano, her rapid vibrato adding lushness to the tone.”

- Opera News 

“As Agrippina, the most cold-blooded and conniving operatic anti-heroine this side of Lady Macbeth, Christine Lyons brings a regal bearing and opulent timbre to Handel’s showpiece solos…. her soft tones caress and she can spin an eloquent, curving vocal line with skill.

- South Florida Classical Review 

“her voice soared to its maximum potential, expressing fury and madness.”

- OperaWire

“Intense and soulful, this was a tragic Straniera from the start, her final aria ‘Sono all’ara’ crowning a performance of real stature.”

- Musical America