“Mellifluous, creamy phrasing and breathtaking virtuosity.”
–London Sunday Times
(Innocence) the final opera by the extraordinary Finnish composer
Kaija Saariaho is unquestionably a work for our day and age… and
– making her Met Opera debut at 82 –the peerless, fearless trailblazer
Lucy Shelton
–Steve Smith
photo credit: Karjaka Studios
“Shelton’s musicianship, technique, and intelligence are unfailing…”
–The Boston Globe
“So pure and expressive is Shelton’s voice that she could create magic merely by reciting from the phonebook.”
–The Washington Post
