“...we gasped at the gleaming voice of Markella Hatziano.” LONDON TIMES

“the qualities of voice and spirit no one can learn the Creator has lavished on her in abundant plenty.” BOSTON GLOBE

“...on this evening a star was surely born” OPERA

“...a star of dazzlingly bright magnitude...singing that was thrilling, moving and profoundly musical.” SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

“...a voice of sumptuous richness and steely strength.” THE INDEPENDENT

“...she cultivated long, languid phrases that were marked by intelligence and taste.” NEW YORK TIMES

“...a young voice of remarkable beauty and soaring power.” HERALD SUN

“...splendid, rich voice with a robust but velvety timbre.” BALTIMORE SUN

“...startingly radiant voice.” MONTREAL GAZETTE

“...velvety and revolutionary voice.” MESSAGERO DEL LUNEDI

“musically brilliant” EVENING STANDARD

“magnificent and generous voice.” AMBITO FINANCIERO

“...exquisite timbre, polished musicality and sweetness of emission.” LE MONDE DE LA MUSIQUE

“authoritative of voice and of dramatic presence.” LA REPUBBLICA

“a voice that unites in the richness of her registers and her exquisite timbre a maturity and an interpreters knowledge that amazed us.” CORRIERE DELLA SERRA

“splendid singing, a gleam hidden within the velvet.” BOSTON PHOENIX

“Markella sang breathtakingly.” RHEINISCHE POST

“...an immaculate luxuriant voice.” KLEINE ZEITUNG

“a mezzo-soprano of special class” DER TAGES SPIEGEL