"Elisa Soster manages to play a simply natural Sophie, free of any mawkishness. Her clear voice with crystalline high notes wonderfully translates the freshness of the young teenager. Her disappointment at Werther's departure at the end of the second act is honest and touching." |
"Elisa Soster met the difficult challenge of an adult portraying a child who intuits more than many far older, shading the natural brightness of her voice to great effect." |
"Elisa Soster scintillated as Marzelline." |
"As Sophie she can be wonderfully cheerful, dreamy and youthful in arias such as 'Du gai soleil plein de flamme' and 'Ah! le rire est beni', with the flute of Melanie Roosken providing musical support for that bright, young voice. Soster knows how to play with the camera, captures well on screen and is the only one who succeeds in really portraying her character, in other words, in acting... Vocally, she also puts in a top-notch performance. In short, someone to keep an eye on." |
"We have always had a soft spot for die Mädchen, but this time especially for the Italian soprano Elisa Soster, a member of the Young Ensemble of Opera Ballet Flanders, who just like last year (during Werther) confirms us that she has tremendous potential." |
