OPERA TODAY 2023
"Arlene has a lovely, engaging mezzo, and she sang Polina’s Act 1 romance stylishly"
QUEEN OF SPADES, THE GRANGE FESTIVAL
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OPERALIFE INTERVIEW 2026
“Arlene Miatto Albeldas was outstanding in the roles of Zelatrice and Ciesca, another clear sign of a company raising its artistic standards across the board”
OPERA LEAKS 2026
GIANNI SCHICCHI, OPERA CAROLINA
“Arlene Miatto Albeldas, in particular, stood out for her rich, consistent tone, which carried well throughout the hall, and her highly musical phrasing”
OPERAMUNDUS 2026
GIANNI SCHICCHI, OPERA CAROLINA
“While once again Arlene Miatto Albeldas distinguished herself as Sister Zelatrice with her rich, full-bodied, well-projected tone and her clear, communicative diction and phrasing”
OPERAMUNDUS 2026
SUOR ANGELICA, OPERA CAROLINA
“Arlene Miatto Albeldas was effective in the role of Bersi, to whom she gave the right theatrical impetus and a well-timbred voice, always focused and precise in her intonations. Even in a short, supporting role, her presence was solid”
CLASSICAMENTE.IT 2025
ANDREA CHÉNIER, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
“Arlene Miatto Albeldas is a Bersi who stands out not only for her captivating stage presence, but also for the impetuosity of her pleasantly timbred and rather sonorous mezzo”
OPERALIBERA 2025
ANDREA CHÉNIER, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
“Arlene Miatto Albeldas gave a convincing performance, portraying the character of Bersi with extreme delicacy and distinguishing herself with her luminous and well-projected vocality”
ARTINMOVIMENTO 2025
ANDREA CHÉNIER, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
“Of Arlene Miatto Albeldas in the role of the mulatta Bersi, one appreciated her effortless stage presence and the beautiful, well-crafted timbre of her voice”
DESARTES.CLOUD 2025
ANDREA CHÉNIER, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
“Overall, the rest of the cast is in no way inferior to the three protagonists. Miatto Albeldas’ Bersi was particularly interesting”
SCHERZO 2025
ANDREA CHÉNIER, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
CONNESSI ALL’OPERA 2025
“All the other characters were excellent, with Arlene Miatto Albeldas offering a sparkling Bersi”
ANDREA CHÉNIER, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
OPERACLICK 2025
”Arlene Miatto Albeldas’ Bersi was charming and theatrically confident”
ANDREA CHÉNIER, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
APE MUSICALE 2025
”Arlene Miatto Albeldas, who offers a resolute portrait of Bersi”
ANDREA CHÉNIER, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
IL GIORNALE DELLA MUSICA 2025
”The other vocal roles were also solid: Arlene Miatto Albeldas (the mulatta Bersi)”
ANDREA CHÉNIER, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
ARTESNEWS 2025
“Lively Bersi by Arlene Miatto Albeldas, in focus in her role”
ANDREA CHÉNIER, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
“The softness and creaminess of Arlene Miatto Albeldas's Imelda is also striking, with its wide, resonant, and well-connected melodic arcs”
BELLINI NEWS 2024
LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
“The remaining cast reflected the admirable qualities of the festival. Arlene Miatto Albeldas sang Imelda in a deliciously piquant mezzo”
OPERATRAVELLER 2024
LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
“The amazing Arlene Miatto Albeldas as Imelda”
OPERALOUNGE 2024
LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
GBOPERA 2024
“The resounding Imelda by Arlene Miatto Albeldas”
LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
OPERATODAY 2024
“Characterful interpretations from Alessio Verna and Arlene Miatto Albeldas round out the cast of named roles”
LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
“The cast is completed by the effective Imelda by Arlene Miatto Albeldas…”
OPERALIBERA 2024
LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
“The other characters feature the fresh voices of Arlene Miatto Albeldas…”
OPERAINCASA 2024
“More Mozart with La Clemenza di Tito and the aria “Parto, ma tu ben mio,” beautifully performed by Arlene Miatto Albeldas, a singer who already possesses technical expertise and skill, as well as a colorful and well-projected tone”
OPERAMUNDUS 2024
VERDI ACADEMY GALA, TEATRO REGIO DI PARMA
"Performances offering insistently focused lyricism, meanwhile, come from Ilya Kutyukhin’s Prince Yeletsky, Andrei Kymach’s Count Tomsky and Arlene Belli’s Polina, doubling as Milozvor/Daphnis in the divertissement"
THE STAGE 2023
QUEEN OF SPADES, THE GRANGE FESTIVAL
"Russian diction was consistently excellent. Minor roles were well taken, with Arlene Belli a sweet-voiced Polina whose duet with Hovhannisyan charmed us"
BACHTRACK 2023
QUEEN OF SPADES, THE GRANGE FESTIVAL
"The smaller roles were all vividly drawn…Arlene Belli made a similarly characterful Polina, blending well with Hovhannisyan in their duet yet having a distinct personality. And Belli ably doubled the role of Milovzor in the Pastorale"
PLANET HUGILL 2023
QUEEN OF SPADES, THE GRANGE FESTIVAL
"Quite simply, this was a superb ensemble cast, generating electricity off each other"
THE SPECTATOR 2023
QUEEN OF SPADES, THE GRANGE FESTIVAL
CHUTE CHRONICLE 2023
"Dressed as a very glamorous punk, Arlene held the audience in awe with the amazing roundness and richness of her voice. Her menacing stage presence reflected the sinister nature of Dimitra"
THE LAST SIREN, TETE A TETE OPERA FESTIVAL
"The role of the vicious Lady Louisa Wolseley, who happily destroys people for her own entertainment, was played by mezzo-soprano Arlene Belli. She produced a convincing performance that captured Wolseley's judgmental, two-faced nature and her love for scandal in a well-sung performance that showed off her colorful pallet, which she successfully used to flesh out her character"
OPERAWIRE 2022
THE MASTER, WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA
PLANET HUGILL 2022
"Arlene Belli was delightful in her comic turn as Lady Louisa Wolsely"
THE MASTER, WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA
OPERA NOW 2022
"A magnetic Italian mezzo-soprano Arlene Belli stole the show as Carmen"
CARMEN, ENO
"The next trio was of a rather more disturbing cast, the card scene from Act 3 of Bizet's Carmen. Laura Lolita Peresivana and Sian Griffiths were delightful and highly characterful as Frasquita and Mercedes, whilst Arlene Belli was a powerful Carmen with singing that was straight and direct, providing a strong and disturbing contrast"
PLANET HUGILL 2022
CARMEN, ENO
“The Pope herself was played by international prize-winning Italian mezzo Arlene Belli in splendid form, going from decrepit oldster to spritely powerhouse in a dramatic mid-scene transformation”
PLANET HUGILL 2022
THE BURNING QUESTION, TETE A TETE OPERA FESTIVAL
“There was no axe to grind, simply a fine sequence of young artists engaging us. It is invidious to highlight individuals when all the performances were strong, but two performances stayed in the memory afterwards. Jolyon Loy's powerful account of Billy in the Darbies from Britten's Billy Budd and Arlene Belli's performance as Britten's Lucretia really hit home”
PLANET HUGILL 2021
THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA, NOS CONCERT
AMADEUS 2019
"Arlene has an authentic vocal personality"
LA DIAVOLESSA, TEATRO OLIMPICO
“Arlene Belli cast in the role of Dorina gave a forceful performance with much to admire. Giving considerable attention to her vocal characterization, Belli, more so than any of the other singers, was attentive to the text and its articulation, emphasis, and intonation. She created a multi-layered portrayal which had real depth and a dramatic edge. Her voice possesses an interesting timbre. She is confident and has a strong stage presence”
OPERAWIRE 2019
LA DIAVOLESSA, TEATRO OLIMPICO
TRAIETTORIE 2019
“Exuberant Dorina, characterized by a unique burnished tone”
LA DIAVOLESSA, TEATRO OLIMPICO
OPERAWIRE INTERVIEW 2022