Acclaim

“Ms. Larusdottir deployed her high, bright and clear voice with a striking ease and consistency…her voice shimmered like silver…a thrilling liquid quality…After the easy grace Ms. Larusdottir brought to six lyrical Icelandic songs, her dramatic power in Rachmaninoff’s ‘In My Garden at Night’ and ‘To Her,’ from Six Songs (Op. 38), was almost startling.” – The New York Times

“[The year 2007] offered memorable moments…the promising Icelandic soprano Dísella Làrusdóttir sang meltingly in the semifinals of the Met Grand Council auditions in March.” – The New York Times

“…reliably breathtaking…” – The New York Times

“Dísella Làrusdóttir, a striking Icelandic soprano…shows a voice of bewitching beauty and presence.” – Opera News (on the documentary film The Audition)

“…sung with beauty, ease and artistry…Ms. Larusdottir stopped the show with ‘O quante volte.’” – The New York Times

“With her strongly projected lyric soprano and her striking good looks, Dísella Làrusdóttir is undoubtedly headed toward a solid career in opera…Làrusdóttir’s is an appealing presence; I look forward to her operatic ventures…” – Fred Cohn, Opera News Online

“…soprano Dísella Làrusdóttir made an impression of great promise that only made you want to hear more.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Làrusdóttir encompassed [the world première of Andrea Clearfield’s The Rim of Love and Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with comprehension and conviction…Làrusdóttir has a well-honed voice.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer