“Angela Mannino sang and danced through Colombina’s antics with inspired wit and panache”–Joan Reinthaler, Washington Post
“Soprano Angela Mannino trilled her way delightfully through the slapstick shtick of the wily servant Colombina”–Terry Ponick, Washington Times
“Angela Mannino played Fiorilla with a bright-eyed, buxom mien and a voice that in its best passages had the fresh naturalness of an old-school singer”–Anne Midgette, Washington Post
“As the over-the-top libertine Fiorilla, Angela Mannino got to strut most of Rossini’s showiest material. She made the most of her opportunities, expressing herself in a light yet elegant soprano that articulated her imperiousness and disdain toward the male animal with a light, ironic touch”–Terry Ponick, Washington Times
“Angela Mannino sang a meringue of a Fiorilla, Geronio’s flirtatious wife, with flawless intonation, fairly good agility in the fioriture, and an airy tone that had none of the vocal weight familiar from earlier interpreters of the role”– Charles T. Downey, Ionarts
“Angela Mannino’s feisty maid-of-all-trades sparkled above the staff with acrobatic ease and won an ovation second only to Polenzani’s”
- Mark Thomas Ketterson, Opera News, June 2009
“Angela Mannino filled in admirably as Blonde, Konstanze’s English maid. Ms. Mannino’s energetic performance was enthusiastically received by the audience”
- Bill Gowen, Daily Herald, March 3, 2009
“Mannino exuded perky vitality and abundant charm”
- John Von Rhein, Chicago Tribune, March 3, 2009
“I found it fascinating to listen to Angela Mannino in the three roles she performed this evening. The roles all varied and were different from the role of Blonde she stepped into on the opening night of The Abduction from the Seraglio. Her voice was clear and on pitch and lovely to hear.”
- Barbara Keer, L.A. Splash Magazines Worldwide
“Angela Mannino earned her soubrette’s wings with comic and decorated numbers from Donizetti and Ambroise Thomas.”
- WFMT