Gramophone reviews Veronika Dzhioeva’s Ritorna Vincitor! recording with Constantine Orbelian and the Kaunas City Symphony in the 2019 Awards Issue:
“Though it clocks it at just under an hour, there’s plenty of bang for your buck in this high-voltage recital by a rising soprano … Veronika Dzhioeva has the impressive breath control and cutting edge of some of the finest Russian-trained singers but with a warmth in her tone that might reflect her roots …. It’s hard to argue with her impressive weaponry, particularly when the starting gun is fired and out pops ‘Vieni t’affretta’, from Verdi’s Macbeth, the first item on the album. There’s a juicy roundness to the tone, but the right snarl on Lady Macbeth’s lips. Here Dzhioeva introduces us to her coppery lower register, as well as some keen agility. She holds excellent cards for Verdi. The two big scenes from Aida are very well done: ‘Ritorna vincitor’ shows how skilfully she can sustain a line, while ‘O patria mia’ is ardently spun.”
—Neil Fisher, Gramophone Magazine
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