Critic Michael Cookson reviews Ekaterina Siurina, Constantine Orbelian, and the Kaunas City Symphony’s recording, Amour éternel, in MusicWeb International:
“From start to finish in this studio recital, Siurina impresses with an accomplished performance, by turns assertive, vulnerable, passionate, sensitive, and tormented. … In a most convincing performance, Siurina demonstrates her smooth, attractive tone and satisfying levels of vocal strength and dramatic ability to elicit an emotional response from the listener. There are real advantages: the ability to move easily through her mellow mid-range, and the quality of her thrilling high register combined with first-rate coloratura. … I admire the sublime duet O soave fanciulla from La boheme between consumptive seamstress Mimì and poet Rodolfo. The couple experience the feeling of being in love for the first time. Clearly inspiring each other, Siurina and tenor Charles Castronovo provide a convincingly passionate performance that generates a most dramatic ending to the scene… Constantine Orbelian adopts sensible speeds. The Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra plays capably with unity, and never swamps the soloists. … The sound is clear and nicely balanced between singers and orchestra. Ekaterina Siurina excels with Amour éternel, a most rewarding album of Italian and French arias, and duets with Charles Castronovo.”
—Michael Cookson, MusicWeb International
