“Valentina Nafornita ha evidenziato bella voce e bella presenza nei panni di Rosalinde (applausi meritati per la splendida Czardas)”
-L’Invito (Rosalinde, Die Fledermaus, Opera Carlo Felice Genova)
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- Salon
“Valentina Nafornita è una Rosalinde briosa e seducente, un po’ donna fatale, un po’ moglie gelosa. Con voce chiara ed estesa, è particolarmente incisiva nel registro acuto e, rispetto ad altre occasioni, si dimostra più agile e modulata nei passaggi. Interpreta il duetto con Alfred con vigore e simpatia e nell’aria “Klänge der Heimat” è prima assai dolce, poi alquanto brillante, non solo nel canto, ma anche nella recitazione e nella danza. Ben realizzato anche il terzetto del finale, episodio musicale assai felice di questa produzione.”
- Opera Libera (Rosalinde, Die Fledermaus, Opera Carlo Felice Genova)
“The Juliet of Valentina Nafornița leaves better impression than last season’s Fiordiligi. The instrument is quite consistent and characterized by a nice round and slightly dark timbre, so that it is well at ease when the texture focuses on the central notes and the first high register, where the voice expands without problems, especially in the most lyrical oases.”
Europe-cities.com (Juliette, Romeo et Juliette, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino)
Valentina Nafonița, Ciao Bella
“Toţi îi numără trandafirii, dar atât de puţini ştiu cum te înghimpă uneori. Toţi îi cunosc zâmbetul radiant, dar puţini i-au văzut tristeţea de sub pleoape. Este cea care şi-a dorit să fie. Şi, indiferent de cât de net, şi abrupt, şi uşor, şi greu, este drumul ei, îl va merge până la capăt! Doar este o Divă, iar Divele nu cred lacrimilor!”
- RED
“Valentina Naforniţa è una Rosalinde giovane e bella, flessuosa e di voce gradevole, capace di sfumature anche nella Csárdás…”
-Musica Rivista (Rosalinde, Die Fledermaus, Opera Carlo Felice Genova)
“Valentina Nafornița et Marko Mimica font partie des deux distributions. La première en Servillia, dispose d’une voix fine mais bien projetée, au médium rond et au vibrato lent et léger comme le clapotis d’une mer calme.”
- Olyrix (Servillia, La Clemenza di Tito, Opera national de Paris)
"Her voice shone out many different colors. Iolanta’s famous arioso in the first scene was a big moment when she showcased youthful energy locked inside by her limited perception of life. And then, this energy was slowly released to reveal new facets of her personality — in comprehending love and gaining courage, and later exploded with the excitement of witnessing the skies."
- Operawire (Title role in Iolanta, Opera national de Paris)
“Singing the role, the young Moldavian soprano Valentina Nafornița stole the show, with a tantalizingly lush and expressive account that never lacked for dramatic inspiration or musical intelligence. With an alluring balance of girlish and mature colorings, she cast a seductive spell. It also didn’t hurt that Nafornița, an ensemble member here since 2011, is ravishingly beautiful. She was by turns delicate, coy, frothy and brazen. Only against the full orchestra was her delicate midrange difficult to hear — for instance, when Norina lists her demands after the sham marriage with Pasquale at the end of Act II.”
- Opera News (Norina, Don Pasquale, Wiener Staatsoper)
“Valentina Naforniţa sparkled as a glamor girl with courage and a vocally strong performance, where she expertly used the drama in her voice.”
- Wiener Zeitung (Norina, Don Pasquale, Wiener Staatsoper)
“Valentina Nafornița is quickly becoming a leading lady in the opera world. Her rise came shortly after winning the Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 2011 and since then she has been a main attraction at the Vienna State Opera. While Nafornița may not be a recognizable name yet in the States, this week she expands her horizons as she takes on her first performances at the Hamburg State Opera. This production at the Hamburg State Opera should find her in territory that she has dominated and for which OperaNews hailed her for stealing the show in Donizetti’s comedies. Critics have noted that she has ‘an alluring balance of girlish and mature colorings, she cast a seductive spell.’”
- Opera News (Adina, L'elisir d'amore, Wiener Staatsoper)