“That powerhouse Maria Guleghina does her best to tone down her innate strength, so that Maddalena’s sensitivity can be felt. Almost girlish in the first act, frightened and desperate in the middle ones, and nobly passionate in the final, Guleghina succeeds, even though the sheer turbine power of her vocalism makes her “La momma morta” more a cry of anger than pain.”
Opera Today