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"In the third act, when the Countess laments the
loss of her husband's love, Soman's singing takes
Figaro well beyond comedy - and even romance -
to wistful drama." - The Press Democrat
loss of her husband's love, Soman's singing takes
Figaro well beyond comedy - and even romance -
to wistful drama." - The Press Democrat
"I have seldom heard better vocal control and 'line'
than Bharati Soman's silken renderings of Mozart's
legato arias." - Marin Independent Journal
than Bharati Soman's silken renderings of Mozart's
legato arias." - Marin Independent Journal
| Bharati as the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro. CINNABAR THEATER, 2005 Photo credit: Jeff Thomas |
"Soman [had] just the right soprano color for the
role and the most attractive stage movements
of the evening." - San Francisco Classical Voice
role and the most attractive stage movements
of the evening." - San Francisco Classical Voice
| Bharati as Zerlina with Malcolm Mackenzie as the title character in Don Giovanni. SACRAMENTO OPERA, 2004 Photo credit: Eleakis Photography |
"Soman's Mabel filled the auditorium with a lovely,
ornamented soprano that stopped time whenever she
sang." - Sacramento Bee
ornamented soprano that stopped time whenever she
sang." - Sacramento Bee
| Bharati as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance DAVIS COMIC OPERA, 2003 |
"Soman sparkled as Giannetta." - The Herald-Times
| Bharati as Giannetta in L'elisir d'amore INDIANA UNIVERSITY OPERA THEATER, 2000 Photo credit: Steve Weir Photographic Services - I.U. |
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| Bharati as Cio-Cio San in Madame Butterfly. POCKET OPERA, 2007 |
"Soprano Bharati Soman depicted the rise and fall of
Butterfly with a graceful elegance. Her pristine voice,
matched with her passionate performance, evoked the
complexity of a woman torn between worlds. She was
both butterfly and something more powerful,
undergoing a complicated transformation onstage —
from heartbreakingly demure to bravely heroic and,
finally, to nothing short of tragic." - Napa Valley Register
Butterfly with a graceful elegance. Her pristine voice,
matched with her passionate performance, evoked the
complexity of a woman torn between worlds. She was
both butterfly and something more powerful,
undergoing a complicated transformation onstage —
from heartbreakingly demure to bravely heroic and,
finally, to nothing short of tragic." - Napa Valley Register