Acclaim

Angela M. Brown returns in the title role, and she is a splendid singer. It is said that big voices win out at the Met. Ms. Brown has one, but her real secret is a purity and presence that can send even the quietest passages floating out to the back of the house. She is passionate without loss of musical discipline.
The New York Times - Bernard Holland

“At last an Aida.”
Anne Midgette, The New York Times
“At this still-early stage of her career, she combines a potent, dusky lower register with a striking ability to spin out soft high notes of shimmering beauty. There’s no doubt her voice is powerful enough for Verdi; she sailed loud and clear above even the massed choruses that crowd the Met stage during the Triumphal Scene in Act II.”
-Mike Silverman, Associated Press

"And flag October 29’s Aida, when the Met welcomes aboard Angela Brown, one of America’s most promising Verdi sopranos."
- Opera News

"As Elisabetta, the Queen of Spain - Angela Brown, a soprano, brought dignity and shimmering pianos, and hit a bull's-eye with her final aria."
 - The New York Times

"In one of those dramatic twists that are the stuff of opera, the soprano covering the title role in ARIADNE AUF NAXOS at the Metropolitan Opera got her chance to sing it -- at the Opera Company of Philadelphia. The young American soprano Angela Brown took over one performance when Jayne Casselman was incapacitated by a cold. She has a powerhouse of an instrument, shimmering with colour and imaginatively used, and she knows how to take centre-stage."
-Opera Now

"...robust and confident singing."
-The New York Times

"But the march isn't the only triumphant moment.  The production marks the respectable debut of Angela Brown, an Indianapolis soprano based in New York, in the title role.  ...Brown has returned with an Aida who repeatedly demonstrates power and a wide register, but its the lovely bloom in the top register that helps bring the princess into the realm of romantic heroism."
- Indianapolis Star

"Brown’s powerhouse soprano was glorious on the highest notes…"
-San Antonio Express-News

"Brown dominated the performance from beginning to end. Her voice is big, dark and rich throughout its great range, and her stage presence is mesmerizing...She is the ideal Verdi soprano, able to carry the composer's difficult vocal lines from the lowest chest tones to the most powerful, spellbinding high notes."
-The Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC

"Angela Brown was the star of the evening. Hers is a rich voice, splendidly even in its range from highest notes to lowest, one capable of caressing phrases or lavishing power on them, depending on the composer's demands."
-The Indianapolis Star

"…Angela Brown soared into the stratosphere at the end of "My Man's Gone Now" with electrifying success and elsewhere developed (her) character with such accuracy that Serena seemed like a trusted old friend long before intermission."
-Detroit Sunday Journal

"That voice has sustaining stamina. It has thrust. It has a gleaming beauty. It has soar. It has control of shadings and subtleties."
-Herald-Times, Bloomington, Indiana

"A singer of this great talent only comes along once in a generation!"
-David Effron, Brevard Music Festival Artistic Director

"...clearly a performer we will get to know better."
-The Washington Times

"And my skin tingled. And my eyes shed tears. What an amazing grace she posses. Angela Brown truly is the genuine article"
-Herald-Times, Bloomington, Indiana