Acclaim
"Sandra Piques Eddy was a nicely impetuous Dorabella with a creamy mezzo-soprano that impressed all evening. "
Classics Today
13 June 2011
"The fine cast features standout performances, among others, Sandra Piques Eddy (Dorabella), the baritone Kyle Pfortmiller(Guglielmo) and the dependable James Maddalena (Don Alfonso)."
The New Yorker
13 June 2011
"Excellent in their own right, soprano Julianna di Giacomo (Fiorgiligi) and mezzo Sandra Piques Eddy (Dorabella) weave enchantment in their duets. Di Giacomo's moonbeam sound and Eddy's flame-flecked timbre blend into something like mother-of-pearl-voluptuous, glimmering with shadow and light. Eddy, a ravishing slip of a girl, sings with vibrant, pointed tone and acts with verve, always remaining credible as a well-bred young lady."
Newsday
13 June 2011
COSI FAN TUTTE - Pittsburgh Opera
"Mauceri took most standard cuts but gave Sandra Piques Eddy-vocally the most accomplished member of the cast-Dorabella’s seldom-heard Act II aria, delightful in context…..Her (Carolyn Betty) juicy soprano blended nicely with Eddy’s burnished mezzo in their duets."
Opera News
12 June 2011
"Eddy stood out, however, in her debut here. With a euphonious voice combining Mozartian clarity with potency, evenness and shaping, the mezzo-soprano presented the vicissitudes of the impressionable Dorabella. And that was just her singing. She captured the role physically, too. Could it be that we were actually watching a hot, steamy scene in an opera, when she slowly gives in to illicit passions for Guglielmo in disguise? I’d say yes."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
10 June 2011
"Sandra Piques Eddy was the adorable Dorabella. The casting of these two singers (Carolyn Betty) was inspired, because their timbral qualitites were so matched they were sisters in sound."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
10 June 2011
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO - Metropolitan Opera
"Mezzo Soprano Sandra Piques Eddy was a dandy Cherubino, singing with dark-toned beauty and convincing totally in the role of the pageboy."
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
09 June 2011
L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI - Arizona Opera
"Sandra Piques Eddy sings Isabella, the strong willed title character in Arizona Opera’s production of the Italian Girl in Algiers who goes to North Africa to free her lover from a life of slavery. Arizona Opera’s cast proved as nimble as could be desired on opening night in Tucson last week. Sandra Piques Eddy as Isabella, was both firm and graceful of voice."
East Valley Tribune
08 June 2011
"Each of the singers is a capable actor….Sandra Piques Eddy oozes self-confidence as Isabella the Italian girl."
The Arizona Republic
07 June 2011
COSI FAN TUTTE - Glimmerglass Opera
"Eddy, the standout in this production, possesses a silky mezzo-soprano, rich and velvety in its low register and resplendent throughout the high registers. The depth of her acting is impressive as well, crafting a three-dimensional Dorabella, who almost immediately becomes the center of attention."
The Post-Standard
06 June 2011
"Mezzo Piques interest of the ‘World’. She used to belong to Boston. But opera star Sandra Piques Eddy, who cut her vocal teeth at Boston Conservatory and Boston University, now belongs to the World-literally. A regular with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the golden-voiced mezzo will be featured in a Jan. 21 broadcast of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte on National Public Radio ‘World of Opera’. "
The Boston Herald
05 June 2011
"Mezzo-soprano Sandra Piques Eddy provided a rich middle voice and resounding chest tones and a fine, manic portrayal of Dorabella’s frenzied Act 1 allegro aria ‘Smanie implacabile’ eventually sending her grief-stricken to the floor."
Ticket Central NY Entertainment Guide
05 June 2011
"…Ms. Eddy’s marvelous mezzo has more heat to it."
Dallas Times
05 June 2011
"Eddy, showed rich tones that were strongly edged and beautifully projected."
The Daily Gazette
05 June 2011
"Sandra Piques Eddy…brandishing a lustrous, big mezzo soprano"
The Record
05 June 2011
"In ‘Il core vi dono’, beautifully sung by Eddy, it’s clear that Dorabella is falling in love for the first time."
Oneida Daily Dispatch
05 June 2011
"Director Tim Albery had his leads well matched. The pairing of baritone Palle Knudsen and mezzo-soprano Sandra Piques Eddy is expressive and potent as the more ready lovers.
Observer-Dispatch
05 June 2011
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO - Chicago Opera Theater
"The staging put more than the usual emphasis on the Countess’ attraction to the page boy, Cherubino, sung and acted to perfection by the lustrous mezzo-soprano Sandra Piques Eddy as a callow teen at the mercy of his raging hormones. COT really must invite Eddy back soon."
The Chicago Tribune
04 June 2011
"With luck, Boston-born Sandra Piques Eddy, who brought a lithe, boyish body and a smoky, dark chocolate-tinged mezzo to the role of Cherubino, will be back in future COT seasons. Her velvety sound is one audiences will want to hear again, even when she isn’t sporting Cherubino’s tennis racket and rakish baseball cap. "
Chicago Sun-Times
03 June 2011
"Sandra Piques Eddy…steals nearly every scene she is in with her winning stage presence and natural comedic skills."