The star of the evening is Ludmila Lokaichuk, who does almost ideal justice to the manifold demands of her intriguing role and her slyness and brashness, offering a wonderful vocal experience.
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...And would not have flashed without formidable singers, first and foremost Liudmila Lokaichuk's ravishing Zerbinetta with flawless coloratura, wit and sex appeal...Whoever has such singers need not worry about the future (or raison d'être) of opera
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Kurt Bohr, OPUS Kulturmagazin.
Norina - Don Pasquale, Saarland State Theatre
Götz Thieme, OPERNWELT, November 2021
Zerbinetta - Ariadne auf Naxos - Saarländisches Staatstheater
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As Donna Anna, Liudmila Lokaichuk shone sensationally with a cleanly sung high note, a completely convincing drama shaped deeply from within her and the beautiful vocal colours of her soprano through all registers and cantilenas. With her great aria in the second act she literally made us hold our breath