Les Contes des Hoffman (Antonia)
“notable debutante, Valerie Saalbach, a classic, poised Antonia, her voice sheathed in a soft sheen”
Opera News
May Festival (with Maestro James Conlon)
“A counterpoint of jazzy rhythms, Saalbach’s luscious soprano cut through the family bickering in the “Rain Quartet” of Regina. She later displayed character and a stunning coloratura in Bernstein’s Glitter and Be Gay.”
Cincinnati Enquirer
King David (Honegger)
“Soprano Saalbach negotiated florid passages with ease and was secure in the very high tessitura.”
Cincinnati Enquirer
Imeno (Clomiri)
“Valerie Saalbach sang with a sure, pointed soprano, projecting radiantly from the stage and making the best impression of anyone in the cast”
Bernard Holland, New York Times
“…cleanest, most winning performance was by Valerie Saalbach, as Clomiri.”
Musical America
“Valerie Saalbach, as Clomiri…her movements somehow emanating allure,her voice lovely, soft-grained and warm, accurate in Fioritura and with a good trill.”
New York Post
Daughter of the Regiment (Marie)
“Soprano, Valerie Saalbach as Marie, displayed a marvelous range of vocalizing from the lyric to dramatic to coloratura in an exuberant seemingly devil-may-care style.”
Albuquerque Journal
“…one of the most charming Maries one could imagine…”
Grand Rapids Press
Don Giovanni (Zerlina)
“….brightest spot in the cast…convincing and delightful voice.”
New York Times
“first class soprano…”
Coldwater Press (Michigan)
“fresh, full of promise…as the charming peasant, created a rounded character dramatically”
Indianapolis Star