NRC Handelsblad, July 2001 'Moving is the intimate final scene, in which Aida enters the death cell of the condemned Radames. We spy on the doomed loving couple with Ramphis through the security camera as they cling on to each other to die together. Tenderness and true love are only possible in the sight of death, that is the desolate message of the Aida in Spanga. (...) Its credible and intrusive final scene is the best as far as interpretation, staging and dramatic effect are concerned. It is also the most intriguing of all the Aida's I have ever seen.´
Algemeen Dagblad, July 2001 '…resident guest of Spanga, Peter Michailov, who sang the father of Aida, Amonasro. He did so, as always, excellently. And he was comic too.'
Financieel Dagblad, July 2001 'Beautiful vocal and especially theatrical material was taken on for this production. A young Portuguese tenor was a surprise as Radames…'
NRC Handelsblad, July 2001 'Amneris, strikingly well sung and acted by Klara Uleman…'
Algemeen Dagblad, July 2001 'She also shifts the story to the twentieth century, or even the twenty-first century. But whereas the productions of the established companies were disconnected or tedious, on farmer de Wolff’s pasture everything falls into place.´
