“Especially relishable is the opening showcase for star soprano Katherine [Powers], whose uproariously acrobatic embellishments remain thrilling despite their satiric tomfoolery.” – Myron Meisel, Stage Raw

“Soprano Katherine [Powers] is clearly a performer with a future; she is vocally and dramatically secure, attractive and thoroughly musical. Her Stella is a smart cookie, but passionately in lust with Stanley; she loves her sister, but can’t believe that Stanley could rape her. Failed in her attempts at peacemaking, this Stella’s grief and confusion commanded attention.” – Sarah Bryan Miller, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Katherine [Powers], as Musetta, all but hijacks the show as she sprawls across the piano for her stellar rendition of ‘Quando me’n vo.'” – Bryan Christian Dahl, Singerpreneur

“Katherine [Powers is] gifted with [a] powerful and unfailing voice, unwavering in accuracy.” -Gary Scott, KDHX.org

“I have never seen a more moving embrace on stage than when Stanley and Stella cling to each other after he strikes her; it’s real and honest and sexy and overflowing with need and passion-but also with tenderness and love… Katherine [Powers], as Stella, [has a] gorgeous clear lyric soprano voice… Miss [Powers] beautifully captures all the sweetness that the composer has given to Stella’s role; her serenely blissful vocalise after that reconciliatory night with Stanley is one of the high-points of the evening.” -Steve Callahan, Opera World.com

“Katherine [Powers, as Musetta] plays the role of seductress with great gusto and glamour.” – Barnaby Hughes, stageandcinema.com

“Bernardo Bermudez and Katherine [Powers] share sparks of chemistry that show how Stanley’s primordial impulses brings out Stella’s lusty, earthy nature. Their verbal sparring is offset by the obvious sexual delight in each other, which makes Stanley’s brutish assaults on her all the more shocking. Both performers bring convincing acting and singing to their roles.” – Mark Bretz, Ladue News