“Not since the legendary Lily Pons have I enjoyed such a magnificent coloratura soprano as Cherie Valaray. Her elegant stage presence, so rare in today’s world, truly captivated the audience. Brava Cherie!”

—Jayne Meadows
(Mrs. Steve Allen)

“Cherie Valaray proved herself a substantial artist in her Knoxville Symphony début of the Verdi Requiem. She stretched her lyric soprano to its dramatic boundaries, developing low tones to match the richness of the “Libera me.” But her strength lies in her ability to float pianissimo high tones effortlessly with a master’s ease. Her secure onstage presence held the audience still. Valaray’s grace will no doubt attract other substantial orchestras in the future.“

—Carol Jean Delmar
Music Critic, OperaTheaterInk.com
Author, Serenade: A Memoir of Music and Love . . .

“Valaray’s performance was truly inspiring. She simply ate up a number of difficult arias, from The Tales of Hoffmann (Jacques Offenbach), The Magic Flute (W.A. Mozart) and Candide (Leonard Bernstein). When Cherie Valaray sang as if she had really transformed herself into Musetta in La Boheme, she held everybody spellbound. The costumes that Valaray wore, a new one for each aria, enhanced her beauty. Not only that, Valaray entertained the audience with her witty acting, such as when she sang The Doll’s Song (Olympia’s Aria) from Tales of Hoffmann, where she pretended to be a robot-like doll that kept running out of energy and had to be wound up again in order to be able to continue singing.”

—Indra Darmawan
Koran Tempo, Jakarta

“I had the pleasure to hear the exquisite coloratura soprano voice of Cherie Valaray. She enchanted our soiree with a repertory interpreted with absolute control and vitality. Miss Valaray cast a spell of elegance and of longing for more opera.”

—France Nuyen, Actress

 

“The Dexterous musicianship of Hungarian soprano, Cherie Valaray blended opera arias and Broadway musicals into a perfect mix, producing a rare treat for both opera and Broadway aficionados. The two-hour show left the audience mesmerized.”

—M. Taufiqurrahman,
The Jakarta Post

“Cherie Valaray is a great singer and performer. She has a Wide dynamic range. Her excellent training allows her to have great strength on the high notes as well as a rich velvety quality when she sings softly.”

—Balint Sapszon
Magyar Naplo (Hungarian Journal)