"Joanna Parisi is a soprano to watch, rich in voice and beauty, the dream Brünnhilde." -Wagner's Die Walküre, Wanderlog
Salome, 2026
”In her Bay Area debut, Joanna Parisi gives an enthralling performance with a voice that reaches the outer limits of what a human is capable of. With house-filling power and crystalline clarity, her Wagnerian dramatic soprano fulfills every need of this role. Yet, her performance here and her history of diverse roles reflect the young, talented artist’s lyric abilities as well.”
Salome, 2026
“Surely few roles in opera require as much from the lead as does Strauss’ demands on this work’s Salome… the requirements of vocal range stretching from soprano top notes to contralto depths, vocal power and stamina, the grace and limberness of a ballerina, and the need for a wide range of acting abilities. In Joanna Parisi, West Bay’s José Luis Moscovich hit the jackpot because she rates a ten-out-of-ten in each of those categories…All the time singing with a voice fiery and fierce — a voice dripping in evil even while incredibly stunning in power and quality.”
Salome, 2026
“The opera is hugely dependent on its title character, and in this category West Bay has hit the jackpot. Joanna Parisi brings a dramatic soprano so vibrant and powerful it almost seems otherworldly. At the same time, she proves capable of pulling back to sterling pianissimos, perhaps during an intimate rendezvous with a severed head. Her presence, also, seems extraterrestrial.”
Brünnhilde, Die Walküre
“…the magnificent Wotan and Brünnhilde. Joanna Parisi is a soprano to watch, rich in voice and beauty, the dream Brünnhilde.”
-Wanderlog, Miami
Elsa - Lohengrin
“The Elsa of Italo-American soprano Joanna Parisi set the performance in the right direction as soon as she graced the stage. A frequent artist in European houses, Ms. Parisi’s soprano permeated the hall with the sort of Italianate warmth that is increasingly becoming less available in recent decades.
Her voice is of imposing proportions, distinguished by a central quality that stretched horizontally to create a satisfying wall of sound through the auditorium. She brought a wealth of firm tonal beauty.”
New Outpost.com
Elsa, Lohengrin
"Parisi is born to sing this Wagnerian role."
"...An astounding soprano with radiant high notes that gleam luminously onstage. The command of her instrument is dazzling.”
Cache Valley Daily; Theater Bloggers.com
Tosca
"As Tosca, Parisi articulates every word and gesture with great purpose, being at all times at the service of the character and the action- a great Tosca"
"Joanna Parisi possesses all the advantages of a convincing Tosca: her rich soprano uses thousands of colors, powerful treble and crystalline tones, and the intimate moments have deep dramatic sense. She modulates her voice at the command of the emotions. Her acting is not to be outdone. She is seductive, dreamy, passionate- and her voice depicts all the emotions of anger and despair."
L'Impartial
"Joanna Parisi presented herself marvelously as Tosca with blossoming, splendid cantilenas, vivacious youth with an undercurrent of jealousy. 'Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore' was beautifully and intimately sung as a self-confession."
Der Neue Merker
Leonora
Il trovatore
"Joanna Parisi sings Leonora with a powerful and gorgeous voice"
operaclick.com
“Joanna Parisi delivered a brilliant performance as Leonora with her cultivated soprano. Her powerful voice was balanced, emotional and highly convincing in terms of design. Her big scene in the last act “Vanne...lasciami...d’amor sull’ali rosée” was heightened to a gripping psychogram of this woman torn in her feelings.”
Das Opernglas
Desdemona - Otello
tagmagazine.it
“Il fiore all’occhiello è proprio lei; Desdemona, interpretata da una giovane e superba Joanna Parisi, soprano italo-americano, la cui eleganza e ampiezza della voce riescono a dare al personaggio, quella purezza e dolcezza, perduta nell’insicurezza struggente del suo sposo. Una carica emotiva di primo livello, degna di una nuova e talentuosa Tebaldi, capace di tenere la scena senza paura e con grande tenacia e sicurezza”
