A Masterly Masterclass at the National Opera Center, NYC, USA

“The wonderful French mezzo-soprano Anna Cley gave a masterly masterclass at the American Opera Center. Ms. Cley began the evening singing "Les Berceaux" by Gabriel Fauré and set an example of exemplary singing for the five students she was about to work with. Ms. Cley has a beautiful, dark mezzo voice. [...] Each of [the singers] had made great progress from the teaching of Ms. Cley. At the end, she treated us all to her singing of the "Seguedilla" from Bizet’s Carmen. Her burnished mezzo voice made for a very sexy rendering of the aria.“

Prima Donnas in Concert at Carnegie Hall, NYC, USA

"The fair and slender Ms. Cley looks nothing like the gypsy Carmen so her performance of the "Habanera" succeeded brilliantly on the basis of vocalism alone and evoked huge applause. This is a dusky voice with the texture of a true mezzo, not just the voice of someone with low notes. She was similarly outstanding in the duet "Belle nuit" from Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann."

Carmen, Commonwealth Lyric Theater, Massachussets, USA

"In the title role, mezzo Anna Cley portrayed the strong-willed gypsy with sensual and determined self-confidence; her acting showed absolute conviction with highly musical delivery of text."

A la Française, National Opera Center, NYC, USA

"To listen to and learn from Ms. Cley was a highly rewarding experience both for us and for the five excellent singers we heard. To set the tone for the class, Ms. Cley herself performed Debussy's "Nuit d'étoiles" far lovelier than we have ever heard it sung before. [...] We hope to attend more of Ms. Cley's upcoming master classes and urge all singer who sing in French to seek a place in her classes."

" In an era when one hears many good but "generic-sounding operatic voices, Ms. Cley is possessed of a uniquely rich, substantive, powerful and flexible vocal instrument paired with an equally gifted, trained and disciplined dramatic ability. I am speaking so emphatically because, like the renowned Maria Callas, Ms. Cley is that rare performing artist who possesses both a profound vocal and theatrical intelligence. What Ms. Cley is capable of bringing to the stage can only be de"scribed as captivating, magical and genuinely revelatory.

Extremly rare in operatic acting, she seamlessly physicalizes her genuine emotional responses." 

" I must enhance the rare quality of Anna Cley’s voice. She is a mezzo-soprano of a very rare caliber. Her voice is warm, round, generous and deep. She has the power to captivate her audience, and to touch deeply those who hear her. I have been personally very moved by her singing and I often heard people saying how emotional she made them, or how her voice gave them chills. She has a unique and natural gift that no technics can build. Ms. Cley is an important artist who has a lot to bring to the world. " 

" I was so impressed by her exceptional devotion to the art of music making.  Ms. Cley is an important and an inspirational artist who I would hope more and more audiences would have the opportunity to experience and to enjoy."

" I was thoroughly impressed with her voice, musicianship, and stage presence and she was critical to make the show a success. " 

" Of the hundreds upon hundreds of singers I have known and heard in my 50 years as a professional musician, Anna possesses one of the most extraordinary natural voices I have ever heard. It is a world class instrument. "

" Valued colleague, she is easy to work with, and always pleasant and professional in her demeanor. [...]  Ms. Anna Cley is a great operatic artist. "

" She operates on an extremely high level of professionalism, sings as if her very life depended on it and gives original, thrilling and inspiring performances always."

" Anna has a remarkable voice, rich, powerful, and an innate acting ability. An outstanding and very professionnal musician and colleague. "