In the role of her rival, the Princess of Bouillon, Rosalind Plowright has all the poise and vocal caliber one could wish for.
It’s a commanding performance.
Barry Millington – Evening Standard

The night took off in Act II as the princess (Rosalind Plowright, an explosion of passion in slinky killer black) waited with alarmingly genuine yearning for Maurizio to appear – a display of vocal power, note-bending and curdles that shifted the evening up several gears.

………and it is worth going for Miss Plowright alone.
Robert Thicknesse – The Times

Rosalind Plowright is wonderful at capturing the princess’s fury and fading glamour.
Tim Ashley – The Guardian

As the Princess who dispatches her rival with a bowl of poisoned violets, Rosalind Plowright – a stage legend, having outfaced Janet Baker in Maria Stuarda – looks a killer from the start, and singing to kill for, too.
Roderic Dunnett – The Independent

But the honors of the evening undoubtedly go to Rosalind Plowright as the evil Princess de Bouillon, Adriana’s rival. Her voice is enormous, but she uses it with spine-tingling intensity, creating a haunting portrait of a soul in torment.
Warwick Thompson – Metro

Rosalind Plowright is a perfectly pitched villainess.
Anthony Thorncroft - Financial Times

Rosalind Plowright gives another of her impressive performances as her rival the Princess of Bouillon.
Rupert Christiansen – Daily Telegraph

It is especially delightful to hear Rosalind Plowright, as the Amneris-like villain in stupendous vocal form, and looking and acting as a great star.
Robin Holloway – The Spectator

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