Review - Lauretta in GIANNI SCHICCHI, Woody Allen’s Production in Los Angeles under James Conlon

“Lauretta, Schicchi’s daughter, who aches with love for Rinuccio, is alluringly sung by the young soprano Laura Tatulescu.”

The New York Times - Anthony Tommasini

“The young lovers, Schicchi's daughter Lauretta (Laura Tatulescu) and Rinuccio (Saimir Pirgu) are uncommonly sexy.”

LA Times - Mark Swed 

“The daughter of Schicchi, Lauretta was soprano Laura Tatulescu. She gave the single hammiest and most certainly one of the most amusing performances of the hackneyed “O mio babbino caro”, that this reviewer has yet seen and in doing so, breathed new life into the overexposed aria.”

LA Opera Online - Dawn Southwick

“Saimir Pirgu als Rinuccio und Laura Tatulescu als Lauretta (die ihre zukünftige Schwiegermutter schon mal mit dem Messer bedroht) gaben ein stimmlich hinreißendes und vor Leidenschaft glühendes Liebespaar ab.”