"But it's the two rivals that steal the show.

Siv Iren Misund as Amneris, Ramfis daughter, is a mezzo with steal in her voice, especially

in the lower register. She makes the confrontations with Aida vibrate with rage and jealousy, and gives life to grandiose scenes that might otherwise have become emotionally stagnate in all their pomp and circumstance."

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"Men det er de to rivalinnene som stjeler showet. Siv Iren Misund som Ramfis datter Amneris er en mezzosopran med stål i stemmen, særlig det dype registret. Hun får konfrontasjonene med Aida til å dirre av raseri og sjalusi, og gir liv til scener som står i fare for å bli litt emosjonelt statiske i all sin ståhei."

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Maren Ørstavik - Ballade

Aida, Oscarsborg Opera 2019

"Siv Iren Misund made a wonderfully vibrant and sexy Eboli. Misund has glorious lower and middle registers, creamy and darkly sexy, but she also has a lively top and encompassed the challenges of the Veil Song with ease. This was a very complete Eboli, sexy, jealous, political yet softly human and needing to be loved. She and Sousa really made the Act Three trio, with Andrew Mayor's Rodrigo, tellingly dramatic, and her great Act Four aria was all one might have hoped. A vibrantly mesmerising performance."

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- Robert Hughill -

Don Carlo, Fulham Opera 2018

"The role of Princess Eboli needs a charismatic, sensuous mezzo-soprano who can generate excitement across a large vocal range, an apt description of

Siv Iren Misund."

 

Yehuda Shapiro - The Stage

Don Carlo, Fulham Opera 2018

"Siv Misund not only commanded Eboli’s formidable range, both vocal and emotional, but brought innate sensuality and charisma to the role - this lady in waiting is not a vamp."

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Yehuda Shapiro - Opera Magazine

Don Carlo, Fulham Opera 2018

"But for many, the highlight, possibly above all others, was the incredibly involving mezzo role of Azucena, Siv Iren Misund, a Norwegian, who, clad in rags (evoking sympathy), a kind of bag lady on the loose, somehow brought as much pathos to this role as could be hoped for."

 

"The first major contribution ('Stride la vampa!') from the hapless Azucena was magnificent and resonant, especially powerful and impressive in her middle and lower ranges."

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"The final trio — Leonora, Azucena and Manrico — was truly wonderful: deeply affecting, full of pathos, with Misund's Azucena adding a kind of touching berceuse below: utterly marvellous."

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-Roderic Dunnett - 

Il Trovatore, Winslow Hall Opera 2018 

"Siv Misund som Santuzza eier hele scenen og fyller rommet med sin overskuddsfylte og usedvanlig blanke mezzosopran, og når hun sniker seg med i påskeprosesjonen for å få en flik av fellesskap, og stemmen hennes trenger gjennom fullt kor og orkester som om hennes bønn er sterkere enn alle de andres til sammen, er det så rørende at det nesten ikke er til å holde ut."

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Hilde Halvorsrød - scenekunst.no

Cavalleria Rusticana, Ringsakeroperaen 2017

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