“anchor from start to finish of the evening was mezzo-soprano Mindy Ella Chu, who used her serene presence, suave phrasing, liquid ornaments and a pleasantly earthy timbre to give the dominant role of Apollo a gratifying sheen…”
“powerful Dido, rich-toned and responsive to the words, which she sang clearly. Her two arias were the emotional tentpoles of the opera, as they should be, and she held nothing back emotionally…”
- San Francisco Classical Voice
"... singing with expressive vigor and moving nimbly through the role’s demanding coloratura”
- SF Chronicle