El-Khoury’s Pauline: “ease with coloratura”, “fluent in cantilena”, “dramatically on the money”
Joyce El-Khoury, as his wife, Pauline, has a fine, big lyric voice, at ease with the coloratura she’s given, fluent in cantilena, dramatically on-the-money, and capable of the loveliest high pianissimos. The tone is appealingly dusky at times, and the
Planet Hugill: “Joyce El-Khoury brings flexibility, intimate warmth and dramatic commitment”
"Joyce El-Khoury not only sang these beautifully, but used her lovely smoky voice to give dramatic weight to Pauline's more vehement moments. She sings with a pleasantly warm vibrato, which takes her out of the direct line of French coloratura