A few weeks ago, Anaïk Morel debuted in the difficult role of Mère Marie de l'Incarnation in the production of "Dialogues des Carmélites" at the Opéra national de Lyon with Christophe Honoré staging and Kazushi Ono conducting. The reviews were abundant and eulogistic. Excerpts below:

"Anaik Morel renders an impressive Mère Marie with a strongly expressive and homogene voice in all registers." (Opernglas, December 2013)

"Far away from the mezzo sopranos who are given this role often at the end of their career, Anaïk Morel puts on the costume of Mère Marie with all the fervour of her youth. She expresses all the pride and rigidity of the character and finds a role that is perfectly adapted to her abilities." (ConcertoNet, 22.101.2013)

"Anaïk Morel as Mère Marie de l'Incarnation is a very beautiful surprise; her strong, succulent and round mezzo voice together with a haughty but simple stage appearance give the character an astonishing truthfulness." (Wanderer blog, 13.10. 2013)

"Chapeau to the mezzo Anaïk Morel who masters the unsingable role of Mère Marie with a great homogeneity of voice and interpretation." (Le Figaro, 15.10.2013)

"The adamant Mère Marie of Anaïk Morel" (Le Monde, 15.10.2013)

"One admires the rigid and inexorable Mère Marie de l'Incarnation of Anaïk Morel with with a fierce timbre." (La Croix, 21.10.2013)

"One will not forget the severe Mère Marie of Anaïk Morel" (Les Echos, 17.10.2013)

"Anaïk Morel convinces as Mère Marie." (Anaclase, 12.10.2013)

"Magnificent authority of Mère Marie de l'Incarnation sung by Anaïk Morel." (Le Quotidien du Médecin, 21.10.2013)

"Anaïk Morel incarnates a Mère Marie full of dignity and without straining after effect." (Jim le Pariser, 17.10.2013)

18.11.2013