"I dare say that were this audio only, it might be a front runner, so fine is the singing of the two principals and so idiomatic and exciting the conducting ... Romeo may be Joyce DiDonato's greatest role - greatest among many greats ... The chorus ... sings magnificently ... I guess there's irresistibility to watching a soprano in a sink, but after one viewing, you'll just have to close your eyes and listen to two spectacular women's voices, making I Capuleti come alive".