Bravo is the fourth Norma I have heard onstage, and in the end, she bested all of them. For command of phrasing and pitch, she easily surpassed Christine Goerke (Seattle Opera, February 2003); she offered more sheer vocal excitement than Hasmik Papian (Washington National Opera, October 2003); and for dramatic involvement, she proved much more satisfying than Jane Eaglen (Opera Orchestra of New York, December 1995 and the Met, October 2001). Bravo’s top never failed in its power, and dropped easily into chest. Her only real difficulty was her avoidance of singing in the mix, with the result that some of the notes in the lower-middle range got lost. But it was still a solid achievement. If the role fatigued Bravo, she didn’t show it; one had the feeling, that by the end of Act IV she could have started again from the beginning with no difficulty.

Brian Kellow, Opera News