« que quiere expresar sus fantasías, olvidándose de los personajes. A veces, lo que se representa en el escenario va en contra de la historia y de la música », in Susana Gaviña, «Yo tengo el control en la ópera», ABC, 18 mai 2007. Consulté le 3 octobre 2011.
« Gheorghiu embodies the part, as actress and singer, with her natural charisma » in Rosemarie Fruehauf, « "The Met's La rondine Charms" », The Epoch Times, 15-21 janvier 2009.
« Vocally, both leads are somewhat disappointing. Ms. Gheorghiu, as Magda, sings with gleaming sound and wonderfully dusky colorings in the strong top register of her voice. But the earthy richness of her mid-range singing sometimes turns breathy, and her low voice is curiously weak » in Anthony Tommasini, « Puccini and Operetta? He Does It His Way », The New York Times, (consulté le ).
« Because I grew up in a country where there was no possibility of having an opinion, it makes me stronger now. Lots of singers are frightened about not getting invited back to an opera house if they speak out. But I have the courage to be, in a way, revolutionary. I want to fight for opera, for it to be taken seriously. Pop music is for the body, but opera is for the soul. » Warwick Thompson, « Her serene highness », The Times, 4 mai 2007, consulté le 3 juin 2008.
