soprano
The soprano, Anna Ward... deserves special mention for the jaw-dropping precision and range of her voice...
She is to be commended not only for her flexible and radiant tone but also her facile negotiation of Pinkham’s — again — technically treacherous work
Ward’s performance negotiated Schönberg’s often treacherous sprechstimme with a warm tone and a flexible inflection that revealed Pierrot’s inner psychology and Schönberg’s vivid drama.
...it was easy to appreciate Ward’s generous tone.
Ward was intensely focused and produced a gratifyingly wide variety of sound...