“With much sweetness on top and a midrange timbre that resembles that of Beverly Sills, Cadelago dispensed Donizetti's coloratura flourishes with seeming ease…the young Californian's vocal and interpretive brilliance earned her a well-deserved standing ovation.”
- Jason Victor Serinus, Opera News Online
Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor (Festival Opera 2010)
“Singing the title role, Angela Cadelago took top honors. Making her Festival Opera debut, the soprano gave a technically assured, musically radiant performance as Donizetti's doomed heroine…Cadelago impressed from the opening scene…her first aria, 'Regnava nel silenzio', introduced a lithe, sweet-toned soprano; [regarding] the Act III mad scene, she negotiated its vocal demands with tenderness and agility…this was Cadelago's night. Opera lovers will be talking about her Lucia for a long time to come.”
- Georgia Rowe, San Jose Mercury News
Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor (Festival Opera 2010)
“From Lucia’s first entrance, early on in Act I, there is a hint that this lady is teetering on the edge. …[Cadelago’s] Lucia tells a ghost story … the glint in her eye and hysteria of her demeanor are a nice foreshadowing of what is to come…Cadelago gives it everything she’s got and she’s one of the best things about this production.…That famous mad scene…[is] the litmus test of any coloratura soprano, and Cadelago nailed it…”
- Suzanne Weiss, Culture Vulture
Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor (Festival Opera 2010)
“Angela Cadelago…revealed a strong and versatile soprano and the ability to maneuver tellingly through challenging material. She took an athletic approach to the famous Mad Scene, delivering Lucia's delusional coloratura runs with barely constrained fury … and made it pay off in the close-knit interchanges with [the] flutist.”
- Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle
Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor (Festival Opera 2010)
"There is one singer in the cast in a class by herself: Cadelago's Adina is consistently wonderful - right notes, right phrasing, bright sound, good diction, and excellent acting of a role that requires a hard-to-believe transformation from flirty-mean to selflessly loving. The soprano also has that ineffable quality that separates good from something better; she definitely has 'it'.
"Her first aria (about the parallel Tristan and Isolde story) was a grand calling card...making you sit up and take notice...the highlight of Cadelago's performance came in her Act 2 duets with Dulcamara, which she elevated with effortless, bright, spot-on singing."
- Janos Gereben, San Francisco Classical Voice
Adina, L'Elisir d'Amore (Berkeley Opera 2008)
"Angela Cadelago (Adina) sounded remarkably fresh, exhibiting the surest lyric coloratura I can recall in a small-company performance. Absolutely relaxed onstage, and charming as all get-out, the soprano aptly made the transition from shrewish to sweet, sailing through Donizetti's challenging writing as though it was second nature. The audience's cheers were well deserved."
- Jason Victor Serinus, Opera News Online
Adina, L'Elisir d'Amore (Berkeley Opera 2008)
"Soprano Angela Cadelago gave a virtuosic quadruple performance as Hoffmann's four love interests - crisp and precise as the mechanical doll Olympia, jaded and knowing as the Venetian courtesan Giulietta..."
- Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle
Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta/Stella, The Tales of Hoffmann (Berkeley Opera 2009)
"Outstanding [is] Angela Cadelago as all three heroines..."
- Suzanne Weiss, Culture Vulture
Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta/Stella, The Tales of Hoffmann (Berkeley Opera 2009)
"...the versatile Angela Cadelago...all impressively sung..."
- Cheryl North, Contra Costa Times
Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta/Stella, The Tales of Hoffmann (Berkeley Opera 2009)
"Soprano Angela Cadelago took on the heavy task of all three [roles], and she succeeded admirably. [As] Olympia she effortlessly hung on to the roller coaster ride of the famous doll aria, 'Les oiseaux dans la charmille'. The lyric soprano part of the artiste Antonia...brought out the plusher, more luxuriant qualities of Cadelago's voice."
- Jaime Robles, Berkeley Daily Planet
Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta/Stella, The Tales of Hoffmann (Berkeley Opera 2009)
"Angela Cadelago sang Olympia's cascading coloratura with panache, and acted the robot convincingly. For the second act, as the aspiring singer, Antonia, she was a warm real person (and no slouch at accompanying herself on the piano). In the third act she was the ambitious, money-loving Giulietta..."
- Anna Carol Dudley, San Francisco Classical Voice
Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta/Stella, The Tales of Hoffmann (Berkeley Opera 2009)
"Soprano Angela Cadelago makes Adina much more than a pretty face..."
- Sam Hurwitt, East Bay Express
Adina, L'Elisir d'Amore (Berkeley Opera 2008)
"Listening to [Cadelago's] fluid and faultless vocal runs is a treat of the caliber usually reserved for San Francisco Opera audiences."
- Susan Steinberg, The Livermore Independent
Adina, L'Elisir d'Amore (Berkeley Opera 2008)
"The 1832 score still seemed full of spunk and sparkle thanks to the expert singing of young Angela Cadelago of Napa as Adina, the scheming little minx at the center of the opera. Cadelago filled the hall with dazzling notes, her soprano easily mastering Donizetti’s intricate bel canto style....Cadelago’s singing was always full of bright musicality, poise and élan. She is surely a young talent with a successful career ahead of her."
- James Keolker, Napa Valley Register
Adina, L'Elisir d'Amore (Berkeley Opera 2008)
"...talented singer Angela Cadelago as the heroine...is fabulous...her acting skills add immeasurably to this role, and her subtle gestures keep us laughing. Her blazing eyes, the twist of her mouth, [and] the arch of her brows all convey a depth to [Norina]..."
- Sylvia Crawford, Sonoma Index-Tribune
Norina, Don Pasquale (Sonoma City Opera 2008)
"Cadelago is especially engaging, as a singer and as a comedienne."
- Charles Brousse, Marin Independent Journal
Alba, La Curandera (Cinnabar Theater 2007)
"Superb...[singing the role of the] hilariously moody fiancée."
- Dan Taylor, The Press Democrat
Alba, La Curandera (Cinnabar Theater 2007)
