“Maria Sensi Sellner and the instrumentalists in the orchestra turned in a sterling performance. It was a well rehearsed reading of a difficult and unrelenting score. From the foreboding overture to the crashing finale, all sections played as one singular, sonic wave on which the singers surfed. The score includes some of Verdi’s most effective orchestration, and no delicate nuance, no thrilling crescendo, was missed by the conductor and her players. Only in a spot or two was the volume too loud for one or two of the singers, but overall it easily ranked among the very best orchestral performances of the year. The acoustic properties of the Carnegie Music Hall, Carnegie, proved ideal for the tone of the orchestra, and a most thunderous ovation greeted them at the final curtain.”
— G. Parous, On Stage Pittsburgh