"If one seeks confirmation that old-fashioned performance of old-fashioned opera can be pleasing, even thrilling, this disc will provide the testimony. To take the production first, here is a rich, literal representation of Renaissance nobility. Costumes and settings are resplendent in color and are worn with flair. Each of the solo singers excels...The scales are uniform, the trills perfectly formed, the legato seamless, the staccato brilliant. In addition, the enunciation is approximate, rage is tamed, passion is subdued and one never loses awareness that it is Dame Joan on the stage rather than the tormented but bestial Lucrezia. Kraus's brilliant lyric tenor is used with excellent taste and precision..."
- Michael Richter, Opera Japonica