Wiener Akademie - Handel Acis and Galatea (Galatea) at Burgarena Reinsberg
"Claire Meghnagi as Galatea and James Oxley as Acis seem pleasantly in command - both are flawlessly musical, stylistically confident and at the same time brilliant as actors."
Kronen Zeitung, Austria, 31 July 2010
"The orchestra is fine-tuned and the ensemble is grandiose, first
and foremost Claire Meghnagi as an enchanting Galatea, James Oxley as the
stromy Acis & Tomasz Konieczny as a fremzied Polyphem"
NÖN - Niederösterreichische Nachrichten, Austria, 4 August
2010
Retrospect Ensemble - Purcell Fairy Queen at Wigmore Hall
"Claire Meghnagi, blessed with the gorgeous dawn aria, sounded especially bright and sure"
Music OMH, UK, April 2010
Barrocade Ensemble - Purcell Fairy Queen
"Singing of caressing quality from soprno Claire Meghnagi..."
Haaretz, Israel, December 1, 2009
"A stunning voice... full of charm in the Spring and Harkthe echoing air arias"
"If I had to indicate last night's star, I would immediately point out the enchanting soprano Claire Meghnagi. Meghnagi was a brilliant cast in every way - one of Israel's best baroque singers; she performes quite a lot abroad in recent years as well. Among others, she collaborated with the legendary William Christie, and the experience and ripeness she gained were well shown last night. Her singing was pure, refined, full of elegance and expression, leading her audience into tears in several points. After her arias I was really upset that the frozen format of modern concert prevented us from bursting in applause and demand she sings them again. Such applause were totally in place"
Globes, Israel, October 22, 2009
"A delightful experience - as expected, to a large extent thanks to the radiant performance of soprano Claire Meghnagi..."
Haaretz, Israel, October 22, 2009
"Soprano Claire Meghnagi’s performance was outstanding. Her gorgeous, pearly voice is consistent in all registers, she weaves emotional meaning into melodic lines, gliding easily and leaning comfortably into ornaments. The audience was moved by the brilliance, the beauty and the poignancy of her performance"
concertcritique.com, October 26, 2009
Israeli Opera - Matthaeus-Passion
"... First, the magnificent soprano Claire Meghnagi, who represents Israel in the prestigious BBC Singer of the World competition in Cardiff this coming June. I will not be surprised if she comes out the winner. Meghnagi is among the sopranos that don't need to worry about the acoustics of the performing arts center. Her voice carries through all the acoustics problems, and penetrates, pure, to the ears of her listeners. She is poised, tender and delicate, and sings without any mannerism. While she was singing one could feel the heights this piece could really take off to"
telavivcity.com, Israel, April 13 2009
"As Expected, the aria Aus Liebe will mein Heiland Sterben was the highlight of the event, thanks to Claire Meghnagi's lucid soprano and the soft, tender playing of flutist Noam Buchman"
Haaretz, Israel, April 6 2009
Voice of Music Festival - Baroque Matinee
"Fortunately, the monotonous color was broken by soprano Claire Meghnagi, who poured much vigor into the concert hall; her lucid voice and the operatic drama in her character brought much joy to the concert"
Haaretz, Israel, July 30, 2008
Felicja Blumental International Music Festival - Carnival in Venice
"Israeli soprano Claire Meghnagi, in works by Monteverdi, Vivaldi and more, gave a sublime performance, transcending to refined standards of international baroque specialists"
Haaretz, Israel, May 21, 2008
Claire Meghnagi in Armide
Les Arts Florissants - Le Jardin des Voix international concert tour
"Among the four sopranos Claire Meghnagi had the most strikingly operatic sound, in terms of projection, power and suppleness, qualities she put to superb use in the Prologue from Monteverdi's 'Orfeo'..."
The New York Times, USA, April 4, 2007
"And we shall give so much to see again on stage... the soprano Claire Meghnagi..."
Le Monde de la Musique, France, issue 319 April 2007
"It was in numbers from Monteverdi's Orfeo that two soloists stood out: British tenor Nicholas Watts... and Israeli-Italian soprano Claire Meghnagi whose voice is... big and radiant in La Musica's introduction to the opera. All the others were onstage to listen to her; this might have been part of Rooke's plan, but perhaps it was because they didn't want to miss the most promising singing of the evening"
The Guardian, UK, March 29, 2007
"The second flower was Claire Meghnagi, who dared in the aria of La Musica from Orfeo and gave one of the most beautiful moments of the night with her voice of beautiful color, almost white in the pianissimi and her attractive embellishments..."
Diario de Sevilla, Spain, March 29, 2007
"Fortunately, there were also successes. The young Israeli-Italian soprano Claire Meghnagi showed the spirit and vocal character that could bring Monteverdi and Handel solos vividly to life"
The Financial Times, UK, March 28, 2007
"Claire Meghnagi charmed with her silvery gleam..."
The London Times, UK, March 2, 2007
"The aria from L'Orfeo brought a performance from the stronger-voiced Claire Meghnagi which was full of feeling..."
The Classical Source, UK, March 27,2007
"Claire Meghnagi wakes the Prologue from L'Orfeo to new life..."
Frankfurter Rundschau, Germany, March 25. 2007
"Claire Meghnagi giving a spirited performance of La Musica's Dal mio Permesso amato..."
Musical Pointers, UK, March 24, 2007
"Claire Meghnagi gave inspired, luminous and carnal interpretation of La Musica"
Altamusica, France, March14, 2007
"It showed the very personal warm voice of Claire Meghnagi..."
ABC.es de sevilla, Spain, March 13, 2007
"The minute soprano Claire Meghnagi started to sing, a beautiful voice with a unique colored vibrao that touched me deeply... she seemed to be able to sing anything on one breath, and her piano notes carried consistently... in contrast to the other singers she needs no work for her perfect dramatic skills and her expressive voice... Claire Meghnagi - a name to remember"
Il grand Inquisitor, Belgium, March 5, 2007
"Claire Meghnagi unfolds the air of La Musica from l'Orfeo with a natural touch"
Ouest-France, France, March 3, 2007
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra - The Messiah
"Among the soloists, Claire Meghnagi's bright, light soprano and effortless coloraturas were a pure delight. Her persuasive 'Rejoice Greatly' evoked just that feeling in her listeners, and her 'I know that my Redeemer Liveth' was one of the performance's highlights."
Jerusalem Post, Israel, December 25, 2006
"Soprano Claire Meghnagi demonstrated ability to sing in the baroque style... (For example in the aria I know that my Redeemer Liveth)
Haaretz, Israel, December 25, 2006
Solo Recital, Abu-Gosh Festival
"One of the festival's highlights was at Saturday afternoon, at the Crusader's Church, when the Meghnagi family performed one after the other, and in wonderful singing combined between Vivaldi and Handel, and original Jewish prays from Tripoli ("Piyutim"). Hearing the wonderful Claire Meghnagi sing Handel and Gabrielli in crystal clear soprano, and Villa-Lobos in noble singing, with sensitive accompaniment of cellist Zvi Orlianski (her husband), is a rare unexpected combination, to which the audience responded in tears of excitement"
Ma'ariv, Israel, October 15, 2006
Israeli Opera - French Opera concert (Olympia, Therese)
"Excellent singing of Claire Meghnagi..."
Haaretz, Israel, August 11, 2006
Israeli Philharmonic Orchesta Ensemble - Dixit Dominus
"Soloists Claire Meghnagi and Shira Raz were exceptional"
Ma'ariv, Israel, June 5, 2006
Abu-Gosh Festival - Brahms' Ein Deutches Requiem
"It was an energetic humane performance, with no compromise, in which we have discovered... the voices of two wonderful impressive soloists - the great deep bass of Alexey Kanounikoff and the amazingly beautiful soprano of Claire Meghnagi"...
Ma'ariv, Israel, October 26, 2005
Solo Recital, Abu-Gosh Festival
"Soprano Claire Meghnagi sang at the beginning prays and songs of the Jewish of Livorno and Tripoli, with her father Isacco Meghnagi, and in this short part of the performance the interaction between the special acoustic terms of the place and the artists was excellent...pleasant impression was left by a series of baroque arias sang by the very beautiful voice of Meghnagi, accompanied by the players"
Haartez, Israel, October 25, 2005
Claire in Don Giovanni
Haifa Symphony Orchestra - Don Giovanni (Zerlina)
"Claire Meghnagi as charming Zerlina... shows great potential"
Kol Israel radio, July 24, 2005
Israeli Chamber Orchestra - And the Rat Laughed (The Granddaughter)
"The soloists ensemble gave some very impressive moments... Claire Meghnagi in the role of the granddaughter... performed character with great stage presence..."
Habama, Israel, May 2005
"Each word is sung with clear Hebrew, the roles are modeled with emotional conviction - Bavat Marom as the grandmother, Claire Meghnagi as her granddaughter..."
Haaretz, Israel, April 12,2005
Harvard Early Music Society - TheTriumph of Camilla (Tullia)
"In this Harvard production, Israeli-born Claire Meghnagi was among the most polished and winning voice - a liquid soprano that melted the heart. Paired with baritone Neil Davidson... Meghnagi unlocked a chemistry that transcended the Bononcini score"
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