Opera News: Yankovskaya displays "remarkable versatility" in COT Everest & Aleko
"Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya displayed remarkable versatility in her leadership of the seventy-member orchestra, here placed behind the...
Yankovskaya captures "perfection" in COT "Freedom Ride"
"Conductor and COT music director Lidiya Yankovskaya led the soloists, choirs and the Chicago Sinfonietta in a crisp performance that...
In Review: Zetlan and Yankovskaya shine in wildly successful "Ellen West" with the Prototy
“Persuasive and powerful, too, was Jennifer Zetlan as the tormented psychoanalytic patient at the center of “Ellen West”; Ms. Zetlan was...
In Review: Jennifer Zetlan and Lidiya Yankovskaya in "Ellen West" with the Prototype Festi
"Lidiya Yankovskaya brilliantly led the orchestral accompaniment, finding meaning in every gesture. . . The central pillar of the...
Yankovskaya makes "impressive Arizona Opera debut" with "Shining Brow"
"With this performance, Russian-American conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya made a most impressive Arizona Opera debut. Her beat was cogent and...
In Review: Griffin and Yankovskaya excel in Wolf Trap Opera Barber of Seville
"Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya kept the orchestra and cast moving at a good clip. In the arias, she gave each singer leeway to punctuate...
Opera News Review: McIntyre and Yankovskaya shine in COT "Moby Dick"
"CHICAGO OPERA THEATER notably upped its artistic ante on April 25 with the belated and spectacular Windy City premiere of Jake Heggie’s...
In Review: Zetlan and Yankovskaya in Opera Saratoga's "Ellen West"
"Ms. Zetlan’s tour de force Ellen commanded unwavering attention; she was unafraid to edge her soprano into harshness for the sake of...
In Review: McIntyre and Yankovskaya "superb" in COT's "Moby Dick"
This Superb Moby-Dick is a Defining Point in Chicago Opera Theater’s History "By any measure, the Chicago Opera Theater's staging of Jake...
In Review: Yankovskaya "terrific" in leading "Taking Up Serpents" at WNO
"Lidiya Yankovskaya does a terrific job as a conductor of this score bringing out the many colors and styles of music with her thirteen...