Dear Evans,

Raven is extremely talented!  We worked a lot on the text, on understanding the text and how to pronounce it. How to express the text and musical phrase in a way that the audience always understands the meaning, feelings and emotions that motivate and underpin the words even if they do not know the language itself. Phrasing, bel canto style, variations and coloratura-every aspect contributes to the creation of a credible character.

The biggest thing that struck me was discovering that Raven already had all these qualities within her. It was enough to point them out, show it, say it once, indicate the direction and everything came out naturally, without effort and with complete sense. In that respect, not only does she have a beautiful, interesting voice, with a personal and unique color, she's a great musician, a remarkable artist, immensely talented.

I am very confident that we have begun a fascinating journey with her and we will have a great Lucia this summer in Cincinnati. Kudos to you for having scouted her and for entrusting her with such a superhuman role. I can't wait to start rehearsals and production and help her to the next stage of creation”.

Renato