"...In addition there was some phenomenal singing
for all that the coloratura micro-gyrations preclude operatic
indulgence. (...) Here the countertenor Kai Wessel took the prize,
portraying the adulterous guest with vocal tirades, as emphatic
as they were affected. (...)"

"...The part of the protagonist Argenore was sung by a male contralto, as it would have been then. He is Kai Wessel, internationally in great demand, his vocal art and timbre have to be called downright breathtaking."