1.   After studying the score meticulously, Dame Gwyneth sought out the great English dramatic soprano Dame Eva Turner, one of the first Turandots, for coaching.

2.   English soprano Alwyn Mellor gave the Countess a wounded dignity in her two great arias, delivered with fuller but less pointed sound than other major cast members.

3.   In her American debut, the English soprano Catrin Wyn-Davies was a sympathetic Ilia, who loves Idamante.

4.   Jane Eaglen, an imposing English soprano, made more of the Beethoven than the Mayr, but then the latter offered thin ground on which to stand.

5.   The English soprano is a large woman, but she has the intelligence and ability not to make herself look foolish.

6.   The radiant-voiced English soprano Janice Watson was moving as Arabella, the older of two sisters compelled by her profligate father to find a rich suitor.

7.   The quiet star was English soprano Catrin Wyn-Davies as Susanna.

8.   The role of Susanna was created by the English soprano Nancy Storace.