"Alina Wunderlin is her own dazzling spotlight of brightness in Zerbinetta’s monologue, throwing out high notes and little waves to the audience with equal ease […]".

“… and Alina Wunderlin's Zerbinetta make this production unmissable at Glyndebourne. […] ‘Großmächtige Prinzessin’ was dispatched with astonishing ease, every fiendish coloratura flourish tossed off with dazzling confidence yet always remaining musically expressive rather than merely virtuosic."

"German soprano Alina Wunderlin brought the house down in 2024 as Queen of the Night and returns in top form as Zerbinetta. Her acting is full of energy, wit, and excellent comedic timing, but it is her outstanding coloratura that really stops the show. Strauss’s whole score is incredibly demanding, but Wunderlin attacks Zerbinetta’s massive aria, "Grossmächtige Prinzessin", seemingly without effort. Her performance is worth the ticket price alone."

“… Alina Wunderlin’s dazzlingly vivacious Zerbinetta stands out […]. She knows exactly what she is singing and doing at every moment, with every movement arising naturally from the score. She is sly, savvy and utterly winning – a thoroughly modern It-girl: Strauss à la Instagram.”

“… the impeccable Alina Wunderlin conjures up a quicksilver Zerbinetta, with the silhouette of a music-hall dancer, adding her own particular touch of irony to the character’s sarcastic frivolity. Her ease of movement and insolent freedom contrast with the clumsiness of the Composer…

… […] Alina Wunderlin’s voice, a coloratura soprano, is also capable of taking on the colours of a lyric soprano.”

“As Zerbinetta, Alina Wunderlin – who had already made a strong impression at Glyndebourne as the Queen of the Night – has an absolutely phenomenal stage presence. […] On stage and vocally, the artist seems to know no limits, and her great number has to be seen and heard: as a flirtatious, alluring revue star, she makes us forget the insane precipices of the score, so completely does she draw us into the sheer playfulness of the performance. The playfulness, certainly – but also the staccato trill followed by the sustained trill on the top D! The coloratura flies out as though we were watching a high-wire act, yet she never lets us feel the danger. Her palette extends well beyond the sparkling sounds of coloratura leggera; shadows emerge here and there too, along with tenderness and nostalgia. The audience went wild, greeting ‘Grossmächtige Prinzessin’ with a huge ovation while the curtain was still up. Stupenda!”

“… Zerbinetta […] given infinite wit, charm and vocal brilliance by Alina Wunderlin, who stops the show with her wildly virtuosic showpiece aria… ”

"Alina Wunderlin as Zerbinetta was charm itself, in a short, tight dress, performing her coloratura role with terrific vivacity […]"

"Alina Wunderlin is vocally ideal [...] and her big aria in the middle of the opera proper is perfect."

"... a show-stealing performance by Alina Wunderlin [...] ... it was Zerbinetta’s bright, showstopping aria ‘Großmächtige Prinzessin’ that remained the most memorable highpoint."

"With razor-sharp timing, the buffa cast of Zerbinetta (the stratospherically accomplished Alina Wunderlin) […] who dispatches vocal fireworks …”

"Thank goodness for an electric turn by Alina Wunderlin as Zerbinetta, who expounds her flirty doctrine with brilliant flair: she’s wunder-ful."

"In a virtuosic number, Alina Wunderlin performed impeccably, earning the evening’s most enthusiastic ovations, which somehow preserved the musical line throughout. With sensitive and beautifully aligned accompaniment from the orchestra, this was indeed the showpiece number of the opera."

"Alina Wunderlin’s sublime Zerbinetta, on whom Pelly relies for much of the comic heavy lifting, stopped the show with the deliciously complex “Großmächtige Prinzessin”, flossing her way insouciantly through the stratosphere…”

“Wunderlin owns the stage […]. Her voice easily matches, and at times even surpasses, many of the famous Zerbinettas who have defined the role in the past. Above all, her persuasive coquettetishness and razor-sharp comic timing make this a truly standout performance.”

“... Alina Wunderlin’s Zerbinetta, captivating with her sparkling coloratura and worldly wisdom…”

“[…] as Zerbinetta, Alina Wunderlin swept the audience away with her vibrant, beautifully placed coloratura.”

"Given the enormous technical and other demands placed on Zerbinetta, it is striking how few fail. It is really one of those roles one does not consider attempting unless one can. Alina Wunderlin proved no exception, whether as immensely likeable artist or purveyor of pinpoint coloratura thrills that yet did not mask a necessary sadness behind them."

"Wunderlin’s starlet Zerbinetta, the coloratura dazzlingly sung…”