"Beauty was portrayed by Maija Lisa Currie, an attractive young soprano with a promising voice and copious stage presence...Diction was generally excellent."
New York Times

"News headlines are rare these days for opera performances, but Maija Lisa Currie earned one Saturday evening when she stepped in on very short notice to sing the title role in the IU Opera Theater production of Massenet's "Manon."  She handled herself with professional aplomb."
Bloomington Herald-Times

"Maija Lisa Currie's Manon was quite convincing in her innocence, less so as the character becomes more experienced.  Vocally, Currie was at ease, providing a luxurious voice, nimble and subtle as required... Both Currie and Small (Des Grieux) easily reined in their voices for the more delicate moments of the score."
Opera News Online

"We have, in almost every way, an outstanding Manon, graced on Friday with an ideal interpretor of the title role.  Maija Lisa Currie's flexible and rangy soprano handled Massenet's vocal challenges with aplomb.  Her looks embodied the parts physical requirements.  And dramatically, she had the measure, too.  Currie could easily make Manon one of her key portrayals as she moves forward with her career.  Good as she was, she did not put her Des Grieux in the shade... The duos handling of the magnificent reunion scene at the seminary was incendiary in nature... their concentration and their gifts of energy never flagged."
Bloomington Herald Times

"In the title role, Maija Lisa Currie's delicately powerful voice shimmered in every note sung... Able to project to the third balcony with a mere sliver of sound, she could also maneuver through the very top of the coloratura and dramatic soprano range.  It was her voice alone that allowed me to stay put for three-and-a-half hours.  For Currie, Manon is the role of a lifetime and she sings it with fervor, fury and festivity interlaced with an angelic vibrato."
Indiana Daily Student