The Washington Post

“Able New Cast in Hoffmann, As Olympia – a windup mechanical doll – soprano Maki Mori lurched and jerked her way through some of the funniest choreography in opera. Offenbach’s dual parody of coloratura fluff and mindless femme fatales requires technically alert, delicately feathered vocal placement of music made infernally difficult to sing. Mori delivered it with pinpoint accuracy and confident ease.”