All four adjudicators considered this to be one of the best productions they had seen in a long time. From the moment the orchestra struck up the first notes of the overture to the opening of the curtains to reveal the gorgeous set, scenery and costumes and then the amazing voices...
- British Players critique of award-winning Princess Ida

From the moment the curtains opened, we knew we were not going to see a traditional version of The Mikado. The Victorian Lyric Opera Company’s production, directed by Helen Aberger, at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, is a vivid and intensely humorous production – and not to be missed.
- DC Metro Theatre Arts