Wonderful review for Aida with Hawaii Opera Theater!

"HOT's production team neatly sidestepped the exoticism and spectacle to focus on what makes Aida truly great: the music and great singing, which was uniformly excellent. For rivals in love, Akina cast sisters, soprano Lori Phillips as Aida and mezzo-soprano Mary Phillips as Amneris. They made a compelling pair, and their voices matched in strength, expression, and even somewhat in timbre. Their characters moved through HOT’s production as paired opposites: one loved, one scorned; one in power, one enslaved; veiled in white in triumph, veiled in black in loss; Aida steadfast, Amneris chameleon-like in opulent new robes in almost every scene...they gave stellar performances not to be missed."
-  Ruth Bingham, Special to the Star-Advertiser, Honolulu - January 29, 2012
Published: January 29, 2012

Lori Phillips triumphs as Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana with Arizona Opera

"In Cavalleria Rusticana soprano Lori Phillips, making her second Arizona Opera appearance, showed off a great, big colorful voice full of nuance and drama as the distraught and neglected Santuzza. At her highest range, Phillips' voice swallowed the room with a powerful timbre that took your breath away."
-  Cathalena E. Burch, Arizona Daily Star - October 2, 2011