“Supplementing the primary roles are a wealth of delightfully whimsical secondary characters, including scene stealing turns from Cindy Sadler as the Snail.”
"Charming
“Bottone invigorates each scene she is in with passion and whimsy. Equally charming is Cindy Sadler as the Snail.”
"Nice character arc... rich, full tone"
“The rest of the cast was vocally excellent as well... mezzo Cindy Sadler brought a nice character arc to her Mama Lucia while singing in a rich, full tone.”
"Entrancing"
“The witches, with their off-kilter movement and wild costumes, are entrancing (particularly when joined by Cindy Sadler as Hecate).”
" ...capable of startlingly resonant, organ-like low notes."
"Just about stole the show"
"Grabbed extra portions of the limelight"
"Audience was in awe and busting at the seams"
“The audience was in awe and busting at the seams with … Gianni Schicchi. The comedy meant the return of the stars including the very charming Cindy Sadler …”
"Born to sing"
“Texas mezzo-soprano Cindy Sadler seems to have been born to sing the ridiculous but ever so human Baba the Turk.”
"Imposingly sung and vividly acted"
“Cindy Sadler gave an imposingly sung and vividly acted performance as the slave from Barbados.”
"Striking... deep, smoky contralto, with an exotic color"
“Opening Act IV, Tituba’s song was striking... As Tituba, the Caribbean maidservant, Cindy Sadler was a real find. She had a deep, smoky contralto, with an exotic color that perfectly suited the music. This is a great Azucena in the making!”
"Kudos... an outstanding performance"
“Kudos to Cindy Sadler. She gave an outstanding performance as Tituba.”
"Outstanding... honeyed low notes"
“Of the maids who appear at the beginning of the opera, soprano Desirée Wattelet and mezzo Cindy Sadler were the most outstanding … Sadler because of her honeyed low notes.”
"...always a thrill for her rich, satiny voice and effusive comic gestures..."
"Rich mezzo... unquestionably owned this part"
"Rich mellifluous mezzo... brilliant"
“Cindy Sadler’s Mistress Quickly was a riot. She sang with gusto in rich mellifluous mezzo tones so easy on the ear. Her scenes with Sir John, as she tempts him into the web that brings about his demise, were no less than brilliant; such two-faced mockery!”
"Prime buffo mezzo"
“Cindy Sadler threw her weight into the role of Dame Quickly and showed that for once the troupe had a prime buffo mezzo on hand.”
"Sheer delight"
“Cindy Sadler’s bustling Mistress Quickly is sheer delight.”
"Nearly perfect"
“The Erda of Cindy Sadler was nearly perfect.”
"Knocked 'em dead"
“Cindy Sadler knocked ‘em dead with Erda’s last-minute, nearly deus-ex-machina appearance.”
"Opulent mezzo"
“Cindy Sadler displayed an opulent mezzo as the somnolent Erda.”
"Magnificent mezzo... unbelievably rich"
“For two ‘Ring’ seasons in Flagstaff, Sadler has been a vocal and dramatic mainstay of Arizona Opera. The mezzo appears in all four of the Ring dramas … she brings to each a magnificent mezzo voice that is big, well-controlled, and always, always, unbelievably rich throughout its range. Her Erda … was an all-around masterpiece of operatic declamation.”
"Rich-voiced... true frisson"
“The great scene with Erda in Act III of Siegfried … is always thrilling theater, and with (Edward) Crafts … and contralto Cindy Sadler, a rich-voiced, pungent Earth Goddess, true frisson was achieved.”
