The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 2 stars.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars stating "She doesn't put a foot wrong throughout".

The Penguin Guide to Jazz calls the album "A celebratory meeting but not a great one".

The Penguin Guide to Jazz identified it as part of their recommended "core collection".

The Penguin Guide to Jazz assigned its "crown" accolade to the album.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz is similarly positive, giving it a maximum four-star rating.

The album has been listed as part of a suggested "core collection" by the Penguin Guide to Jazz.

Still, The Penguin Guide says that "this is a historical document, hard to listen to now."

The Penguin Guide writes about this recording that the opera's "many attractive qualities are clear.

The box set has been awarded a rare crown by the Penguin Guide to Jazz.