James Hinton, Jr., in Opera magazine (1954), praised her "meltingly lovely middle voice".

Of her debut in Daphne a reviewer in Opera magazine wrote:

Opera magazine remarked on it being an "astonishingly mature" performance, and that he "used his warm and clear baritone with notable musicianship".

He was a Vienna reviewer for Opera magazine (sometimes using a nom de plume) during his time in that city.

He was deputy editor of Opera magazine from 1961 to 1971 and served on its editorial board from 1971 until his death.

A review by Kenneth Loveland was published in Opera magazine.

Then there are those who simply cannot accept the modern productions, leading to the kind of assessment offered by the English critic Michael Kennedy in Opera magazine.

A torrent of anger toward Mr. Smith spilled through newspaper columns and Opera magazine.

And he has still found the time to write about music, currently serving as the New York critic for Opera magazine in London.

He sits on the boards of Opera magazine, the Charleston Trust and the Gate Theatre.