"Mezzo-soprano Alina Dragnea can already be considered a reference name of the young generation of Romanian soloists with an "entrance ticket" on the international stages. Without specializing in the interpretation of Gioachino Rossini's or Handel's creations, Alina Dragnea already possesses (a rare fact at the Romanian opera singers, especially the young ones) the technique that allows her to accurately and expressively reproduce the baroque ornaments, the long notes inserted in the melodic pattern that transform the arias of the mentioned composers into turntables from the sacred or secular scores of past centuries (Rossini, Pergolesi ), to the dramatic texts of the 20th century (Poulenc, Enescu). In the case of Alina Dragnea, the idea that "if you can sing Rossini, you can sing anything" comes true. Listening to her in the role of Azucena in "Il Trovatore" I liked the luminous equality of the voice, the beauty, the sincerity, the controlled pathos of the expression."
"Alina Dragnea had already demonstrated a wide voice, rich in harmonics especially in the high register, with virtuosity in several passages and impeccable trills at the end. The endowments were also confirmed by the arias from "Dido and Aeneas" by Purcell, "L'incoronazione di Poppea ” by Monteverdi, “Marc' Antonio e Cleopatra” by Johann Adolf Hasse or “Alcina” by Händel, along with the elegant fit in style, the non-vibrato sounds, the attempts to grow the low ones, the incisiveness of the acutes and the solidity of the low notes emitted by petto. I think that Alina Dragnea's performance was a preparation, a school, a study for future developments in a repertoire close to romantic bel canto and even more."
"Mezzo-soprano Alina Dragnea is a perfectly credible Azucena (despite the performer's youth), with a good technique and an excellent adaptation of the vocal emission that made her perfectly intelligible in the whole register, with an impressive low register, including in the duet and trio. Il Trovatore from The Corvin Castle at Opera Nights, 2021."
Richtig dramatisch war die Briefszene aus „Werther“ von Jules Massenet. Die aus Rumänien stammende Alina Dragnea zeigte eine beeindruckende Mimik zu ihrem ausdrucksvollen Gesang.
