Les mamelles de Tirésias (Thérèse/Tirésias)

‘Soprano Léa Nayak dazzled as Thérèse/Tirésias. Smart and sassy, she had it all, starting with a lovely voice and a charming presence. She also had perfect comic timing as she revolted from her husband’s demands — from sex to “donnez-moi du lard!” (bring me bacon) — and told him to go to hell – in much more colorful language.’ - Janelle Gelfand, Janellesnotes

“Nayak’s voice as the title character was one of pristine elegance and power, razor sharp wit and supple passion, none more so than in her two showstopping arias in which she laments the boredom of being a typical housewife in Act I and disguises herself as a fortune teller in Act 2 who fives the husband and gendarme vastly different futures in the former’s quest to have as many children as possible. She is truly an opera talent to watch.” - Connor Annable