What critics have said:

"Barbara Mantini was all class..."Broadway World

"Dynamic Barbara...has the most powerful, beautiful voice... a masterful performance that is simply spine tingling."

Waterloo Region Record

"Sweeping the crowd into the moment of each song...Mantini proved, once again, to be a consummate entertainer that can go from torch to theatrical singer in a heartbeat, and do both stunningly well..."

The Tribune (Welland)

"Barbara is a tiny bundle of dynamite with a comic flare that Groucho would envy and a voice that rings the rafters...."

Gravenhurst News

"A powerful and colourful operatic soprano...it was wonderful..." 

The Spectator (Hamilton)