“As for the casting, one expects it to be strong in the major roles, but much of the impact of this “Saint of Bleecker Street is derived from the excellent work of...and most particularly by Eugenie Grunewald as Assunta. She does not figure prominently in the plot, but her rich mezzo-soprano voice, singing a litany is the first voice hear in the opera and immediately establishes the evening’s high level of quality.”
— THE WASHINGTON POST
“Eugenie Grunewald, whose impressive mezzo-soprano was a boon in last season’s concert of Aida, was a fervently believably Assunta in the opening scene, and also floated Menotti’s cradle song with charm and ease.”
