"Misha Penton rocked the role of the subversive female" -- Joel Luks, CulutreMap Houston, April 2011

"Misha Penton...showed her exquisite and succulent vocal range, technically and artistically" -- Joel Luks, CultureMap Houston. January 2011

"[Misha] Penton sings the lion’s share of...arias, lovely risings and fallings of nature poetry, with smoldering flair"
--- John DeMers
Houston ArtsWeek

"James Norman's 'Incline, O Maiden' was a brilliant mini-opera enchantingly sung by soprano Misha Penton."
--- Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
Austin 360
The Austin American-Statesman

"Misha Penton, soprano…regally sang the title role…Penton is a powerful interpreter…and her Queen of Mycenae is shot through with ardor and intensity, whether inhaling with breathy rapture or assailing the gods full throat" -- Houston Press. April 2011

"...Misha Penton gave a mesmerizing presence..."
- DL Groover
Houston Press

Misha profiled in Sequenza21 by Chris Becker

100 Creatives: Misha Penton. Houston Press ArtAttack by Troy Schulz

"Classical music isn't dying in Houston: Divergence's Misha Penton celebrates a new concert space & an obsessed woman" - Feature in CultureMap Houston by Joel Luks

"Just because Claudio Monteverdi wrote his historic L'incoronazione di Poppea in 1642 doesn't mean it's a done deal. Not so in the hands of opera renegade Misha Penton, who launched her new multi-disciplinary endeavor with The Ottavia Project…"
--- Nancy Wozny
Dance Source Houston