"[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 mezzo-soprano Misha Penton. Using text from Goethe's Faust, Norman — who is composer-in-residence with Audio Inversions — gave us a jewel-like monodrama modern in its stylings and packed with both visceral drama and ethereal sounds. Short, dramatically direct, modern — is 'Incline, O Maiden' the anti-Wagner opera? Perhaps."
--- Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
Austin 360
The Austin American-Statesman



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



"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




Press Features:

  • Classical Singer Magazine 2009


  • Best of Culture 2009. Houston Modern Luxury


  • The 10th Muse. Houston Press


  • The Ottavia Project. Houston Press


  • Arts Houston Editor's Pick