As Mélisande in Pelléas et Mélisande
Glyndebourne on Tour. Conductor Pascal Rophé
"As Mélisande, Tove Dahlberg was not a fey creature, but acted the role as a passionate woman, torn between affections for her husband and undeniable love for his half-brother. The scene of their final meeting had an almost unbearable intensity, it being impossible to separate singing from drama." Opera Magazine
"Dahlberg combines a mysterious persona with engagingly pure, bright singing and beautifully sculpted French vowels. She gets right to the core of the notes, even though Debussy's recitative-style writing can be unyielding." The Stage
"Kevin Greenlaw as Pelléas and Tove Dahlberg as Mélisande are outstanding." Evening Herald, the voice of Plymouth
"Lo mejor de la noche fue el fragmento de Pelleas y Melisande que siguió, la 'Primera escena' del tercer acto con la simplemente ideal 'Melisande' de Tove Dahlberg, distante, etérea, excelente dicción francesa, he aquí algo bien estudiado y que se adapta a esta promisoria mezzosoprano." Mundo Clasico
"Tove Dahlberg makes her Glyndebourne debut as Mélisande, capturing the enigmatic innocence and vulnerability essential to the part with purity of singing, delivering the text faultlessly." musicOMH
As Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro
Opéra de Lyon. Conductor William Christie
"...Chérubin agile et radieux de Tove Dahlberg." Le Figaro
"Très beau et très complet personnage que celui de la mezzo-soprano Tove Dahlberg (Cherubino). Excellente actrice, elle est un Cherubino de grande facture. L'aisance garçonne, la vocalité contenue, ses interventions sont un régal de justesse et de fraîcheur." ResMusica
"Avec un Chérubin - Tove Dahlberg - d'abord mouvant (et émouvant) qui commence à prendre du poil un peu partout et jusque dans la voix! Un Chérubin drôle et tendre, tendu, palpitant dans ses airs et petite frappe au jardin; complexe. Bien vu!" ForumOpera
As Dorabella in Cosí fan tutte
Opera de Lyon. Conductor William Christie
"C'est Malin Byström qui apportait sa brûlante conviction à Fiordiligi et Tove Dahlberg le velouté de sa voix à Dorabella, deux chanteuses venues de la nordique Suède mais au tempérament si méditerranéen." Le Figaro
"Le plus surprenant est la jeunesse et la qualité des chanteurs qui allient virtuosité musicale et présence sur scène. On distinguera les prestations remarquables de Tove Dahlberg, mezzo-soprano, dans le rôle de Dorabella et d'une volcanique Daniele de Niese, soprano, dans le rôle de Despina." Le Progrès
"...deux remarquables chanteuses suédoises, Malin Byström en Fiordiligi et Tove Dahlberg en Dorabella." La Libre Belgique
"la Dorabella de Tove Dahlberg est très séduisante. On s'étonne un peu, au début, que le grand Bill (William Christie) ait choisi un timbre de mezzo aussi clair pour Dorabella, mais le personnage s'y prête bien." ResMusica
As Dorabella in Cosí fan tutte
Chicago Opera Theater. Conductor Jane Glover
"Two Swedish singers - soprano Ingela Bohlin as Fiordiligi and mezzo-soprano Tove Dahlberg as Dorabella - really look like the sisters they are portraying, revealing sweet, clear, unforced, musically astute voices that blend and float like a summer breeze." Chicago Tribune
"...the pair of young Swedish singers, Ingela Bohlin and Tove Dahlberg, engaged to sing Fiordiligi and Dorabella respectively, could hardly have been better... they combined unaffected acting and clear, agile voices to enhance the opera's youthful bloom... With her wide-eyed, innocent face and soft-edged, caressing music, Dahlberg's Dorabella is a party girl waiting to happen... Her love duet with Guglielmo, with its short, ardent phrases, was sweetly passionate." Chicago Sun-Times
"Swedish sopranos Ingela Bohlin (Fiordiligi) and Tove Dahlberg (Dorabella) - who could pass for sisters in real life - sing with a bell-like clarity. Their voices are capable of merging as one angelic entity, while each artist becomes a distinct personality: Bohlin fierce and tormented as Fiordiligi; Dahlberg sweetly curious as Dorabella." Opera Review, Chicago
As Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House. Conductor Richard Hickox
"The PrimiDivi 2005/6 opera awards include... former Young Artist Tove Dahlberg as Best Comic Female for Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream." CunningLittleVixen, Primi-Divi
"...both Tove Dahlberg (Hermia), lethal in her fight scene with Helena, and Robert Murray (Lysander) gave colour and urgency to their music." Opera Magazine
"Among the best of the singers were Gillian Keith's Tytania, spinning a web of delicate vocal lines; Katie van Kooten and Tove Dahlberg matching each other for vocal beauty as Helena and Hermia; and Andrew Kennedy wickedly coy as Flute/Thisbe in drag." Financial Times
"From an otherwise outstanding cast, highlights are Gillian Keith's forthright and Kate Bush-esque Titania, Grant Doyle's golden-voiced Demetrius and Tove Dahlberg's cleanly sculpted Hermia." The Stage
"The Athenian lovers (Katie van Kooten, Tove Dahlberg, Robert Murray and Grant Doyle) were beautifully matched, with Dahlberg particularly impressive as a spirited and sympathetic Hermia. Ruth Elleson, Opera Japonica
"Luckily, the singers were able to provide all the life and warmth this work needs, and the sight of some of them in their underwear (unnecessary, but harmless) probably contributed to more than a slight rise in temperature. Tove Dahlberg's Hermia, in Fit Crit's considered opinion, looked particularly good." CunningLittleVixen, Primi-Divi
As Laura in Luisa Miller
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor Maurizio Benini
"Young mezzo Tove Dahlberg is a name to watch - in the small role of Laura, she sang her tiny share of the music with great beauty." Ruth Elleson, Opera Japonica
"Also worth greeting is Tove Dahlberg's performance in the small role of Laura. She seems to have a bright future with both a superb musicality and a solid voice." ConcertoNet
