El-Khoury's Médée was both a vocal and dramatic triumph. From her first appearance, El-Khoury's magnetic stage presence was further enhanced by her wearing an elegant Middle Eastern kaftan...El-Khoury used her beautiful lyric soprano to convey a complex Médée. She is attractive and feminine, yet regal and strong-willed. El-Khourv's diction was impeccable...one could have mistaken her for a French stage actress. Importantly, her acting was natural, never stylized. – La Scena Musicale
Joyce El-Khoury’s Médée captivated from first to last, her ‘Vous voyez de vos fils’ mesmerising, shot through with steel. El-Khoury’s acting was of both body and voice…El-Khoury made the opera’s terrifying climax unforgettable. – Gramophone Magazine
Inspirée par la mise en scène, la Médée littéralement habitée de Joyce El-Khoury possède une voix aussi large que longue de tragédienne. – Le Figaro
Le soprano d’origine libanaise possède une dissociation naturelle des registres vocaux qui n’est pas sans donner du relief aux étrangetés de la magicienne - graves pro-fonds, aigus tranchants comme des lames. – Le Monde
