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"She is pert and pretty, her silvery soprano well-equipped to handle the treacherous tessitura of "The Willow Song" and "The Silver Aria"...her "Colorado Liebestod", "Always through the changing", deservedly brought the house down."

"Virginia Mims is the quintessential Baby Doe! Besides being extremely easy on the eyes, her voice is transcendent!  In the early scenes her arias bloom with gentle melodic nuance. As the show progresses her luminous performance spins out increasingly powerful arias that amaze us with their expert modulation and power."

"Central City's talented singers - starting with the superb soprano Virginia Mims as Baby Doe - are to be congratulated for mastering both the vocal and acting requirements of their respective roles. Mims is a talented actor, and her final aria, which closes the opera, is beautiful and deeply touching."

“The casting was terrific, led by Mattia Venni as Figaro and Virginia Mims as his fiancée, Susanna ... Mims captured the many styles of singing called for in her role, and “Deh vieni non tardar” … was delightful. Her act 3 duet with the countess…was a beautiful blending of sopranos.”

“Virginia Mims was a vivacious Susanna with a crystalline voice.”

“Johnson was well-partnered, theatrically and vocally, with the Susanna here, Virginia Mims. Ms. Mims has a dedicated following in Sarasota, justifiably so. Their one-time Studio Artist has developed into a splendid and resourceful singing-actor, the like that will be requested to adorn many stages.”