"Lucy Schaufer proved a sensation of a high/bright mezzo as Oktavian"
(Die Welt)

"The young American soprano Lucy Schaufer makes her debut in the title role, throwing herself with great energy and refreshing stage presence into the trouser role of Octavian."
(NDR Kultur)

"Lucy Schaufer was ideally cast, as her Oktavian looked exactly like the young boy that the libretto speaks of next to the Marshallin."
(Kreiszeitung Sylter Zeitung)

"The petite Lucy Schaufer as Oktavian made a fantastic tomboy."
(Das Opernglas)