La Nazione (Firenze, Italy,1982)
……….Eliano Mattiozzi giovane m dal piglio deciso ne ha tratto il meglio in particolare sul piano degli impasti sonori caratterizzando con lucida sicurezza le diverse angolazioni stilistico estetiche.........esecuzioni appassionate nelle quali lo slancio pero’ non oltrepassava mai i limiti del buongusto
La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (Bari, Italy,1981)
……." O concertino para violino e orquesta regido pelo genial Eliano Mattiozzi….."
Diario de Petropolis (Petropolis,Brazil,1983).
….."Eliano Mattiozzi inspired the Eugene Symphony ....... players and audience alike were turned on by the energetic maestro ....... Verdi is in this man’ s soul "
.Arnold Zweig. The Register Guard ( Eugene,USA,1988).
…."Italian conductor Eliano Mattiozzi will head the international line-up. A Rossini specialist, he will conduct the opera from memory.."
.Auckland City Harbour News (Auckland New Zealand 1989).
……"the music, especially the overture, by the Auckland Philarmonia under the baton of Italian Eliano Mattiozzi, risked upstaging the soloists, and Mattiozzi became one of the night’s stars"
Brenda Pratt, Auckland Star ( Auckland New Zealand 1989).
……" Before the Aotea Centre acoustics are blamed though, it should be mentioned that the orchestral sound was marvellous. The Auckland Philarmonia provided a dimension that was rich, full and integral. Conductor Mattiozzi’ s breakneck tempo for the overture was taken in stride and for once in this opera.
Mozart’ s wizardry with the bassoons was recognised. The ensembles were scrupulously prepared well in advance with a clear and well-disciplined rhythmic tread, while in places such as the reflective prelude to " Porgi Amor" the orchestra could be seen and guard assuming its Raphael place as the teller of the tale"
Dominion Sunday Times ( Wellington New Zealand 1990).
…."Con grande carisma e vibrante energia Eliano Mattiozzi-Petralia ha saputo creare un forte legame emotivo tra il Golfo mistico ed il palcoscenico, l’orchestra ha sempre sorretto e caratterizzato I personaggi Verdiani"......."Un direttore di grande sensibilita" Il Mattino (Napoli, Italy,1993)
…"Fiorentine conductor Petralia rightly insists on tight control of dynamics ….This was clear from the nicely legato account of the Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"……..
(An.. Auckland Regional Orchestra concert)
Rex Fisher (New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, 1995)
….."Eliano Petralia has worked a minor miracle with the orchestra"………the sound produced was fulsome and satisfying"……." It is unlikely that we will have an operatic treat of similar quality to look forward to the near future. "
Wanganui, La Traviata (1996)
Alan Cruise-Johnston (Wanganui Chronicle , Wanganui, New Zealand, 1996)
…….."In opera the music is all important and both chorus and orchestra have risen to the occasion with musical director, Eliano Mattiozzi-Petralia coaxing appropriate responses. An example of this was the musically momentous finale to the second act."….
Wanganui, La Traviata (1996)
Alan Cruise-Johnston (Wanganui Chronicle , Wanganui, New Zealand, 1996)
……."Conductor gets the best from Orchestra"
"…..the South Pacific Symphony is comparatively established, with a couple of years under the baton and a strong link with singers from the local Opera scene..
Conductor Eliano Mattiozzi-Petralia obviously knows the Italian repertoire down to the last quaver. Single-handedly, he coaxed the players into combining enthusiasm with worthy intention for the constantly varied tempi and colours of some quick-change repertoire that was nicely calculated to showcase the separate voices, yet created a linked scenario for each bracket."
A….. South Pacific Symphony concert
Prof. Heath Lees (new Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand) 1997