"Karchin tells the story through the orchestra, as much as the singers, with their words. This is a symphonic opera as much as a vocal one. Karchin writes like a man who has lived with opera, although Jane Eyre is only his second.." "The title role, Jane Eyre, is a big soprano role, a tour de force. It was createdi.e., premieredby Jennifer Zetlan..." "Karchins Jane Eyre is an old-fashioned opera, bold in its aim, unblushing about operas traditions." - Jay Nordlinger, The New Criterion, Dec. 2016