The inappropriate casting of a far-from-splendid 31-year old portraying a Neapolitan teenager was not appreciated by the Parisian critics.

Among the paintings Manet chose to exhibit in the 1873 Salon, a portrait of Berthe Morisot particularly rankled the Parisian critics.

The initial reaction of the Parisian critics was predominantly enthusiastic.

At a young age he became well-known to Parisian critics as director, actor, and stage manager of his high-school theatre (lycée Louis-le-Grand).

His recitals were received very enthusiastically by the Parisian critics.

The Parisian critics roundly attacked the play with Francisque Sarcey calling it a "pantomime", as did Jules Lemaître.

Nevertheless, American Ballet Theater, making its first appearance in Paris in 11 years, has been slowly winning over some hard-to-please Parisian critics.

From exile in Tahiti he nurtured his French connections, maintaining ties with Parisian critics and dealers.

In his portrayal of Djamileh, his music looks forward to Ravel rather than back to Gounod; indeed much of Bizet's harmony baffled contemporary Parisian critics.

Dressed in a long black robe, she gave a haunting performance but the tough Parisian critics were not kind, saying she lacked naturalness and was stiff and formal in her presentation.