Mezzo Soprano
Reviews
El Amor Brujo and Carmen arias with Peterborough Symphony
“But it was in the Bizet arias where Newman really shone. In addition to a beautiful, velvety voice, she has an enormous breadth of vocal colours as well as an agile technique which allowed her to move with ease from dark brooding passages to bright, sprightly moods as the music demanded.”
Timothy McGee, Peterborough Examiner
"One would like to hear more from Noodin-Kwe... Newman’s rich, powerful voice is ideal for Noodin-Kwe, so much so that we would like longer arias simply to showcase it."
Christopher Hoile, Eye Weekly
"Marion Newman (Noodin-Kwe) came to the project with an already formidable reputation. She has a gorgeous voice, lustrous and burnished in sound, which she can bend at will, whether as a soft lullaby for her child or a singing declamation against injustice."
Paula Citron, Opera Canada
“But the greatest accolades go to the committed, passionate and enthusiastic cast, led by First Nations mezzo Marion Newman, who successfully brought to life Noodin-Kwe, the fictional and symbolic 150 year old native woman fighting for her land. Yes, I believe those were real tears on her face at the end of the final scene."
Joseph So, La Scena Musicale
As Goffredo in Aradia Ensemble’s Naxos recording of Handel’s Rinaldo –
“Marion Newman, showing remarkable versatility for such a small role; she has a magnificently full-bodied voice reminiscent of Jennifer Larmore’s in her “Mio cor, che mi sai dir?” and a tamed, almost without vibrato, and androgynous tone in “Sorge nel petto”.
Jacqueline Waeber
Early Music America, Vol 15, 2009
"Outstanding is the performance of Marion Newman in the role of Goffredo"
Naxos CD Review
John Butt, Project Muse
"Marion Newman is an expressive, rather vibrant Griselda and the recitative and aria that finish act 1 (CD 1 tr. 15) is a dramatic high-spot."
Göran Forsling, Music Web International
"Marion Newman is a good Griselda, noble and sympathetic, with a warm timbre."
Griselda Naxos Recording Review
Bob Stanton, Amazon.ca
"...what really won me over to the Aradia disc was the passionate and moving performance by Canadian mezzo-soprano Marion Newman in the Stabat Mater. As they say in the movies, worth the price of admission."
Naxos CD Review,
Heidi Mackenzie, The Whole Note Magazine
“Marion Newman in the principal role of Carmen is a very exciting new talent. She sparked an electricity which totally engrossed the audience with her superbly sinuous sexuality… Prudes may raise their eyebrows at the sensuality of this Carmen; theatregoers will clamour for more”
Opera 2005 Carmen Review, Irish Examiner, Cork Ireland
“…a jewel in Canada’s impressive performing arts crown.”
Peter Herrndorf, National Arts Centre
"...[Marion] sings in a voice rich in tones of seduction towards the erotic."
"There was magic in the collaboration of voice and piano during the concluding performance of Mahler's introverted love song cycle Fünf Ruckert Lieder... and the warm richness of Marion Newman's vocal colours opened space after space of feelings extenuated to the verges of pain."
Women's Musical Club of Toronto Recital Review
Stanley Fefferman, ShowtimeMagazine.ca
"...the most memorable performance of the evening belonged to mezzo Marion Newman (Carmen), gifted with an excellent voice and impressive stage presence. Newman, a comparative newcomer, is a real find. She imbued her Carmen with a charming seductiveness and beautifully warm legato line that marks her as a talent to watch."
Opera York Carmen Review
Timothy McGee, Opera Canada
"Marion Newman as Margret has the acting chops and the voice to add depth to her supporting role."
Pacific Opera Victoria Wozzeck Review
Times Colonist, Victoria