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“Marion Newman invests her character with towering dignity and courage, her voice ascending on waves of pain, returning earthwards with flawless passaggio wrapping us in her humanity. Singing a last aria, Burry’s exquisitely heartrending 'I will soon walk out of this world', Shanawdithit prepares to exit her tortured life, Newman conveying her soul to a place of infinite serenity and quietude. An unforgettable performance of boundless passion and grace.”

— Ian Ritchie, Opera Going Toronto

“Marion Newman (Kwagiulth/Stó:lō) is outstanding in the title role. Her warm, mezzo-soprano voice has a strong, throbbing vibrato that leaves a lump in the listener’s throat and her visceral connection to the central themes was transparent. Her performance is full of palpable rage, pain and loneliness.“

— Keira Grant, Mooney on Theatre

  • “Marion Newman was a charming, coy, lively Rosina, all flashing dark eyes and mobile, expressive mouth... with rich colour, effortless long phrasing, and judicious musicality."

    As Rosina in The Barber of Seville with Opera Lyra Ottawa

    Natasha Gauthier, The Ottawa Citizen

  • The performance of Marion Newman, a mezzo-soprano of Kwagiulth and Stó:lo First Nations heritage, is the primary reason to see I Call myself Princess. Not only is she a fine actor, successfully showing Redfeather age from a shy teenager to a confident and assertive young woman, but she has a luminous, amber-toned voice.

    As Tsianina Redfeather in I Call myself Princess with ith Native Earth Performing Arts

    Christoper Hoile, Stage Door

  • "In the title role, Marion Newman sings with rich, opulent tone and her delivery pulses with the multiple meanings of her duplicitous existence."

    As Da Ji in The Lesson of Da Ji, Toronto Masque Theatre

    Joshua Rosenblum, Opera News