“Skilled in her understanding of music theater’s possibilities, McNaron
left no emotion unplumbed in her fearless exploration of the dramatics
of this cycle … (the performance) was bracing ... highly sympathetic.”
~Nancy Raabe, Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL, USA, 1999
~Nancy Raabe, Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL, USA, 1999
“McNaron performs with certainty and knowhow.”
~Translated from the Trierischer Volksfreund, Trier, Germany,1979
~Translated from the Trierischer Volksfreund, Trier, Germany,1979
“McNaron sings ... with superb accuracy and dramatic flair. "
~Gloria Davis, Palm Beach Journal,
~Gloria Davis, Palm Beach Journal,
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1980
(production DON PASQUALE) "... reflecting the hard work of director Diane
McNaron in the presentation of this polished work ... McNaron has a background of experience in many countries. Opening night ... showed why Adelaide is lucky to have her."
~DiBeer, Adelaide Advertiser, Adelaide, So. Australia,1987
“… McNaron has an astonishingly versatile voice and dramatic magnetism …”
~Michael Huebner, Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL, USA , 2003
~Michael Huebner, Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL, USA , 2003
Miss McNaron has that prime requisite of all fine singers, perfect diction.”
~Paul Sweitzer, Arizona Sun, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, 1976
~Paul Sweitzer, Arizona Sun, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, 1976
"... and new soprano Diane McNaron has created much interest with her exciting coloratura voice.”
~Harold Tideman, the Adelaide Advertiser, Adelaide, So. Australia , 1987
“But most applauded were singers Diane McNaron (soprano) and Bennedetta Pecchioli (mezzo soprano) who sang arias by Verdi.”
translated from l’Unita, Barga, Italy, 1975
“McNaron is grand … her voice is enveloping.”
~Fred Kaimann, Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL, USA,1997
~Fred Kaimann, Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL, USA,1997
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“…her specialty, German cabaret, brought the house down. From her visceral, bright-edge high notes to the cool reflection of the lows, she transported Kurt Weill's politically-driven music from the turbulent 1920s and 1930s of Berlin to the oil fields of Iran ... "McNaron is one of Birmingham's cultural treasures, unafraid to voice her world view through cabaret song, freshly mapped from a decades-old genre.”
~Michael Huebner, Birmingham News, k Birmingham, AL, 2006
~Michael Huebner, Birmingham News, k Birmingham, AL, 2006
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ON KURT WEILL RETROSPECTIVE WITH THOMAS BAGWELL
" ... sung with spine-tingling bawdiness and cynicism. McNaron was masterful at morphing from a sassy cabaret singer to full-voiced operatic soprano and back again. Together, she and Bagwell created a unique ambiance of artful entertainment -- a gritty time travelogue that spanned cultural boundaries and human frailties."
~M. Huebner, Birmingham News, May 2008
ON CD "ROSAS DE PULPA, ROSAS DE CAL
"McNaron gives each song a life of its own. Her bold interpretions may have opened a door for singers in search of great art songs."
~M. Huebner, Birmingham News, July 2010
