…a jewel in Canada’s impressive performing arts crown.
— Peter Herrndorf, National Arts Centre
Marion - Nege’ga
A critically acclaimed mezzo-soprano of Kwagiulth and Stó:lō First Nations with English, Irish and Scottish heritage.
In addition to her extensive performing career, Marion is a Co-Founder of Amplified Opera.
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“A gorgeous voice, lustrous and burnished in sound, which she can bend at will.”
— Paul Citron, Opera Canada
Marion is one of Canada’s most accomplished singers in repertoire, from Charpentier to Cusson.
Kwagiulth and Stó:lō First Nations mezzo-soprano Marion Newman continues on Opera Canada’s #GREENROOM series, speaking to what makes Canada’s opera community so unique.
Film Credit: Coffeeshop Creative / Stephen Bell
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Ian Ritchie, Opera Going TO
In Shawnadithit with Tapestry Opera
"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.”