REVIEWS

“A stellar performance by the soprano Marsha Thompson as Violetta raised the emotional temperature of the humid night… [she revealed] a warm agile soprano, secure technique and sang and acted expressively throughout the evening.”   (New York Grand Opera)

                                                                                                Vivienne Schweitzer

                                                                                                New York Times, July 2008                                       

Soprano Thompson was simply the finest Bess we have yet seen and heard. (Opera Carolina)

                                                                                                William Thomas Walker

                                                                                                Classical Voice of North Carolina, February 2004

Marsha Thompson, the lead soprano in both works (L’Amico Fritz and Gianni Schicchi)…was sparkling. She showed the power and hint of steel ideal for verismo.  (Opera in the Heights)

                                                                                                Charles Ward

                                                                                                Houston Chronicle

Crucial to Wednesday’s appealing performance was the portrayal of Mimí by soprano Marsha Thompson. Especially in Act 3…[she] sang with great emotional depth and technical finesse. (Houston Ebony Opera Guild)

                                                                                                Charles Ward

                                                                                                Houston Chronicle

Thompson's "Summertime" held silken, caressing legato lines, while her soaring wails concluding "My Man's Gone Now" were utterly heartbreaking. (San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, Gershwin Concert)

                                                                                                Diane Windeler

                                                                                                San Antonio Express-News

…Marsha Thompson as Cherubino….sang her arias with gleaming sound and great poise. (Houston Ebony Opera Guild)

                                                                                                Charles Ward

                                                                                                Houston Chronicle

  

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