Press
Opera News
“DiMarzio does impressive, instantaneous transitions between vulgar and soulful, and she widens her vibrato to great effect as the character's insanity increases over the course of the show. Her last, plaintive "Hey, don't I know you, Mister" is hair-raising."
Press
Don Aucoin,
The Boston Globe
“DiMarzio stands out with her brassy, to-hell-with-convention gusto…"
Stephen Sondheim
“…wonderful in the role. Thanks for screeching the "mischiefs." You sang it the way I had intended. I thought I had written it wrong…. you proved to me that I didn’t. Thank you.”
Press
Playbill/ Patti LuPone
“I love watching this woman every night. Not only on stage but off stage. The silent dedication and gratitude. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and it shows. She and I work together in a couple of scenes and how it shows up the most is in her technique. I love an actor with technique. I’ll try something new and Diana is right there with me. She’s game, she’s alive every minute she’s on that stage. She also has this voice that’s freakish. It sounds like a dramatic soprano but she also belts with the same weight. And this girl will never miss a performance. She loves being on stage. How lucky I am to be on stage with her.”
Curtain Up / CDN Fairfax, Virginia
commdiginews.com/entertainment
"Finally, among the major roles, soprano Diana DiMarzio’s weird and perfectly realized Beggar Woman - whose character proves surprisingly central to the plot, was both colorful and creepy. As a vocalist, she was fearless, burying what is clearly a fine voice by wrapping it in a halting character on the outer edges of complete madness. When a singer takes risks like this, the result is a truly memorable evening of opera."
Press
Broadway World
“DiMarzio's vocal quality is distinct from the others and her rendition of "You're Nearer has a little echo of Judy Garland…”
Ben Brantley,
The New York Times
“Pretty much everyone is close to perfection here…”
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Press
Theater Mania
“Diana DiMarzio channeling Ethel Merman…”
Talkingbroadway.com
“Among the other actors, Diana DiMarzio
is delightfully distinctive as the jauntily cynical Miss Jones Four. She reminds one of Nancy Walker or Ethel Merman back in the day.”
Variety
“Diana DiMarzio has striking moments as the Beggar Woman”
The Epoch Times International
“Diana DiMarzio as the Beggar Woman is revoltingly appealing”
Theater Scene
“Full of feeling”
Broadway World
“Good work provided by Diana DiMarzio”
The Washington Post
“DiMarzio’s Beggar Woman is a notable accomplishment”
The Star-Ledger
“Diana DiMarzio is remarkable as the Beggar Woman”
Aisle Say New York
“Beautifully sung”
NY Theater.com
“DiMarzio makes the most of the thankless (but important) role of the Beggar Woman”
ClassicsToday.com
“Diana Dimarzio’s Beggar Woman, so pivotal to the work, is poignant and she plays a fine clarinet.”
Press
San Francisco Classical Singer
“Impressively big voice”
Oggi/Broadway & Dintorni by Mario Fratti
“Diana DiMarzio ha una voce melodiosa”
Press
(Light in the Piazza)
Crosscut.com Seattle
“DiMarzio contributes one of the cast’s most sumptuous voices as his mother”
(Light in the Piazza)
Seattlest.com
“…suave and theatrical with a quiet tenderness”
Press
(Man of LaMancha)
Democrat-News; Marshall, Missouri
“…dominated by the bold performance of DiMarzio…the actress was in her element…”
(Man of LaMancha)
Lexington Herald, Kentucky
“Played with a refreshingly bawdy edge”
Man of La Mancha)
The Day; New London, Connecticut
“Played with passion…”
(Man of LaMancha)
The Blade: Toledo, Ohio
“Her voice soared to the ceiling”
The Vindicator: Youngstown, Ohio
“Gave a gold-star performance all around”