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JOAN OF ARC | Opera New Review, NYC | “Obie and Sondheim Award-winning composer Noa Ain's Joan of Arc -- a seventy minute quasi opera featuring one singer, soprano Trudy Ellen Craney, and a recorded soundscape of music, voices and atmospheric sounds -- is a brilliantly conceived experience.”

LUCIA CASTS A SPELL AT SHEA’S | The Tribune “Soprano Trudy Ellen Craney brings to her character Lucia a dramatic richness that only an artist of the highest rank could sustain. This is an actresswith a voice of splendid purity. She explores new depths in her passionate duet with Edgardo and especially in her lament during her moments of sadness. “

NIXON IN CHINA IN HOUSTON: New Adams opera is part satire, part history, part fantasy, part spoof and totally exciting | Houston Herald | by Mark Swed, Herald music critic “Vocally, however, the evening pretty much belonged to Trudy Ellen Craney who sang with spectacular enthusiasm Madame Mao’s show stealing big aria…“

UN DIMANCHE A L’OPERA | QUEEN OF THE NIGHT | translation from French: “When she appears from the depths of the earth, the audience exclaimed the same ‘ah’ the public did in the 18th century. The noise of the machine’s motor is completely forgotten behind the superb voice of the soprano.” Trudy Ellen Craney (EST - Republicain, Luneville)

THEATRE DE LUNEVILLE | Region | QUEEN OF THE NIGHT | translation from french: “One felt the (same) sense of triumph as the queen negotiated faultlessly her great two arias.”

‘NIXON IN CHINA’ GETS THE SELLARS STAMP | San Francisco Chronicle | by Robert Commanday, Chronicle music critic “It is a bizarre, surreal climax. The dancing was wild and satiric in its excess. The portrayal of Chairman Mao’s wife, Chaing Ch’ing, was much keener than in the preview, revealing her blind zealotry. Colaratura soprano Trudy Craney was brilliant in this hair-raising, ultimate Queen of the Night role.”

NIXON OPERA COMES TO KQED | San Francisco Chronicle | by Joshua Kosman, Chronicle staff critic “The scene builds in intensity over a good 30 minutes, culminating in a show stopping aria for Chiang Ch’ing (Madam Mao), performed with unforgettable steeliness by Trudy Ellen Craney.”

MATER DEI PREP CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF MUSICALS | Trenton Monitor
”… Craney, the opera star, performed to a rousing standing ovation when she sang several songs from the production “The King and I” including “I Could Have Danced All Night”, “Summertime” and “Getting To Know You.” … Craney addressed the crowd and offered assistance to those wanting to enter the world of show business, encouraging them to reach out to her. “It is not an easy business. I am available and there for any of you who want to speak to me,” she said.”