"Regina Zona, soprano, and David Oliver, piano, faculty from Shorter College, opened the second half of the program with a dramatic interpretation of the first three lieder from the “Vier Letzte Lieder” by Richard Strauss. Ms. Zona’s phrasing was superb, equally matched by clarity of diction and wonderful intonation. She captured the character of each lied, supplying a wealth of vocal coloring and nuance."

                                                             Kevin Hampton, GMTA Newsletter

“From her first hypnotizing entrance (Ms. Zona as the Queen of the Night) never failed to portray the embodiment of unrepentant deception. And that, considering the coloratura vocal requirements, was no easy task. When the hard parts come most sopranos just set their feet and belt away. Not Zona. She kept her character throughout.”

                                                         Steven Cornelius, Toledo Blade

 “Regina Zona stole the show in the second-act Cafe Momus scene with her brilliant soprano and outrageously seductive characterization of Musetta, Marcello’s ex-lover.”

                                             Florence Fisher, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

 “Regina Zona had tone to spare as Musetta; this was a multicoloured vocal portrait, filled with compelling nuances.”

                                                                          Tim Smith, Opera Magazine

 “Regina Zona displays her fine acting skills in her recitative and heroic aria “Or sai chi l’onore,”...Her piano reading of what can be an unremittingly forte aria is intriguing, and the edge she gets in her upper register in fortissimo passages only adds to the drama.”

                                                                    Ruth O. Bigham, Star-Bulletin

 “Regina Zona’s “Glitter and Be Gay” from Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” was nothing short of sensational. The aria is a tour de force, anyway, but the diva was magnificent.”

                                                    Naomi Donson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

 “...Regina Zona, the soprano singing the Queen of the Night, made some virtuoso points in her two arias. She attacked the climactic notes accurately and sang with something approaching fury.”

                                                          Daniel Webster, Philadelphia Inquirer

 “...Regina Zona scaled those formidable heights with a brilliantly ringing sound and tonal accuracy on those repeated high F’s. Her commanding presence and sweeping gestures added authority to the part.”

                                                    Florence Fisher, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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