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\u201cLa meilleure voix chant\u00e9e est celle du baryton Doug MacNaughton, tr\u00e8s bon comedian par ailleurs.\u201d
(“The best singing voice was that of baritone Doug MacNaughton, who was also a very good actor.”)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Presse, Montreal \u2013 Claude Gingras
reviewing Le Vampire et la nymphomane<\/em> by Serge Prevost performed by Chants Libres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMacNaughton was a good choice for the biblical heft required of the part, his deep baritone sturdy and unwavering.\u00a0 His emotional expression was powerful and sung with conviction, often towering over and above the full-tilt jazz ensemble and 22-voice choir.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kitchener-Waterloo Record \u2013 Stephen Preece
reviewing The Light in the Wilderness<\/em> by Dave Brubeck, performed by the Elora Festival Singers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“MacNaughton used his attractive voice to embrace all of the nuances of the libretto.\u00a0 His control of Lukas’ long, reflective monologue was masterful and he is a great singing actor.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opera Canada – Paula Citron
reviewing Der Corregidor<\/em> performed by TrypTych Opera. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Wicked brother Ben, played by expressive baritone Doug MacNaughton, is the only character who can match his sister Regina’s evil nature, and he has some of the most catchy melodies and galloping rhythms, which he delivers with power and flair.”   <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grania Litwin
Victoria Times-Colonist, April 19th, 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLe baryton Doug MacNaughton, en Taddeo, un poltron sympathique, est  impayable.  Comme chanteur, il a aussi beaucoup d\u2019esprit.  Assez, si je ne me trompe, pour improviser tout \u00e0 coup une petite cadence \u00e0 couleur orientale.  Ces trios ou quatre notes furent si \u00e0 propos que Rossini lui-m\u00eame les aurait sans doute appr\u00e9ci\u00e9es.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(“The baritone Doug MacNaughton as Taddeo, a friendly coward, is priceless. As a singer, he has a tremendous spirit. Enough, if I’m not mistaken, to improvise on the spot a small cadenza of Eastern colour.  These three or four notes were so appropriate that Rossini himself would no doubt have appreciated them.”)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le Soleil \u2013 Richard Boisvert
reviewing L’Italiana in Algeri<\/em> by Gioacchino Rossini performed by L’Op\u00e9ra de Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn se souvient encore du jeu d\u00e9sopilant de Doug MacNaughton dans L’Italienne \u00e0 Algeri<\/em>, vu en Octobre sur la m\u00eame sc\u00e8ne.  En Papageno, le baryton est encore meilleur.  De toute l\u2019\u00e9quipe, it est certainement celui qui s\u2019investit le plus, celui qui poss\u00e8de le sens de l\u2019\u00e0-propos le plus d\u00e9velopp\u00e9.  De puis, il chante tr\u00e8s bien.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(“We still remember the hysterical performance of Doug MacNaughton in L’Italiana in Algeri, seen last October on the same stage.  As Papageno, he is even better.  Of the whole cast, it was certainly he who invested the most, he who had the most developed sense of the appropriate.  Also, he sings very well.”)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le Soleil \u2013 Richard Boisvert
reviewing Die Zauberfl\u00f6te<\/em> performed by L’Op\u00e9ra de Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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MacNaughton as Le Vampire in Le Vampire et la nymphomane with Chants Libre – Nadia Blanchette, Genevi\u00e8ve Charest, \u00c9thel Gu\u00e9ret, Albert Millaire, Fides Krucker, Pauline Vaillancourt. Photo: Yves Dub\u00e9.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Pacific Opera Victoria’s April 2008 production of Regina. Left to right – Doug MacNaughton, Gregory Dahl, Kimberly Barber. Photo: Ross den Otter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Doug MacNaughton as Papageno in Die Zauberfl\u00f6te (La Fl\u00fbte enchant\u00e9e) with L’Op\u00e9ra de Qu\u00e9bec. Photo: Phototheque Le Soleil<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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