Nobles proved an expressive actress, but it was with her stellar voice that she made an impact. Her soprano radiates roundly, with no apparent rough edges. It's a credit to Nobles that her Mimi was a powerful presence throughout, yet she kept that power understated in order to sell the idea of a frail and dying consumptive.
 
In the end, it was Nobles' appearance in this production that was memorable. Her radiant soprano portends a bright career, and it elevated this production from the ordinary.
 
May. 11, 2009
Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/story/1849950.html?mi_rss=Entertainment

"In her Dayton debut as little Liu, NaGuanda Nobles displays a surprisingly big, warm soprano with a lovely shimmering top that she uses to ravishing effect in her two major arias.  She offers a winning combination of beauty and intensity in her singing.  Her death provides one of the most gripping moments of the production, and her return to the stage at the end of the performance prompted a standing ovation".

"Engaging Sparks" - Turandot,Eric Street; DaytonCity Paper, October 22, 2008

NaGuanda Nobles was the very petite Liù, pouring out sonorous, deep and dark, rich, sustained vocal beauty.
10/18/08 
 

Mimi was NaGuanda Nobles, a tiny young woman, Nobles has a warm, beautiful voice, with secure, rich high notes. She projects the voice well. She is an outstanding talent. 
 

Janos Gereben (janosg@gmail.com) is a regular contributor to San Francisco Classical Voice. August 26, 2007



At last, a diva is born

Mercury News
Article Launched: 06/03/2007

She sang Puccini nicely: deft attention to those rrrrrolled "rs," considerable heartache in her delivery.

NaGuanda Nobles topped an impressive field of vocal talent at the Irene Dalis Competition on June 1

Metro Silicon Valley June 6-12, 2007 

How wonderful it was to hear NaGuanda Nobles portray Mimi in three excerpts from the third and fourth acts of "Boheme." She's been delightful this season in comic roles in "Ormindo" and "The Magic Flute," but really blossomed in the lush romanticism of Giacomo Puccini's music.
April 13, 2007
By Mark Kanny, Pittsburgh TRIBUNE-REVIEW CLASSICAL MUSIC CRITIC

Who attending didn't wish that Mozart and his librettist Emanuel Schikaneder had introduced Papageno's wife, Papagena, earlier in the opera after seeing NaGuanda Nobles excel in the role? She captured the silly yet sexy birdwoman with ease, and the duo was fun to watch.

Post-gazette march 2007

A chorus from Mozart's "Idomeneo" began awkwardly but then jelled and benefited midway from the melting solo lines of soprano NaGuanda Nobles.

Among the Opera Center soloists, soprano Nobles was clearly the star. Her creamy voice has a recognizable timbre, with a distinctive edge that carries. She just doesn't sound like any other soprano. She has a solid technique, and she phrases with maturity and eloquence. Her rendition of Madama Butterfly's "Un bel di" was something quite special.

Read more: "Music Review: 'Greatest Hits' pack a wallop in Mendelssohn/Opera program" - http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06072/669379-42.stm#ixzz0Gm8YbbRW&A

Mar. 14, 2006
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06072/669379-42.stm

very impressive vocally was NaGuanda Miller as Sister Rose, a current
member of Austin Lyric Opera Young Artist Program, who really touched in
her duet with Sister Helen in the second act

(source: Austin American-Statesman)

the “Gospel measure” of Robert Ray proved despite the huge rejoicing voice by NaGuanda Miller not straight drawn from the “Soul OF America”, but rather skillfully impressive with it.

June 2002- Berliner Morgenpost.de