Of the four principal singers, the one at the earliest point in an operatic career is Texas soprano Sylvia d’Eramo, whom I saw in small roles as a 2018 Santa Fe Opera Apprentice. Fabiano is obviously poised to join the ranks of major interpreters of the role. I have had the fortune to see some of the important tenors of recent decades in memorable “Carmen” performances – Jon Vickers , Jose Cura, and both Franco Bonisolli and Placido Domingo in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s new 1981 “Carmen” production, in addition to important contemporary artists. Equally noteworthy was his beautifully nuanced aria La fleur que tu m’avais jetée, masterfully delivered with superb vocal expressiveness and control. He and Leonard were co-principals in the Washington National Opera’s Francesca Zambello production earlier this year and that partnership was effectively renewed in this strong first performance together at the Santa Fe Opera.įabiano displayed the vocal power that one expects from a Don Jose in such passages as the final scene leading to Carmen’s death. The role of Don Jose is emerging as a signature role for Michael Fabiano, who continues to add spinto roles to his performance repertory. Īlways an engaging artist, her success in the role of Carmen is a major accomplishment in an important career. This was my first opporunity to review a Leonard performance since the 2015 Santa Fe Opera season. That self-assurance translated into an effective vocal performance, especially Leonard’s singing of Carmen’s major arias – the Habanera, the Seguidilla and the chanson bohemienne at Lillas Pastia’s tavern.
In her second “Carmen” production since her pandemic-delayed role debut, New York mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, dressed in contemporary fashion, projected a sophisticated, self-assured woman.
Joining a cast that included Isabel Leonard as Carmen, Sylvia d’Eramo as Micaela and Michael Sumuel as Escamillo, New Jersey tenor Michael Fabiano took his place in a vocally impressive foursome.
The Santa Fe Opera’s first August performance of the new Mariame Clément production of Bizet’s “Carmen”, which opened the 2022 season a month prior, introduced a cast change as Don Jose.
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