REVIEWS

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Le Nozze Di Figaro at Boston Lyric Opera

The standout of the cast was a Woody Guthrie-inspired Cherubino in jeans, cowboy hat, and carrying a guitar, performed outstandingly by Emily Fons. The classic...
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Dorabella in Cosi Fan Tutte with Opera Omaha

The equal of Majeski's Fiordiligi was Emily Fons's Dorabella. Fons's rich voice, elegant line, and playful manner left one longing for more. The duets between...
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Susanna by G.F. Handel at the International Handel Festival in Göttingen, Germany

Fons was an affecting Susanna, with her gorgeous rich tone, super diction, exquisite coloratura and her detailed attention to the text producing lambent tones on...
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La Cenerentola, Opéra de Lille

... la jeune Emily Fons est, dans le rôle-titre, une heureuse révélation, alliant un timbre riche et corsé à une projection aussi insolente que son...
Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro - Canadian Opera Company (Photo: Michael Cooper)

Le Nozze di Figaro, Canadian Opera Company

Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro - Canadian Opera Company (Photo: Michael Cooper) The tone is set early on with Fons’...
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Don Giovani, The San Diego Opera

Fons as Zerlina in Don Giovani (Photo: Edward Wilensky) Mozart gave all the memorable tunes to Zerlina, and Fons’ fresh, shimmering...
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Cold Mountain, The Santa Fe Opera

Emily Fons, also a mezzo soprano, brought rich tone to the role of Ruby, conveying rough-hewn lustiness. – James Keller, The Santa Fe New Mexican Emily...
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Theater Jones

"Mezzo soprano Emily Fons has a dynamite voice: dark and rich yet flexible, and that dark sound is gloriously natural, not manufactured as we sometimes...
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Opera News

Photo: Jeff Roffman "Her interpretation of Marguerite’s lovesick suitor Siébel was anything but reserved — rather raw and exceedingly physical. Fons’...
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Arts ATL

Photo: Jeff Roffman "Mezzo-soprano Emily Fons was most impressive in the trouser role of Siébel, with the kind of light, fleet...
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Cleveland.com

"All the score's key virtues – color, humor, character – were as evident as can be, and one couldn't have asked for a fuller, sultrier...
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Opera Britannia

"Young American soloist Emily Fons was almost beyond praise in the title role. Her powerful mezzo allied with solid technique produced fireworks in almost every aria, with...