Reviews
Nicklausse in Les Contes D’Hoffmann
“The mezzo soprano Emily Fons brought a plush voice, with shining high notes, to the role of the Muse of poetry and Hoffmann’s sidekick Niklausse.” David Fleshler, South Florida Classical Review
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Emily Fons is a superb mezzo-soprano voice in her role as Nicklausse and the Muse of Poetry. Fons’ opening aria, “Voyez la sous son éventail” showed her dramatic versatility and presence on stage. Sarah Hutchings, Palm Beach Daily News
Read MoreRosina in Barber of Seville with Cincinnati Opera
“In her company debut, Fons sparkled as Rosina every moment she was onstage. She impressed with seamless flights of coloratura in the showpiece, “Una voce poco fa,” promising whoever marries her, “I’m docile, but if you cross me, I become a viper.” Her high-flying vocal cadenzas and plush lower range dazzled in moments such as…
Read MoreCherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro with Canadian Opera Company
“Emily Fons, reprising her role from the 2016 production as the young page Cherubino, also deserves praise. She perfectly captures the character’s naivety and boyish tendencies in the trouser role, and her bell-like voice drew sustained applause on opening night after her second act aria, Voi che sapete.” – Joshua Chong Next Magazine
Read MoreRosina in The Barber of Seville with Santa Fe Opera
Multiple musical elements of this production went back to Rossini’s original conception of the opera, premiered in Rome in 1816, beginning with casting the puissant mezzo-soprano Emily Fons as Rosina. Her immaculate runs and embellishments took her into the role’s rich lower range, with not quite as many soprano high notes added, giving the role…
Read MoreAriodante in Ariodante with Göttingen International Handel Festival
Mezzo-soprano Emily Fons led the way in the title role of Ariodante with an iridescent performance in which the radiant beauty of her voice combined seamlessly with the depth of expression she injected into her singing. Alan Neilson, Operawire
Read MoreRosina in Il Barbiere Di Siviglia with San Diego Opera
“…feisty mezzo-soprano Emily Fons took center stage. With Rosina’s opening cavatina, “Una voce poco fa,” it became clear: Fons was really in command. Fons’s voice—bright, vibrant but never harsh—was made for this role; she tossed off Rossini’s coloratura demands of the role with freedom, flexibility and seemingly no effort. She exuded youth and vitality and…
Read MoreLaurene Powell Jobs in The [R]evolution of Steve Jobs with Seattle Opera
Mezzo-soprano Fons, especially, brought range (both vocal and emotional) to a character who isn’t much more than an archetype in the libretto. As some reviewers opined of the opera’s world premiere at Santa Fe Opera in 2017, the story here turns on a disappointing cliché: that of a good woman who helps a socially challenged…
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