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Emily Fons

American Mezzo Soprano

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La Cenerentola, Opéra de Lille

La Cenerentola

… 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 agilité. Un soupçon de larme sur la voix, un rien de sobriété dans l’art de l’ornementation, et elle sera sans aucun doute une très grande Angelina.

… the young Emily Fons is, in the title role, a happy revelation, combining a rich and full-bodied timbre with a projection as bold as her agility. A hint of tears on her voice, and nothing restrained in the art of ornamentation, she will undoubtedly be a very great Angelina.

– Emmanuel Dupuy, Diapason

Dans le rôle titre, la mezzo soprano Emily Fons obtient un succès mérité grâce à une belle présence, une interprétation à la fois fraîche et engagée et une remarquable agilité dans ce rôle très exigeant vocalement – notamment dans l’aria final « Nacqui all’affano ».

In the title role, mezzo soprano Emily Fons gets a deserved success thanks to a beautiful stage presence, an interpretation both fresh and engaged, and remarkable agility in this very vocally demanding role – especially in the final aria “Nacqui all’affano.”

– Denis Peyrat, Bachtrack

Le Nozze di Figaro, Canadian Opera Company

Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro - Canadian Opera Company (Photo: Michael Cooper)
Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro – Canadian Opera Company (Photo: Michael Cooper)

The tone is set early on with Fons’ achingly beautiful and poignant rendering of Cherubino’s “Non so piu cosa son.”
– Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

Emily Fons is an androgynous delight as Cherubino, with a honeyed yet light voice and great physical daring.
– Lydia Perovic, The Globe and Mail

Don Giovani, The San Diego Opera

Zerlina in Don Giovani with San Diego Opera (Photo: Edward Wilensky)
Fons as Zerlina in Don Giovani (Photo: Edward Wilensky)

Mozart gave all the memorable tunes to Zerlina, and Fons’ fresh, shimmering mezzo made the most of Moazart’s bounty, especially her aria used to comfort Masetto “Vedrai, Carino.”
– Ken Herman, San Diego Story

Fons…seems to be at the onset of a most impressive career. Her singing was an iridescent wave of vocal color as she captured her character’s delicious moments of indecision.
– Maria Nockin, Opera Today

Emily Fons made a winning company debut, not silly or nymphomaniacal, somehow just right, supporting her character with vocal intelligence. Her conciliatory “Batti, Batti” was a highlight.
– Charlene Baldridge, Opera News

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 Fons, singing with ringing, resonant tone, is delightful as the take-charge, mountain girl, Ruby, who comes to help Ada run her farm.
– Mary Helen Klare, The Albuquerque Journal

Mezzo Emily Fons was just right for the no-nonsense role of Ruby, the woman who teachs Ada the art of survival.
– T.R. Reid, The Washington Post

It was the darker-voiced mezzo soprano, Emily Fons, who created an immediately recognizable character in her depiction of the edgy, strong-willed Ruby. With golden sounds that included an opulent mid-range, she sang that her only teacher was hunger while she taught Ada how to live off the land and plan for a Spartan future.
– Maria Nockin, Opera Today

Theater Jones

Emily Fons Mezzo Soprano“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 hear. She is universally praised for her androgynous portrayal of young men in many pants roles, such as Nicklausse in Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann.”

– Theater Jones

Opera News

Photo: Jeff Roffman
Photo: Jeff Roffman

“Her interpretation of Marguerite’s lovesick suitor Siébel was anything but reserved — rather raw and exceedingly physical. Fons’ rendition of “Faites-lui mes aveux” revealed a voice that ascended the scale easily, both agile and expressive.”

– Opera News

Arts ATL

Photo: Jeff Roffman
Photo: Jeff Roffman

“Mezzo-soprano Emily Fons was most impressive in the trouser role of Siébel, with the kind of light, fleet voice perfect for this role.”

– James Paulk, ArtsATL.com

Cleveland.com

Emily Fons Mezzo Soprano“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 mezzo-soprano than Emily Fons.”

– Zachary Lewis

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