Reviews
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…
Read MoreTheater 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 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
Read MoreOpera News
“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
Read MoreArts ATL
“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
Read MoreCleveland.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 mezzo-soprano than Emily Fons.” – Zachary Lewis
Read MoreOpera 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 stunning virtuosic cadenzas. Pretty singing and affecting feeling in “Si, tornerò” contrasted with gripping force in “Sebben mi lusinga” with her voice moving up a gear in the da capo, an…
Read MoreThe Opera Critic
“Emily Fons is excellent as Faramondo – clearly a young man staking out his own territory against Gustavo. In the aria ‘Voglio che sia l’indegno’, a raised eyebrow – as it were an inverse wink – makes the audience complicit in his sentiments. Her voice has a young man’s lightness, while still conveying the intensity…
Read MoreFinancial Times
“The gifted young mezzo-soprano Emily Fons extracts all its poignancy and demonstrates ample vocal muscle in Faramondo’s more heroic utterances.” – George Loomis, Financial Times
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