Musically Exceptional
San Francisco's starry Don Carlo, seen by JAMES SOHRE
Two triumphant role debuts were augmented by four of the world's leading Don Carlo soloists to create a memorable evening at San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House.
In his first outing in the title role, Michael Fabiano embodied an emotion-laden interpretation, his rock solid tenor ringing out in the house with thrilling conviction and with squillo to spare. Mr Fabiano is such a committed, generous artist, and strappingly handsome to boot. He restlessly probes every corner of the characters he portrays, making each new role assumption seem immediately 'definitive'...
Copyright © 12 July 2016
James Sohre, Nevada USA
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