© Lilit Hakobyan
Mezzo Soprano
Josy Santos
Represented by
ARTIST OVERVIEW - ARTIST PROFILE
Artist Profile
BACK TO ARTISTS OVERVIEW
Past
May 2025
27.
19:30
19:30
Paul Mann, Conductor
Anna Magdalena Fitzi, Stage Director
May 2025
25.
15:00
15:00
Paul Mann, Conductor
Anna Magdalena Fitzi, Stage Director
May 2025
18.
19:30
19:30
Paul Mann, Conductor
Anna Magdalena Fitzi, Stage Director
SHOW MORE
Biography Highlights
Upcoming
Debut as Idamante Idomeneo at the Lucerne Theater, role and house debuts as Orlofsky Die Fledermaus at the Semperoper Dresden, debut as Adalgisa Norma at the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, debut as Concepción in L’heure espagnole at Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn.
Recent
Dorabella Così fan tutte at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the special song recital "Two Worlds in Songs" with pianist Markus Hadulla, featuring works by Dvořák, Mahler, Ginastera, Braga, and Nepomuceno in the Mozarteum Brasileiro concert series in Brazil, Witness 2/Singer 2/Woman 2 in Benjamin's Lessons in Love and Violence at the Zurich Opera House, Dorabella Così fan tutte at the Teatro Municipal de São Paulo, Angelina La Cenerentola at the Royal Danish Opera, a mezzo-soprano soloist in Verdi's Requiem and Viva Verdi! at the KKL Lucerne, Dorabella Così fan tutte at the Lucerne Theater, Marcellina Le nozze di Figaro at the Frankfurt Opera, Romeo I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Isabella in L’italiana in Algeri, Glutz in Burkhard's Casanova at Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn, Hänsel Hänsel und Gretel, Ottavia L'incoronazione di Poppea, Hermia A Midsummer Night's Dream, La Marchesa Melibea Il viaggio a Reims, Second Lady Die Zauberflöte, Page Salome, Musician Manon Lescaut, Robin in Offenbach's Le roi Carotte, and Frau von Hufnagel in Hans Werner Henze's Der junge Lord at the Staatsoper Hannover, Silvia in Haydn's L'isola disabitata at the Rheingau Music Festival, Dardano in Handel's Amadigi di Gaula at the Chamber Opera Schloss Rheinsberg, the title role of Rossini's La Cenerentola at Opera Schloss Hallwyl, La Samaritana in Riccardo Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini, Bernardo Cenci in Ginastera's Beatrix Cenci at the Opéra national du Rhin, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Siebel in Faust, Oberto in Alcina, and Second Maid in Elektra at the Staatsoper Stuttgart.
Awards
The Concerto Prize 2024 and the APCA Prize 2024 for Best Performer for recitals in Brazil.
Portraits
©
© Lilit Hakobyan
©
© Lilit Hakobyan
© Lilit Hakobyan
© Lilit Hakobyan
© Lilit Hakobyan
© Lilit Hakobyan
©
©
©
Ascolta. Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio... La tremenda ultrice spada - Capuletti e i Montecchi - Bellini
Ascolta. Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio... La tremenda ultrice spada - Capuletti e i Montecchi - Bellini
Oh! La pitoyable aventure - L'heure Espagnole - M.Ravel
Oh! La pitoyable aventure - L'heure Espagnole - M.Ravel
Nacqui all'affanno ... Non piu mesta - Angelina - La Cenerentola, Rossini
Royal Danish Opera
Nacqui all'affanno ... Non piu mesta - Angelina - La Cenerentola, Rossini
Royal Danish Opera
Chanson Bohème from Carmen
Chanson Bohème from Carmen
Bellini’s Adalgisa from Norma
Bellini’s Adalgisa from Norma
Reviews & Press
Bellini, V. - Norma - Adalgisa
Als Adalgisa wist Josy Santos indruk te maken met haar warme timbre en stijlvolle vertolking.
- Monique ten Boske , Place de l'Opera
Read this article
Esilità à che è stata evidenziata ancora di più dal fatto di avere al fianco una Adalgisa invece di temperamento focoso, il mezzosoprano brasiliano Josy Santos, dalla voce scura e potente.ma una cantante di cui probabilmente sentiremo molto parlare perché di grande talento, centri corposi e acuti pieni
- Alma Torretta , Il giornale della musica
Read this article
Josy Santos, mezzo‑soprano brésilienne à la voix riche et gracieuse, demeurera tout au long de ce concert l’interprète qui se rapproche le plus de l’idéal. Son Adalgisa se démarque par sa rigueur stylistique et sa maîtrise technique, admirablement mis au service d’une incarnation juste et sensible.
- Sébastien Foucart , Concerto.Net
Read this article
SHOW MORE
Biel Solothurn Theater Orchester - Ravel, M. - L'Heure espagnole - Concepción
Josy Santos als Concepción begeistert einmal mehr mit ihrem farbenreichen Mezzo und souveräner Darstellung.
- Jan Krobot , Online Merker
Read this article
Die Krone gebührt der bravourösen Josy Santos…
- Christian Berzins , Solothurner Zeitung
Seine nach Liebe dürstende Frau Concepción– die Rolle ist Josy Santos wie auf den Leib geschnitten – hat die Wahl zwischen drei Männern..
- Annelise Alder , Bieler Tagblatt
„Two World in Songs“ Concert
After her highly refined Dorabella in the 2023 production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the São Paulo Municipal Theater, the expectations surrounding Santos; performance were not small. And they were fully exceeded… When she opened her mouth to sing Mein Lied ertönt, the first of Dvořák’s Seven Gypsy Songs… it was clear that something very special was about to happen. Josy displayed absolute command of her instrument, shaping the phrasing as she wished and applying a wide range of dynamic gradations and subtleties to serve her expressive intentions. Her German is not only perfect but idiomatic; the clear articulation of the text does not break the legato of the beautifully constructed melodic lines. As if that weren’t enough, her voice, though light and clear, has projection and resonance in the lower register…
- Irineu Franco Perpetuo
Read this article
Teatro Municipal de São Paulo - Cosi fan Tutte - Dorabella
The Bahian mezzo-soprano Josy Santos, who is developing her career in Europe but is still little known here, proved to be a remarkable discovery. Possessing a beautiful voice and excellent stage presence, she portrayed Dorabella with grace and youthful energy. She demonstrated strong technical command and sang beautifully throughout the entire performance, from the duet Ah guarda sorella to the final scene.
- Leonardo Marques , Notas Musicais
Read this article
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century - Così fan tutte - Dorabella
Her heartthrob Dorabella, who makes it clear in the second act that she finds the two strangers quite interesting, is sung warmly sensually by mezzo-soprano Josy Santos.
- Neil van der Linden , Theaterkrant
For the part of the less principled Dorabella, Josy Santos ... brought her full, dark-toned voice into position as in the thrilling duet with Guglielmo ‘Il core vi dono’ (My heart I grant you).
- Franz Straatman , Opera Magazine
Luzerner Theater - Idomeneo - Idamante
Josy Santos ist als Idamante schlicht eine Idealbesetzung: Mit farbenreichem Mezzo und größer Natürlichkeit erreicht sie eine überragende Bühnenpräsenz.
