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Testimonials
"The Barber of Seville" (Figaro) – Rossini; Opera Australia
“José Carbó is dashing – vocally and in his stage presence as the ever capable Figaro – with strong mahogany tones.”
Peter McCallum, Sydney Morning Herald, 2004
“The Barber of Seville” (Figaro) – Rossini; Opera Australia
“The galvanizing effect that young Argentinian-born Australian baritone José Carbó had on his first night audience when “Figaro, Figaro, Figaro” rang out from behind them…sounded as though we were fortunate enough to be witnessing the birth of a major career.”
Ken Healey, Opera-Opera, 2004
“The Barber of Seville” (Figaro) – Rossini; Opera Australia
“As Figaro, Jose Carbo was outstanding with a sturdy and unforced voice. His performance in the barber's shop scene displayed comic timing at its best with a voice brimming with a droll sense of humour.”
John Daly-Peoples, The National Business Review, 2004
“Madeline Lee” (First Officer) – John Haddock and Michael Campbell; Opera Australia
“Michael Lewis gives a commanding performance. He has real dramatic presence, as does Jose Carbo – who is outstanding as the First Officer – and both men are in clear, firm and resonant voice throughout.”
Murray Black, The Australian, 2004
Enrico, Lucia di Lammermoor, Canterbury Opera, New Zealand
"Enrico is sung most eloquently by the Argentinian baritone Jose Carbo, who brings a true Italian feel to the role. He moves most convincingly from the down-at-heel, whisky-swilling aristocrat to the overbearing and tyrannical brother who is hell bent on restoring some credibility to the Lammermoor family. A world class performance."
The Opera Critic.com
One could listen to Jose Carbo sing for hours. His voice not only fills the air you breathe but all your senses light up when he touches his most desired notes. His performance is one of great skill, infinite passion and thoroughly entertaining with a light twist of humour.
Deborah Hutton
Carbo's athleticism on stage and seductive bariton make this opera a hit
Courier Mail, Brisbane
With boundless energy, a strong engaging voice and a remarkable physique that belies the popular image of an opera singer, Carbo was the real deal.
Brisbane News
Carbo is a stunning Giovanni, totally in command vocally while injecting Latin passion to his outrageous behaviour
Stagediary.com
This was auspicious night with a new baritone singing and acting the best Figaro I have heard to date. Jose Carbo's stage presence is immediate and showing. He dominated the evening as is fitting for the title and role.
Dr Andrew Byrne, Opera Review, 2004
L'Elisir d'Amore, Royal Theatre, Madrid, Spain
Bonne surprise que le Belcore de José Carbó qui prendra de l'assurance au
cours de son air d'entrée : la projection, le timbre, la vocalisation et la
caractérisation de son sergent hâbleur sont très satisfaisants.
Musique Classique - Remusica.com.
He stole the show
The Daily Telegraph
Jose Carbo is dashing - vocally and in his stage presence, as the ever capable Figaro - with strong mahogony tones.
Peter McCallum, Sydney Morning Herald, 2004
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Australian baritone José Carbó was born in Argentina of Spanish and Italian descent, and moved with his family to Australia at an early age, where he completed his musical studies at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music in Sydney.
Jose was the winner of the prestigious Australian Singing Competition Opera Award which is a prize of AU$40,000 in 2005.
 José made his début with Australia’s principal opera company, Opera Australia, in a minor role in Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos, and was soon engaged for their production of Il Barbiere di Siviglia, in the title role.
Meanwhile, for Opera Queensland, he starred in their production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni in the title role. He was a principal singer in the world première of John Haddock’s Madeline Lee at the Sydney Opera House, once again for Opera Australia, which was greeted with great critical acclaim.
His European début was in Madrid, at the Opera Real, where he sang once again the title role in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia. He was re-engaged by this theatre on the spot to sing the role of Belcore in L’Elisir d’Amore (February 2006).
His performances in the Rossini opera also led to an engagement as Dandini in La Cenerentola for the Festival in La Coruña, in Spain’s northern region of Galicia.
His performed roles in Europe include another Figaro – this time in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (September 2005) for Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera.
Other engagements in opera saw him in the role of
- Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor for the Canterbury opera Company in Christchurch 2006
- Escamillo in Carmen for Otawa University 2006
- Rambaldo in Puchini’s La Rondine for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2006
- Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro again for Teatro dell’Opera and the Swiss Symphony Orchestra on tour to Swizerland in 2006
- Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro for Opera Australia in 2007
He is currently performing Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia for Opera Australia and later in 2007 will perform the same role for State Opera South Australia
In 2007 /08 /09 Jose has been offered contracts with Teatro Real in Madrid, La Scala in Milan, Lyon Opera and also Teatro Reggio Emilia in Turino.
José also has extensive experience in the concert field: his performed repertoire includes Beethoven’s IX Symphony, C-major Mass, and Choral Symphony, Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, the Fauré Requiem, Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms) and the Mass in C minor by Ralph Vaughan-Williams, as soloist with the major orchestras of Australia and New Zealand.
In 2006 José undertook a tour as the baritone soloist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra to Japan where he sang the three Don Quixote songs by Ravel in Tokyo and Osaka. He is tri-lingual in English, Spanish and Italian and sings in accent free French and German.
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