Micaëla — Carmen

2022 performances

Palm Beach Opera | Palm Beach, FL

Conductor:  Antonello Allemand
Director: Garnett Bruce

PRESS:

“Amanda Woodbury performed as an innocent and ethereal Michaëla. She has beautiful floating high notes and even vibrato, effortlessly sailing through her range. The Act III aria, “Je dis que rie ne m’épouvante” was sung as if it were made just for her. Woodbury had fantastic chemistry with Jonathan Burton as Don José. She was a generous duet partner, giving equal support and color to Burton’s high notes in the Act II duet, “Parle-moi de ma mère.”
— Sarah Hutchings, Palm Beach Daily News

“The soprano Amanda Woodbury sang with passion and conviction as Micaëla, the sweet girl from Don José hometown who represents pretty much everything Carmen is not. One of the best moments of Friday’s performance was her moving rendition of “Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante,” as she tries to overcome her fear as she searches for Don José in the wildness of the mountains. In glowing tones, she expressed fear, courage and determination as she prayed for God to protect her.”
— David Fleshler, South Florida Classical Review