George Shirley
John Malveaux of
writes:
The
recipient of the 2014 Richard Tucker Award and the 2014 Beverly Sills
Artist Award, Michael Fabiano is the first-ever winner of both awards
in the same year, and is considered one of the greatest young tenors in
the world today.
Michael Fabiano will perform in recital at the Broad Stage in
Santa Monica, Ca., April 8, 2017. Gail Eichenthal, KUSC Classical
Radio will attend the recital and she shared the connection between
Fabiano and legendary tenor George Shirley mentioned
in New York Times article https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/arts/music/michael-fabiano-met-opera-la-traviata.html?emc=eta1
Michael Cooper
February 28, 2017
It was not until he got into the University of Michigan and began
studying with George Shirley, a tenor who was one of the first
African-American men to sing leading roles at the Met in the 1960s, that
he became serious about singing.
Mr. Shirley said that Mr. Fabiano was on a fast track from the start.
“He sings with such passion — that’s one of the things that makes people
concerned,” he said in a telephone interview. “Because whatever Michael
does, it’s 3,000 percent. There’s no backing off. That’s his
personality. But so far, so good. He walks to the beat of his own
drummer, and so far, the beat is solid.”
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