'Favourite baritone' returns to Opera in the Arboretum
Argentine-Australian baritone Jose Carbo will return to Opera in the Arboretum this year when it is staged at Pearl Beach on Saturday, March 23.
Organised by the Rotary Club of Woy Woy, the event is the club's major charity fund-raiser for the year.
Proceeds this year will go to the Central Coast Conservatorium strings scholarships, Umina Surf Life Saving Club, Pearl Beach Rural Fire Brigade and other Rotary projects.
Described by event organisers as "one of the most exciting operatic artists of his generation" and "our event's favourite baritone", Jose Carbo has performed in the leading opera houses of the world.
Last year saw him debut two Verdi roles: the title role in Macbeth for both Opera Queensland and State Opera South Australia and Iago in Otello for West Australian Opera.
He also sang Escamillo (Carmen) in Perth and was soloist for Opera Queensland's Festival of Outback Opera.
Most recently, he toured Australia with South Korean soprano Sumi Jo, sang Scarpia (Tosca) and The Count (Le nozze di Figaro) for Opera Queensland and performed Germont, Sharpless, Zurga (The Pearlfishers) and Alfio/Tonio (Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci) for Opera Australia, receiving Helpmann Award and Green Room Award nominations for his work.
Further information is available online at https://www.operarotarywoywoy.org.au/
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