Deborah Domanski '98

D.S. Crafts, reviewer for The Albuquerque Journal wrote, “Deborah Domanski as Radamisto’s wife Zenobia exudes sensuality both in voice and stage presence. Her clear, focused and radiant mezzo-soprano illuminates both her enthusiastic acceptance of death “Son contenta di morire” and her tender plea “Quando mai” (When cruel destiny). She and David Daniels are later reunited in a sparkling duet.”

Prior to her triumph as Zenobia, Deborah sang the role of Signora Guidotti in the Santa Fe Opera pre-season one-hour production of Nino Rota’s The Timid Twosome. Other recent engagements include Lazuli in L’Etoile with Austin Lyric Opera in early 2010, the title role of La Cenerentola with Opera Southwest in October 2009, Prince Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus with Opera Southwest, the pants role of Jack in the American premier of Dame Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers performed with the American Symphony Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall - Lincoln Center, Mezzo-Soprano soloist  with the Columbia Pro Cantare in Handel’s Messiah, and Cherubino in Le Nozze de Figaro with Opera Southwest.  Deborah also recently debuted with Opera Hong Kong & The Hong Kong Philharmonic and performed benefit recitals for Opera Santa Barbara and Opera Southwest.

In April of 2006 Tulsa World Opera Critic James D. Watts proclaimed “Domanski may be the best Cherubino we’ve seen,” after Deborah debuted in Le Nozze de Figaro with the Tulsa Opera. Deborah Domanski brings an extraordinary combination of scintillating musicality and captivating stage presence to all her roles, including the title role of L’Enfant in L’Enfant et les Sortileges, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Nancy in Albert Herring, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Minerva in Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Miss Jessel in Turn of the Screw, Sally Follett in the New York premier of A Death in the Family by William Mayer, and Aphrodite in the world premier of Paris and Oenone by Philip Hagemann.  At Pittsburgh Opera, Deborah performed the roles of Nireno in Handel’s Giulio Cesare, Flora in La Traviata, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro (matinee), Siebel in Faust (matinee), and was responsible for the roles of Rosina, Cesare, and Mercedes.

More information on Deborah Domanski can be found at http://www.deborahdomanski.com/

Deborah Domanski as Cherubino in Opera Southwest's production of "Le Nozze di Figaro"