Ilanah Lobel-Torres
Ian Stones
Zoe Band
American soprano Ilanah Lobel-Torres is a member of the troupe at Opéra National de Paris, where she has appeared in roles such as Barbarina in Neita Jones’ new production of Le Nozze di Figaro under Louis Langrée, as the Second Niece in Deborah Warner’s production of Peter Grimes conducted by Alexander Soddy and as Javotte in Manon under the musical and creative direction of James Gaffigan and Vincent Huguet respectively. In the current season she received unanimous praise from French critics for her debut as Krista in Krzysztof Warlikowski’s production of Věc Makropulos under Susanna Mälkki, appeared as Madamigella Jouvenot in David McVicar’s mounting of Adriana Lecouvreur under Jader Bignamini, and sang Beatriz in Calixto Bieito’s new staging of The Exterminating Angel led by composer Thomas Adès, jumping into the role at less than 24 hours’ notice.
Ilanah Lobel-Torres returns to Opéra National de Paris in the 2024/25 season as Zerlina in Barrie Kosky’s new production of Les Brigands under Stefano Montanari, Papagena in Robert Carsen’s staging of Die Zauberflöte led by Oksana Lyniv, Un amante in Il Tabarro and Suor Osmina in Suor Angelica in Christof Loy’s production of Puccini’s triptych, conducted by Carlo Rizzi, and as Pousette in Manon directed by Vincent Huguet and led by Pierre Dumoussaud.
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Lobel-Torres has made recent role debuts as Ozia in Scarlatti’s La Giuditta at La Grange au Lac under Thibault Noally, which she reprised in the 2022/23 season at Festival Chaisse-Dieu and at Festival Sinfonia en Périgord with Les Accents and Thibault Noally, as Costanza in Haydn’s L’Isola Disabitata at Opéra Dijon under Fayçal Karoui, and as the First Nymph in Rusalka conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya marking her debut with Santa Fe Opera.
She received her vocal training at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and Mannes School of Music in New York City.
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“The delicate high notes of Ilanah Lobel-Torres.”
“A member of the troupe, Ilanah Lobel-Torres is Krista, a young singer impressed by the star Makropoulos. The singer displays promising qualities, with a full-bodied well-voiced instrument, whose range resonates easily in the Bastille.”
“Ilanah Lobel-Torres is perhaps the most wonderful surprise of the cast in Krista. It is a very technically educated voice, well projected with a fresh, youthful timbre.”
“Ilanah Lobel-Torres sang a breathtaking L’ho perduta.”
“Ilanah Lobel-Torres’ Barbarina really moves us with L’ho perduta, her magical aria which opens the last act.”
“Lobel-Torres’ timbre is rich and easily distinguishable.”
“Never losing the richness of her timbre or her concentration of the phrasing.”
“Flawless musicality, supported by impeccable phrasing.”
“Soprano Ilanah Lobel-Torres demonstrates virtuosity and perfect poise, radiating a vocal line that is always precise and elegant.”