Nancy Fabiola Herrera on stage as Carmen
In concert at the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus
As Herodias in Salome
As Carmen in the card scene
In concert with orchestra
As Leonora in La Favorita
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What Critics Are Saying

"Herrera's high vocal intelligence is the equal of this Carmen."

The Times, London

Praised for a voice of true "terciopelo" (velvet) and total commitment to the drama.

Diario de Sevilla

Acclaimed for the beauty of her voice and her commanding stage presence.

International Press

Recent Reviews

Carmen · Tarragona, June 2026

“A splendid characterisation of the role of Carmen [...] with emotive, intense phrasing [...] and prodigious stage movement.”

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Andrea Chénier · ABAO Bilbao, May 2026

“Possessor of a big, compact sound [...] a haughty Contessa di Coigny and a harrowing Madelon in her third-act scene.”

Codalario Read review

“Outstanding [...] sung with exceptional depth and emotion, showing off her strong low and middle registers and her powerful high Gs.”

OperaWire Read review

“She moved the audience as old Madelon in the third tableau, when she hands her grandson over to the revolution.”

El País

Praised for her “superb work” and a “silkily plush voice” across both roles.

Ópera Actual Read review

“She fulfilled the double assignment to perfection [...] Not a single flaw in either role.”

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Shéhérazade & Samson et Dalila · Gran Canaria Philharmonic, March 2021

“Her Ravel was a model of exquisite, beautiful sound.”

Ritmo Read review

“Pure reverie, in the delicacy of her cadences [...] an aria she commands with personality and mastery.”

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Featured Interview

“Singing is a way of sublimating emotions, a catharsis.”

Interview by Rosana Zinola Sánchez · 3 September 2024

Ahead of La casa de Bernarda Alba at Teatro Solís in Montevideo, Nancy talks about returning to the role she premiered at Teatro de la Zarzuela in 2018, her Canarian roots, the teacher who opened the door to opera, and why she believes everyone should sing.

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Feature · Metropolitan Opera

Nancy Fabiola Herrera triumphs as Paula in Florencia en el Amazonas at the Met

América Iber Música · New York, November and December 2023

Her return to the Metropolitan Opera as Paula in Daniel Catán's opera, in Mary Zimmerman's new production conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Also inside: the HOLA 2023 Award for Excellence in Opera, the critics' verdict and her full biography.

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