Early career Fabiano made his stage debut in 2007 at the
Stadttheater Klagenfurt as Alfredo in
La traviata. In the same year, he made role debuts of Rinuccio in
Gianni Schicchi and the title role of Mavra in Stravinsky's
Mavra at the
Greek National Opera. 2006 marked Fabiano's concert debut at
Carnegie Hall as Don Antonio in
Dom Sébastien with the
Opera Orchestra of New York and conductor
Eve Queler. In the beginning of 2008, Fabiano made his
La Scala debut as Rinuccio in a production conducted by
Riccardo Chailly. Debuts with the
Philadelphia Orchestra as Rodolfo in
La bohème, with the
Minnesota Orchestra as Alfredo, and with Opera New Jersey as Alfredo followed. Fabiano has performed at the
Teatro di San Carlo in Naples where he was seen as both Pinkerton in
Madama Butterfly and Alfredo in
La traviata. Il Duca in
Rigoletto served as his role and opera house debut at English National Opera. January 2010 brought his debut at the
Metropolitan Opera in New York as Raffaele in
Stiffelio. Additionally, Fabiano has performed Rodolfo in
La bohème with the Kansas City Lyric Opera, Pinkerton in
Madama Butterfly at
Opera Colorado, and the tenor soloist of Rossini's
Stabat Mater in Spoleto. During the 2010/11 season he made several international debuts, most notably as the duke in
Rigoletto at the Dresden
Semperoper, Edgardo in
Lucia di Lammermoor at the
Vancouver Opera, Gennaro in
Lucrezia Borgia at the English National Opera in the world's first 3D LIVE Broadcast throughout Europe, and as Rodolfo in
La bohème at the
Deutsche Oper Berlin and . In addition, Fabiano performed in his first
Verdi Requiem with the
Columbus Symphony. The season continued with debuts with the ABAO company in
Bilbao as Edgardo and the
Paris Opéra as Cassio in Verdi's
Otello. Appearances during the 2011/12 season began with a debut at the
San Francisco Opera singing Gennaro in
Lucrezia Borgia opposite soprano
Renée Fleming. Other debuts in the season included performances with the
Los Angeles Philharmonic as the Doctor in Shostakovich's newly discovered "Orango",
Oper Köln in the Verdi Requiem,
Teatro Real as Christian in
Cyrano de Bergerac,
Wiener Symphoniker in Elgar's
Dream of Gerontius, in concert with the
Cleveland Orchestra, and the
Florida Grand Opera as the Duke of Mantua in
Rigoletto. 2012/13 featured appearances at the
Seattle Opera as Rodolfo in
La bohème, at Opera Lyra in the same role, in concert with the
Deutsche Oper Berlin for their annual AIDS gala, in concert with the
Oslo Philharmonic in a televised performance of the Verdi Requiem, the
Festival Casals in performances of the Verdi Requiem, the
San Francisco Symphony in a series of Beethoven evenings featuring "An die ferne geliebte" and the "Missa Solemnis", and a duo of recitals with the "Jewel Series" in Kansas City alongside of pianist, Laurent Philippe and at the
Mondavi Center with pianist John Churchwell. He appeared as Alfredo in
La traviata during
The Santa Fe Opera's
2013 to 2015 The following season, 2013/14, a new production and professional debut as
Faust with the
Netherlands Opera, and a new production of
La traviata with the
Glyndebourne Festival. In 2014 Fabiano won both the Beverly Sills Artist Award, presented by the Metropolitan Opera, and the
Richard Tucker Award. In 2014 he sang Rodolfo, in a new production of
La bohème at the San Francisco Opera, a role he also performed at the Metropolitan Opera. He also performed at a concert at
Avery Fisher Hall during which he was presented with the Richard Tucker Award. Fabiano made his company debut with
Opera Australia in February 2015 in David McVicar's production of
Faust. He replaced an ailing colleague as Edgardo in
Lucia di Lammermoor at the Metropolitan Opera on seven hours' notice, and opened the Glyndebourne Festival 2015, in Donizetti's
Poliuto, in the first professional production of this opera in the UK. Fabiano is the recipient of Australia's
Helpmann Award in the "Best Male Performance in an Opera" category, for his portrayal of the title role in Gounod's
Faust with Opera Australia. In the 2015/2016 season, Fabiano debuted two roles at the San Francisco Opera to rave reviews, Rodolfo in Luisa Miller and the title role in Don Carlo. He also sang Rodolfo in
La bohème at
Opernhaus Zürich,
Lensky at the Royal Opera Covent Garden, and the Duke in Rigoletto with the Paris Opera.
2016 to present The 2016/2017 season brought his house debut with
Houston Grand Opera in the title role of Faust as well as his debut with the Royal Danish Opera in the Verdi Requiem. Additionally, Fabiano performed at the Metropolitan Opera as Rodolfo in
La bohème and Alfredo in
La traviata, as well as returned to the San Francisco Symphony for an "all-Italian" program and Washington Concert Opera as John the Baptist in
Hérodiade. In 2017, he also performed a recital tour which took him to seven cities in North America, and made his London recital debut at
Wigmore Hall. In the 2017/2018 season, Fabiano performed in
La bohème at both the Royal Opera and the Metropolitan Opera. Additional performances include Des Grieux in Massenet's Manon at both the San Francisco Opera and at ABAO-OLBE, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor at both Opera Australia and the Metropolitan Opera, and a recital for Oper Frankfurt. Fabiano will additionally be making his debut at
Los Angeles Opera as the Duke in Rigoletto. == ArtSmart Foundation ==