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Josep Maria Carreras Coll (Catalan: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə kəˈreɾəs ˈkɔʎ]; [a] born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (/ k ə ˈ r ɛər ə s /, Spanish: [xoˈse kaˈreɾas]), is a Catalan operatic tenor from Spain who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini.
Classification: People: By occupation: Opera singers: By nationality: Spanish also: Spain : People : By occupation : Singers : Opera singers Wikimedia Commons has media related to Opera vocalists from Spain .
José Plácido Domingo Embil [a] (born 21 January 1941) [1] is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator.He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world.
The earliest Spanish operas appeared in the mid-17th century, with libretti by such famous writers as Calderón de la Barca and Lope de Vega to music by such composers as Juan Hidalgo de Polanco. These early operas, however, failed to catch the imagination of the Spanish public.
The list spans from operatic sopranos active in the first operas of the late 16th century to singers currently performing. Singers who have recorded opera arias or sung them in concert but have never performed in an opera are not included in this list. Singers are sorted by their year of birth.
MADRID (Reuters) - Opera star Placido Domingo faced new accusations of sexual harassment from a fellow Spanish singer in a television programme broadcast on Sunday, three years after such claims ...
In 2003, she starred in her own documentary film Caballé: Beyond Music, which featured many well-known opera singers, including Domingo, Pavarotti, Carreras, and Renée Fleming. [56] In 2002, she appeared as Catherine of Aragon in Henri VIII by Saint-Saëns, and in 2004 in the title role of Massenet's Cléopâtre, both at the Liceu.
Maria Felicia Malibran (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾia feˈliθja maˈliβɾan]; 24 March 1808 – 23 September 1836) [1] was a Spanish singer who commonly sang both contralto and soprano parts, and was one of the best-known opera singers of the 19th century.