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Category: Spanish opera singers. 33 languages. ... Singers: Opera singers. Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Malibran depicted in a c. 1834 portrait. 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.
21st-century Spanish male opera singers (13 P) This page was last edited on 1 November 2022, at 18:14 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Colbran was born in Madrid, Spain, to Giovanni Colbran, King of Spain Carlos III's head court musician and violinist, and Teresa Ortola. She started her musical studies as a singer and composer at the age of six with composer and cellist Francisco Parjea, castrato Carlo Martinelli, and famous castrato and composer Girolamo Crescentini. [2]