One of the preeminent bel canto specialists of our time returns.
After leaving audiences standing on their feet at his 2019 Los Angeles recital, the enormously charismatic Mexican tenor (who was also unforgettable in his 2017 company debut in The Pearl Fishers) returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. This time, he's back for two extraordinary recital appearances, once again partnering with pianist Ángel Rodríguez for performances of Italian and French arias, intoxicating zarzuela solos and beloved Mexican songs...all guaranteed to have you cheering.
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He's only the second singer in Metropolitan Opera history to be given encores in multiple productions there, bringing audiences to their feet with his jaw-dropping performance of Tonio's show-stopping aria in The Daughter of the Regiment (the one with the infamous nine high C's.)
THE RECITAL PROGRAM
"A te, o cara…" from Vincenzo Bellini's I Puritani
"La mia letizia infondere" from Giuseppe Verdi's I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata
Habanera (piano solo) from Georges Bizet's Carmen, arranged by Ángel Rodríguez
"Vainement, ma bien-aimée…" from Édouard Lalo's Le Roi d’Ys
"Je suis seul! … Ah! Fuyez, douce image" from Jules Massenet's Manon
Intermission
"Serenata" (Jota de Perico) from Agustín Pérez Soriano's zarzuela El guitarrico
"Te quiero, morena" (Jota de Baturro) from José Serrano's zarzuela El trust de los tenorios
Intermedio (piano solo)
from Gerónimo Giménez's zarzuela La boda de Luis Alonso, arranged by Ángel Rodríguez
"La malagueña" by Pedro Galindo and Elpidio Ramírez, arranged by Ángel Rodríguez
"Serenata huasteca" by José Alfredo Jiménez, arranged by Ángel Rodríguez
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