Raúl Giménez
Encyclopedia
Raúl Giménez is an operatic tenor
, particularly associated with the Italian bel canto
repertory, in which he is considered one of the best exponent in recent years.
Giménez was born in the small town of Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina. He studied at the Music Conservatory of Buenos Aires and made his operatic debut at the Teatro Colón as Ernesto in Don Pasquale
, in 1980. After appearing in concert and opera throughout South America
, he came to Europe
in 1984, where he made his debut at the Wexford Festival in Ireland, in Cimarosa's Le astuzie femminili
.
He quickly established himself in Mozart and Rossini operas, appearing at all the great opera houses and festivals of Europe (Paris, Aix-en-Provence, London, Glyndebourne, Vienna, Salzburg, Milan, Venice, Pesaro, Martina Franca, Rome, Barcelona, Brussels, Munich, etc.).
He made his American debut in Dallas in 1989 , as Ernesto in Don Pasquale
, at Metropolitan Opera
New York debut Count Almaviva "Il Barbiere di Sivilia" in 1995.
He also appeared frequently in works by Donizetti and Bellini
, as well as lesser known composers such as Salieri and Pacini
.
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
, particularly associated with the Italian bel canto
Bel canto
Bel canto , along with a number of similar constructions , is an Italian opera term...
repertory, in which he is considered one of the best exponent in recent years.
Giménez was born in the small town of Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina. He studied at the Music Conservatory of Buenos Aires and made his operatic debut at the Teatro Colón as Ernesto in Don Pasquale
Don Pasquale
Don Pasquale is an opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The librettist Giovanni Ruffini wrote the Italian language libretto after Angelo Anelli's libretto for Stefano Pavesi's Ser Marcantonio ....
, in 1980. After appearing in concert and opera throughout South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, he came to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in 1984, where he made his debut at the Wexford Festival in Ireland, in Cimarosa's Le astuzie femminili
Le astuzie femminili
Le astuzie femminili is an dramma giocoso in four acts by composer Domenico Cimarosa with an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Palomba. The opera buffa first premiered at the Teatro dei Fiorentini in Naples, Italy on August 26, 1794...
.
He quickly established himself in Mozart and Rossini operas, appearing at all the great opera houses and festivals of Europe (Paris, Aix-en-Provence, London, Glyndebourne, Vienna, Salzburg, Milan, Venice, Pesaro, Martina Franca, Rome, Barcelona, Brussels, Munich, etc.).
He made his American debut in Dallas in 1989 , as Ernesto in Don Pasquale
Don Pasquale
Don Pasquale is an opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The librettist Giovanni Ruffini wrote the Italian language libretto after Angelo Anelli's libretto for Stefano Pavesi's Ser Marcantonio ....
, at Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
New York debut Count Almaviva "Il Barbiere di Sivilia" in 1995.
He also appeared frequently in works by Donizetti and Bellini
Vincenzo Bellini
Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are I Capuleti ed i Montecchi , La sonnambula , Norma , Beatrice di Tenda , and I puritani...
, as well as lesser known composers such as Salieri and Pacini
Giovanni Pacini
Giovanni Pacini was an Italian composer, best known for his operas. Pacini was born in Catania, Sicily, the son of the buffo Luigi Pacini, who was to appear in the premieres of many of Giovanni's operas...
.
Selected recordings
- Rossini - L'italiana in Algeri, Teldec
- Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia, Teldec
- Rossini - La cenerentola, Teldec
- Mayr - Medea in Corinto, Opera Rara
- Bellini - La sonnambula, Naxos