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Rolando Villazón
Biographie
Durch seine einzigartig fesselnden Auftritte auf den wichtigsten Bühnen der Welt hat sich Rolando Villazón als einer der gefeiertsten und beliebtesten Stars der Musikwelt und als einer der führenden Künstler unserer Zeit etabliert. Kritiker preisen ihn als „den charmantesten der heutigen Diven“ (The Times) mit „einer wunderbar virilen Stimme… Grandezza, Eleganz und Kraft“ (Süddeutsche Zeitung). Rolando Villazóns künstlerische Vielseitigkeit ist konkurrenzlos, neben seiner Bühnenkarriere ist er auch als Regisseur, Autor, künstlerischer Leiter der Stiftung Mozarteum sowie als Radio- und Fernsehpersönlichkeit erfolgreich.
In der Saison 2024/25 gibt Rolando Villazón sein Debüt in der Titelrolle von Mozarts Idomeneo in der Inszenierung von David McVicar an der Staatsoper Berlin unter der Leitung von Alessandro de Marchi. Seine gefeierte Darstellung von Monteverdis L’Orfeo in Nikolaus Habjans Inszenierung bring
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When Donizetti’s comedy, updated to the mid-20th century by the Uruguayan-born director Mario Gas, was mounted at Barcelona’s magnificent Liceu opera house in 2005, Opera News wrote that: The absolute hit of the production was… Rolando Villazón, a commanding, vulnerable and hilarious Nemorino. His stage presence dominated
every scene he was in… [and] his lovable innocence was a joy to behold. Villazón’s perfect technique and creamy, malleable voice conquered the audience . . . His athletic and expressive body language midway between Cantinflas and Mr. Bean fits this role and this production perfectly. The Mexican tenor, making his debut at the
Liceu, was called upon the encore the opera s most famous aria, the plaintive Una furtiva lagrima . Rolando Villazón can already be seen and heard as Nemorino on another Virgin Classics DVD, released in 2006. His partners in that more traditionally rustic production from Vienna were Anna Netrebko, Leo Nucci and
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Rolando Villazón
Mexican tenor (born 1972)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villazón and the second or maternal family name is Mauleón.
Rolando Villazón Mauleón (born 22 February 1972) is a Mexican operatic tenor, stage director, author, radio and television personality, and artistic director. He now lives in France, receiving citizenship in 2007.[1][2]
Villazón has published several books, including the novels Malabares and Paladas de sombra contra la oscuridad which have been translated into French and German.[3][4] He is a member of the Collège de 'Pataphysique in Paris.[5]
Early life
[edit]He was raised in Fuentes de Satélite, a suburban area of Greater Mexico City, Mexico. In an interview for Mexican television, Villazón recounted how he was discovered as a tenor. He said that one day, as he was getting out of the shower in his apartment in Mexico City, somebody came knocking o