Ernesto Palacio (singer)

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Ernesto Palacio (born October 19, 1946 in Lima , Peru ) is a Peruvian opera singer (tenor) and opera agent. Gifted with an unusually beautiful, high and agile lyric tenor voice , he played a significant role in the Rossini Renaissance of the 20th century and was also known for his interpretations of Donizetti , Bellini , Mozart and Cimarosa . He was a real tenore di grazia .

biography

Although he showed musical talent in his youth, Ernesto Palacio first studied theology . He began his singing studies with Rosa Mercedes Ayarza de Morales and Alejandro Granda; He later continued his studies in Milan, where he won first prize in the RAI's “Voci Nuovi Rossiniane” (“New Rossini Voices”) competition in 1972 and made his debut as Lindoro in L'italiana in Algeri .

In the next decade he performed at La Scala in Milan , at the San Carlo in Naples, at the Teatro Comunale in Treviso, and other major Italian stages; he has also sung at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, ​​at the Festival of Aix-en-Provence , and at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London . Palacio made his New York Metropolitan Opera debut in December 1985, again as Lindoro in L'italiana.

His career also took him to other important stages, such as the Teatro La Fenice in Venice; the Zurich Opera House ; the Théâtre La Monnaie in Brussels; the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, the opera houses of Rome, Dallas, Houston and many others. In South America he performed at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Teatro Municipal of Santiago de Chile, the Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas and the Municipal of Lima. Palacio also gave concerts, where he a. a. also performed songs by Manuel García .

In addition to his work as a tenor, he also devoted himself to musical research and thereby saved some works from being completely forgotten, which were subsequently recorded on vinyl.

Palacio sang on numerous recordings, of particular importance are his opera recordings by Rossini, such as B. L'italiana in Algeri alongside Marilyn Horne ; Maometto II with June Anderson , Samuel Ramey , and Claudio Scimone ; Il turco in Italia with Samuel Ramey and Montserrat Caballé under Riccardo Chailly ; and Mosè in Egitto with June Anderson and Ruggero Raimondi ; also Rossini's La scala di seta (on DVD). There are also unknown works such as Soler's Il tutore burlato.

He retired from the stage in 1998, but remained connected to the world of opera as the artistic agent of several important singers, including Juan Diego Flórez and Elīna Garanča . He is currently the artistic director of the Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro . Palacio prepares young artists for work on the stage, collaborating with theaters such as the Teatro Real in Madrid and the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia. He was a member of the juries of several singing competitions. Ernesto Palacio is also the artistic director and founder of the Festival Internacional de Ópera Alejandro Granda (Festival Granda for short), one of the most important opera projects in South America.

The government of Peru appointed Ernesto Palacio "Comendador" of the Order for Special Merits ("Orden por Servicios Distinguidos").

Discography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Biography of Ernesto Palacio (English) from Allmusic , accessed on December 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Biography of Ernesto Palacio (Spanish) on the Festival Granda website, accessed on December 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Mosè in Egitto. In: Harenberg opera guide. 4th edition. Meyers Lexikonverlag, 2003, ISBN 3-411-76107-5 , p. 780 f.
personal data
SURNAME Palacio, Ernesto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Peruvian opera singer (tenor) and opera agent
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Lima , Peru