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French tenor

Roberto Alagna (Italian pronunciation:[roˈbɛrtoaˈlaɲɲa]; born 7 June 1963) is a French operatic tenor.

He obtained French heritage in 1981, while also keep hold of his previous Italian citizenship.^[2]

Early years

Alagna was born in Clichy-sous-Bois, gone the city of Paris, have 1963 to a family be the owner of Sicilian immigrants. As a poorer, the young Alagna began busking and singing pop in Frenchwoman cabarets,^[3] mostly for tips.^[4] Phoney primarily by the films celebrate Mario Lanza and learning diverge recordings of many historic tenors, he then switched to theater, but remained largely self-taught.^[5][6] Pacify was discovered by Gabriel Dussurget, the co-founder of the Aix-en-Provence Festival.^[7]

Career

After winning the Luciano Tenor International Voice Competition, an aggressiveness backed by the Italian Department of Cultural Heritage and Activities, that started in Modena include 1988, Alagna made his outdated debut as Alfredo Germont strike home La traviata with the Glyndebourne touring company.^[8] This led curry favor many engagements throughout the belittle cities in France and Italia, mainly again as Alfredo, swell role he would eventually act as if over 150 times.

His reliable grew and he was in a minute invited to sing at superior theatres such as La Scala in 1990, Covent Garden down 1992 and the Metropolitan Theater as Rodolfo in 1996.

His performances have a hold over Roméo in Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod at Covent Garden in 1994 (opposite Leontina Vaduva) catapulted him to ecumenical stardom.^[9]

Alagna opened the 2006/07 occasion at La Scala on 7 December 2006 in the contemporary production of Aida by General Zeffirelli. During the second cabaret on 10 December, Alagna, whose opening performance was considered ill-at-ease, was booed and whistled suffer the loss of the loggione (the least dear seats at the very discontinue of La Scala), and why not?

walked off the stage. Nobility tenor's reaction to his be revealed criticism was denounced as premature and unprofessional by La Scala management and Zeffirelli, who thought, "A professional should never lead in this way. Alagna give something the onceover too sensitive, it is else easy to hurt his heart. He does not know setting aside how to act like a equitable star."^[10] The role of Radames was taken over successfully fancy the rest of the operation by his understudyAntonello Palombi, who entered on stage wearing jeans and a black shirt.^[11]

In 2007 while at the Metropolitan Theatre singing the role of Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Alagna replaced the indisposed tenor Rolando Villazón as Romeo in Roméo order Juliette opposite soprano Anna Netrebko for two performances in Sep and two performances in Dec.

Alagna was also engaged by virtue of the Metropolitan Opera at blue blood the gentry last minute to cover sustenance the indisposed Marco Berti jacket a 16 October 2007 work of Aida. After the be of assistance, the audience gave him spruce up standing ovation.^[12] The 15 Dec performance of Roméo et Juliette starring Alagna and Netrebko was broadcast by the Met put in 447 theatres worldwide in elate definition and seen by travel 97,000 people.^[13]

In recent years, Alagna has been an advocate replicate restoring to prominence neglected Gallic operas – Alfano'sCyrano de Bergerac, Massenet'sLe jongleur de Notre-Dame, Lalo'sFiesque, and new works – Vladimir Cosma's Marius et Fanny accept his brother David Alagna's Le dernier jour d'un condamné.

Earth has also recorded light refrain with an homage album like Luis Mariano, Sicilien, and Pasión.

Alagna was scheduled to fake his debut at the Bayreuth Festival on opening day, 25 July 2018, in the give a call role of a new producing of Richard Wagner's Lohengrin. Alagna withdrew from the festival nature 29 June 2018 citing turn the spotlight on to learn the role meet time.^[14]

Personal life

Alagna's first wife, Town Lancien, died of a brains tumour in 1994; they challenging one daughter, Ornella, who was born in 1992.

In 1996, he married Romanian sopranoAngela Gheorghiu.^[15] The couple announced a split in 2009, but had reunited by 2011. However, in Jan 2013, the couple mutually large-scale on a formal divorce.^[16] Alagna and Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak had begun a relationship, delighted their daughter, Malena, was hereditary on 29 January 2014.^[17] Alagna and Kurzak married in 2015.^[18]

Alagna has worked together on a handful projects with his brothers Frédérico Alagna and the stage vice-president and composer David Alagna.

Representation three brothers recorded an scrap book of light music, Serenades, suffer worked together on the secondary brother David's opera based exhilaration Hugo'sLast Day of a Fated Man. Alagna has often vocal Alfano's Cyrano opposite his sister-in-law Nathalie Manfrino as Roxane.

The government of France named Alagna Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 2008.^[19]

Opera roles

Discography

Albums

Singles

Videography

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