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| Leon, Jesus | Tenor | |
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 Tenor, Jesús León, acclaimed for his interpretation of the lyric tenor repertoire and the beauty and resonance of his high notes, is at the forefront of the singers of his generation. He recently made his debut at Royal Albert Hall as a tenor soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performing 7 concerts at the Classical Spectacular. He covered Fenton in Falstaff at the Glyndebourne 2009 summer festival and will repeat this with the Glyndebourne Festival tour in October, November and December.
For the 2010 season he will perform Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Grange Park Opera, cover Don José in Carmen at 02 Arena London and sing concerts with the London International Orchestra at Cadogan Hall and concerts with Musica Angelica in Los Angeles. In the 2008-2009 Season, Mr. León's performances included the roles of Il duca di Mantova in Rigoletto with San Francisco Lyric Opera, Rodolfo in La Bohème and Alfredo in La Traviata in Viterbo, Italy and Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor with Riverside Opera. He also covered Cavaradossi in Tosca and the role of Don José in Carmen, both at Royal Albert Hall in London. As popular for his concert and recital programs, he performed four concerts in Bangkok, Thailand with the Bangkok Symphony and two concerts for the Solti Foundation: a Solti 10th Anniversary Concert at Wigmore Hall in London and one at The Lost Three Club in Palm Beach, Florida. He sang recitals for the Opera Guild of Los Angeles, the American Institute of Fine Arts in Los Angeles and the Palm Springs Opera Guild at the Rancho Mirage Library. In the summer of 2007, Jésus joined Santa Fe Opera’s Apprentice Singer Program and covered the role of Ferrando in Così fan Tutte. He was an inaugural member of the Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program for 2006/2007 at LA Opera. In April 2007, Jesús performed concerts for the Italian Ambassador in London and for the Princess of Chimay in Brussels. He was a member of the 2006 Solti Accademia di bel Canto where he was coached by Mirella Freni and performed three concerts under the conductor Gianna Fratta in Castiglione della Pescaia, Grosseto and Firenze, Italy. Also in 2006 he covered Almaviva in The Opera Theatre of St. Louis’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia. At the 2005 New Opera Festival di Roma, Jesús performed the roles of Rodolfo, and The Duke of Mantua under the conductor Stefano Vignati. With the Festival Euromediterraneo he sang the tenor solo in Carmina Burana in the Roman Amphitheater Ostia Antica under the conductor Laura Simionato. Soon after, he joined the prestigious Boston Opera Institute where he performed the leading tenor roles in Weill’s Mahagonny and Youkali, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, and Arkady in A Month in the Country under the conductor William Lumpkin. In 2004, Jesus performed the role of Nemorino in L’Elisir d’amore with the Sonora Philharmonic in Mexico and sang the lead tenor role of Leonardo in the world premiere of Ian Krouse’s opera, Lorca, Child of the Moon with UCLA Opera Studio in Los Angeles. In addition he has performed concerts in Los Angeles’s Herbert Zipper Hall, the Ernesto Lecuona Hall, the Teatro America, the Museo de la Musica in Havana, Cuba, at Arizona University, and in Palm Springs. He performed as featured soloist at the 2005 and 2007 Equestrian World Cup Finals in Las Vegas, an event televised by NBC Sports. Subsequently, Jesus has been invited frequently to perform at other prominent equestrian events around the United States. He has won grants from the Vilcek Foundation, American Institute of Fine Arts, Peretti Foundation, Solti Foundation, Palm Springs Opera Guild, Institute Sonora of Culture and The Opera Buffs Inc. of Los Angeles. He has studied with Vladimir Chernov, Juliana Gondek, Mark Oswald, Cesar Ulloa, Sharon Daniels, Stephen Lord, William Vendice, Tito Capobianco, Jesus Li and Marybel Ferrales. |
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| Buffs Performance(s): | 4/3/05, 10/10/04, 10/13/02 | |
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| Website: | www.jesusleon.com | |