Age roberto alagna biography

French tenor

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

He obtained French roots in 1981, while also hold on to his previous Italian citizenship.^[2]

Early years

Alagna was born in Clichy-sous-Bois, absent the city of Paris, false 1963 to a family authentication Sicilian immigrants. As a girl, the young Alagna began busking and singing pop in Frenchwoman cabarets,^[3] mostly for tips.^[4] Stilted primarily by the films own up Mario Lanza and learning pass up recordings of many historic tenors, he then switched to opus, but remained largely self-taught.^[5][6] Appease 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 opening move backed by the Italian Council of Cultural Heritage and Activities, that started in Modena cut 1988, Alagna made his salaried debut as Alfredo Germont fit in La traviata with the Glyndebourne touring company.^[8] This led stop at many engagements throughout the small cities in France and Italia, mainly again as Alfredo, fastidious role he would eventually unexpected over 150 times.

His dependable grew and he was in the near future invited to sing at superior theatres such as La Scala in 1990, Covent Garden featureless 1992 and the Metropolitan Composition as Rodolfo in 1996. Rule performances of Roméo in Roméo et Juliette by Charles Composer at Covent Garden in 1994 (opposite Leontina Vaduva) catapulted him to international stardom.^[9]

Alagna opened representation 2006/07 season at La Scala on 7 December 2006 rank the new production of Aida by Franco Zeffirelli.

During loftiness second performance on 10 Dec, Alagna, whose opening performance was considered ill-at-ease, was booed be first whistled from the loggione (the least expensive seats at justness very back of La Scala), and he walked off influence stage. The tenor's reaction bring forth his public criticism was denounced as immature and unprofessional lump La Scala management and Zeffirelli, who said, "A professional forced to never behave in this devour.

Alagna is too sensitive, instant is too easy to swear his feelings. He does whine know how to act corresponding a true star."^[10] The part of Radames was taken keepsake successfully for the rest surrounding the performance by his understudyAntonello Palombi, who entered on position wearing jeans and a begrimed shirt.^[11]

In 2007 while at loftiness Metropolitan Opera singing the put on an act of Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Alagna replaced the indisposed spirit Rolando Villazón as Romeo joist Roméo et Juliette opposite serious Anna Netrebko for two business in September and two dealings in December.

Alagna was too engaged by the Metropolitan Opus at the last minute hitch cover for the indisposed Marco Berti in a 16 Oct 2007 performance of Aida. Make something stand out the performance, the audience gave him a standing ovation.^[12] Excellence 15 December performance of Roméo et Juliette starring Alagna accept Netrebko was broadcast by illustriousness Met into 447 theatres oecumenical in high definition and by about 97,000 people.^[13]

In original years, Alagna has been information bank advocate of restoring to distinction neglected French operas – Alfano'sCyrano de Bergerac, Massenet'sLe jongleur coins Notre-Dame, Lalo'sFiesque, and new output – Vladimir Cosma's Marius set aside Fanny and his brother Painter Alagna's Le dernier jour d'un condamné.

He has also factual light music with an adoration album to Luis Mariano, Sicilien, and Pasión.

Alagna was secured to make his debut lose ground the Bayreuth Festival on activation day, 25 July 2018, surprise the title role of out new production of Richard Wagner's Lohengrin. Alagna withdrew from loftiness festival on 29 June 2018 citing failure to learn class role in time.^[14]

Personal life

Alagna's chief wife, Florence Lancien, died short vacation a brain tumour in 1994; they had one daughter, Ornella, who was born in 1992.

In 1996, he married Romance sopranoAngela Gheorghiu.^[15] The couple proclaimed a divorce in 2009, on the contrary had reunited by 2011. Banish, in January 2013, the consolidate mutually agreed on a unfussy divorce.^[16] Alagna and Polish drunk Aleksandra Kurzak had begun systematic relationship, and their daughter, Malena, was born on 29 Jan 2014.^[17] Alagna and Kurzak wedded in 2015.^[18]

Alagna has worked closely packed on several projects with sovereignty brothers Frédérico Alagna and loftiness stage director and composer King Alagna.

The three brothers reliable an album of light refrain, Serenades, and worked together lane the younger brother David's opus based on Hugo'sLast Day introduce a Condemned Man. Alagna has often sung Alfano's Cyrano contrary his sister-in-law Nathalie Manfrino considerably Roxane.

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

Opera roles

Discography

Albums

Singles

Videography

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