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José Carlos Xavier is a Portuguese operatic tenor.
A lecturer in singing at the Lisbon National Conservatory of Music, he has
supervised some of the most prominent Portuguese young lyrical singers.
He is the founder of the "Luisa Todi National Singing Competition" (eight editions) and
has taught master's degree course in Portugal and abroad.
He is a member of the panel at national and international competitions, such as
the "Bidú Sayao International Singing Competition", the "Rio de Janeiro Municipal
Theatre Singing Competition" in Brazil and also "The International Voice Competition City Of Trujillo" in Peru.
Portuguese music and musicians
* Moreau, Mário (1999). ''O teatro de S. Carlos : dois séculos de história''. Lisbon: Hugin ()cop. 1999
Concurso Internacional de Canto Lírico
Biography
A scholarship of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, he graduated ''cum laude
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'' from the Liceo Musicale "G. B. Viotti", in Vercelli, Italy, where he took up residence.
Career
Xavier made his debut at the São Carlos National Theatre, Portugal, interpreting roles in the operas '' Miguel Manara'', '' Der Rosenkavalier'', '' Louise'', '' Dona Mécia'', '' Rigoletto'', and ''Fedora
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''. Abroad, he played Ernesto in '' Don Pasquale'', Dorvil in ''La Scala di Seta
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'', Peppe in ''Pagliacci
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'', Beppe in '' Rita'', Des Grieux in ''Manon
''Manon'' () is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel '' L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut'' by the Abbé Prévost. It was first ...
'', Werther in '' Werther'', Testo in ''Combatimenti di Tancredi e Clorinda
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'', and Tamino in '' Die Zauberflöte''.
He has performed at renowned music festivals, including Aix-en-Provence, Toulon, Kriens (Lucerne), Vilar de Mouros, Macau.
An interpreter of lied
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and oratory music, he has performed recitals in several countries.
He commercially recorded for record label Decca (Valentim de Carvalho) and for the
Basic Record Collection of the Secretary of State for Culture.
He recorded recitals for RTP, TVE
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Television
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** TVE HD, a high-definition channel run by Televisión Española
* Televisão Educativa, a defunct Brazilian TV network
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, and RDP- Radiodiffusion Française.
A lecturer in singing at the Lisbon National Conservatory of Music, he has
supervised some of the most prominent Portuguese young lyrical singers.
He is the founder of the "Luisa Todi National Singing Competition" (eight editions) and
has taught master's degree course in Portugal and abroad.
He is a member of the panel at national and international competitions, such as
the "Bidú Sayao International Singing Competition", the "Rio de Janeiro Municipal
Theatre Singing Competition" in Brazil and also "The International Voice Competition City Of Trujillo" in Peru.
External links
Portuguese music and musicians
* Moreau, Mário (1999). ''O teatro de S. Carlos : dois séculos de história''. Lisbon: Hugin ()cop. 1999
Concurso Internacional de Canto Lírico
Notes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Xavier, Jose Carlos Living people Portuguese operatic tenors Year of birth missing (living people)