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Gitano (Rolando Villazón Album)
''Gitano'' is a 2007 album of zarzuela arias sung by tenor Rolando Villazón, with the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid conducted by Plácido Domingo, for Virgin Classics.Billboard - 2007 2 17 p37 "2007 is already proving to be a big year for superstar tenor Rolando Villazon. The Mexican singer has just released "Gitano" (Virgin Classics, Feb. 6), a fascinating and colorful disc of 20th-century Spanish zarzuelas (theatrical songs) sung ... Track listing * "Por el humo se sabe dónde está el fuego" from '' Doña Francisquita'' by Amadeu Vives, libretto Federico Romero, Guillermo Fernández Shaw * "Bella enamorada" from '' El último romántico'' (1928) Reveriano Soutullo, Juan Vert, libretto José Tellaeche * "Raquel" from '' El huésped del Sevillano'' (1926) Jacinto Guerrero lyrics Enrique Reoyo, Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena * "De este apacible rincón de Madrid" from '' Luisa Fernanda'' (1932) Federico Moreno Torroba, lyrics Federico Romero, Guillermo Fernández Shaw * "Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Villazón
Rolando Villazón Mauleón (born 22 February 1972) is a Mexican operatic tenor, stage director, author, radio and television personality, and artistic director. He resides in France and received his citizenship in 2007. Villazón has published several books, including the novels ''Malabares'' and ''Paladas de sombra contra la oscuridad,'' which have been translated into French and German. He is a member of the 'Pataphysics#The Collège de 'Pataphysique, Collège de 'Pataphysique in Paris. Early life He was raised in Ciudad Satélite, Fuentes de Satélite, a suburban area of Greater Mexico City, Mexico. In an interview for Mexican television, Villazón recounted how he was discovered as a tenor. He said that one day, as he was getting out of the shower in his apartment in Mexico City, somebody came knocking on his door; it was baritone Arturo Nieto, a friend of his neighbour, who had heard him singing while in the shower. He told Rolando he had an amazing voice and invited him to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |