David Serero (born 22 April 1981) is a Moroccan-French
baritone opera singer. He has played more than 1,500 concerts worldwide, and lead roles in opera, theater and musicals such as Cyrano ''(
Cyrano de Bergerac
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist.
A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th c ...
)'',
Shylock (''
The Merchant of Venice
''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock.
Although classified as ...
''),
Othello
''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cyp ...
(''
Othello
''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cyp ...
''), Nabucco (''
Nabucco
''Nabucco'' (, short for Nabucodonosor ; en, " Nebuchadnezzar") is an Italian-language opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal tra ...
''),
Don Quixote
is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of Wester ...
(''
Man of La Mancha
''Man of La Mancha'' is a 1965 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay '' I, Don Quixote'', which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cerva ...
''),
Richard III
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(
''Richard III''),
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...
, Escamillo (''
Carmen
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opér ...
''), Enrico (''
Lucia di Lammermoor
''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel '' The Bride of Lammermoor''. ...
''), Amonasro (''
Aida
''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 Decemb ...
''), the title roles of
Don Giovanni
''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spani ...
and
Rigoletto
''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play ''Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had cont ...
and starred in more than 100 films and TV series. He has toured in America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Russia. In 2017, David Serero was honored in ''
Marquis Who's Who
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'' for outstanding achievement in the entertainment world and for his contribution for the betterment of contemporary society.
He is a member of the
Recording Academy
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(
Grammys
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) and the
Television Academy of Arts & Sciences (
Emmys
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), for which he is both a voting member. In 2019, he is named one of the top most influential Moroccans by airline
Royal Air Maroc
Royal Air Maroc (; ar, الخطوط الملكية المغربية, , literally ''Royal Moroccan Lines'' or ''Royal Moroccan Airlines''; ber, ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵢⵍⴰⵍ ⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏ ⵏ ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ, ''Amuni Aylal Age ...
, and received the 2019 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 2020, he receives the Award for Diversity by the
Unesco
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.
[https://www.ktvn.com/story/41627042/david-serero-receives-the-award-for-diversity-at-the-unesco] He wins the 2020
BroadwayWorld
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Awards for Best Performer of the decade, Best Producer of a Musical of the decade, Best Producer of a Play of the decade.
The Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, awards him with the Certificate of Recognition for his contributions to the City of New York.
Early life and education
Born in Paris to a
Moroccan Jewish
Moroccan Jews ( ar, اليهود المغاربة, al-Yahūd al-Maghāriba he, יהודים מרוקאים, Yehudim Maroka'im) are Jews who live in or are from Morocco. Moroccan Jews constitute an ancient community dating to Roman times. Jews b ...
family from
Fez, Serero studied jazz piano at the American School of Modern Music and at the Bill Evans Piano Academy in Paris. He graduated from both of these schools as a pianist and arranger. He lived in New York from 2001 to 2003, where he studied singing with teachers from Broadway and from the
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is operat ...
and acting at the
HB Studio
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where he played Stanley from ''
A Streetcar Named Desire
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'' by
Tennessee Williams
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, Uncle Louie from ''
Lost in Yonkers
''Lost in Yonkers'' is a play by Neil Simon. The play won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Production
The play premiered at The Center for the Performing Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on December 31, 1990, then moved to Broadway a ...
'' by
Neil Simon
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and Marc Anthony from
''Julius Caesar'' by
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...
. Serero moved to St Petersburg, Russia, to study at the
Rimsky-Korsakov Music Conservatory where he made his debut as Scarpia (''
Tosca
''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language dr ...
'') and Germont (''
La traviata
''La traviata'' (; ''The Fallen Woman'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on '' La Dame aux camélias'' (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas ''fils'' adapted from his o ...
''). Following these performances, he was invited by
Valery Gergiev
Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (russian: Вале́рий Абиса́лович Ге́ргиев, ; os, Гергиты Абисалы фырт Валери, Gergity Abisaly fyrt Valeri; born 2 May 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company di ...
to be part of the Young Singers Academy of the
Mariinsky Theater
The Mariinsky Theatre ( rus, Мариинский театр, Mariinskiy teatr, also transcribed as Maryinsky or Mariyinsky) is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music th ...
. In 2020, he receives the Award for Diversity by the
UNESCO
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.
Career
In 2006, Serero made his European debut in the role of Escamillo ''(
Carmen
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opér ...
)'' at the
Brasov Opera and returned the following year to perform the Four Villains (''
The Tales of Hoffmann
''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died i ...
''). Following these performances, he was named Ambassador of the City of Brasov. His American debut took place the next year, when he performed as Alfio ''(
Cavalliera rusticana)'' and Canio (''
Pagliacci
''Pagliacci'' (; literal translation, "Clowns") is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who ...
)'' in
Harrisburg
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...
, Pennsylvania. In 2008, he performed Dr Malatesta (''
Don Pasquale
''Don Pasquale'' () is an opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Paves ...
'') with the Centre Philharmonic Orchestra in
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture ...
, and returned to the Brasov Opera, where he received the Encouragement Prize from the Bizet Foundation for his performance of Zurga in ''
The Pearl Fishers
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''. In 2009, he performed Enrico ''(
Lucia di Lammermoor
''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel '' The Bride of Lammermoor''. ...
)'' and Escamillo in Florida,
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In 2010, he performed more than 50 performances of the lead roles from the operetta ''La Périchole'' and ''La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein'' in Paris. And also performed Zapata from the operetta ''
Le Chanteur de Mexico'' in Nice. In June 2010, he performed a concert in front of the
Eiffel Tower
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Locally nickname ...
for more than 18 000 people. From September 2010 to June 2011, Serero performed at the Opera du Ranelagh in Paris, which included a concert with pianist
Cyprien Katsaris
Cyprien Katsaris ( el, Κυπριανός Κατσαρής; born 5 May 1951) is a French-Cypriot virtuoso pianist, teacher and composer. Amongst his teachers were Monique de la Bruchollerie, a student of Emil von Sauer, who had been a pupil of Fra ...
. In April 2011, he sang at the
Olympia in Paris. In June 2010, he performed three concerts in Vladikavkaz (Russia) with singers Zarina Maliti and Felix Tsarikati. In June 2011, he performed at the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow with
Iossif Kobzon.
That same month, he played the part of the bodyguard in the movie Chinese Zodiac CZ12, directed by
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...
. In July 2011, he performed the lead role of the first opera in Hebrew, ''The Dybbuk'', at the Kfar Blum Festival, Israel, and performed a concert at the
Hadassah Hospital
Hadassah Medical Center ( he, הָמֶרְכָּז הָרְפוּאִי הֲדַסָּה) is an Israeli medical organization established in 1934 that operates two university hospitals in Jerusalem – one in Ein Karem and one in Mount Scopus –, ...
in Jerusalem for Israelis and Palestinians children. In September 2011, he performed a concert at the Synagogue of Nazareth in Paris for the European Day of Jewish Culture. In December 2011, he performed in
Nouméa
Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, an ...
(New Caledonia) and in
Saint Denis (Reunion Island).
In January 2012, he performed Valiente from operetta ''Andalousia'' in Lyon and in March, he performed the lead role of
Don Quixote
is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of Wester ...
from the musical ''Man of La Mancha'' in Paris, Tokyo and Deauville. He received the award of best Actor/singer as Don Quixote from the
Dale Wasserman
Dale Wasserman (November 2, 1914 – December 21, 2008) was an American playwright, perhaps best known for his book for Man of La Mancha.
Early life
Dale Wasserman was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, the child of Russian immigrants Samuel W ...
Foundation in Los Angeles.
In April 2012, he performed his debut at the
Concertgebouw
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in Amsterdam.
In June 2012, he founded the first Paris Musical Film Festival with the City Hall of Paris.
In both July 2012 and 2013, he performed for the President of Israel,
Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres (; he, שמעון פרס ; born Szymon Perski; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) was an Israeli politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the ninth president of ...
, and performed a concert at the
Felicja Blumenthal in Tel-Aviv.
In October 2012, he performed his
West End
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* West End of London, an area of central London, England
* West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England
West End may also refer to:
Pl ...
debut at the
Dominion Theatre
The Dominion Theatre is a West End theatre and former cinema on Tottenham Court Road, close to St Giles Circus and Centre Point, in the London Borough of Camden. Planned as primarily a musical theatre, it opened in 1929, but the following year ...
in London.
In November 2012, he performed in Paris in the lead role of Happy Mac from
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was ba ...
's only Broadway musical ''Beggar's Holiday''. Serero also sang the title role in the first cast album recording.
In January 2013, Serero wrote, directed and produced the musical ''You Are Not Alone'', in which he starred with
Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and bassist. He is best known for being a member of the Jackson family. From 1964 to 1975, Jermaine was second vocalist after his brother Michael of The Jacks ...
. Serero also arranged and produced ''I Wish You Love,'' Jackson's album of Jazz Standards. In this album they both recorded a duet on
Autumn Leaves.
In April 2013 and 2014, he performed at the
Royal College of Music
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in London for the Festival of Russian songs and was also a Jury member of the competition.
In May 2013, he released his solo debut album All I Care About is Love.
He also sang the French national anthem for French president,
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012.
Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Sei ...
.
In June 2013, he founded the 1st London Musical Film Festival at the Bush Hall.
In August 2013, he performed a concert series in Capri, Italy.
In September 2013, he performed in Singapore at the French Alliance. In November 2013, he performed at the
Wembley Stadium
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in London
and performed a concert in St Petersburg. This same month he performed his One Man Opera Show at the Theatre La Bruyere and a concert at the Grand Synagogue of Paris La Victoire.
In December 2013, he made his solo Broadway debut at the Bernstein Theatre with his One Man Musical Show.
2014
In January 2014, he shared the cover of ''Theatre & Performance'' magazine in London with
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...
; he released the album The Broadway Baritone, Volume 1, with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra in April of that year.
In April/May 2014, he performed a UK Tour in London at the
Leicester Square Theatre
The Leicester Square Theatre is a 400-seat theatre in Leicester Place, immediately north of Leicester Square, in the City of Westminster, London. It was previously known as Notre Dame Hall, Cavern in the Town and The Venue. The theatre hosts st ...
, Birmingham, Liverpool and at the
Royal Northern College of Music
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in Manchester. During this tour, he was featured on London Buses. In that same month, he recorded the anthem for the Brazil World Soccer Cup.
He performed his One Man Musical Show at the
Theatre du Gymnase
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in Paris for more than 100 performances from May to September 2014; in June, he was featured at the RASIA Festival in Moscow.
In July, he released the album and the video recording of You Are Not Alone, the Musical performed with
Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and bassist. He is best known for being a member of the Jackson family. From 1964 to 1975, Jermaine was second vocalist after his brother Michael of The Jacks ...
in 2013, and a documentary called ''"I Wish You Love, the Making Of"'' about the recording of Jackson's new album.
In the summer 2014, he recorded all the
Napoleon's love letters to Josephine and performed a reading in Paris. He was also starring in the French films
Eva & Leon
''Eva & Leon'' (French title: ''L'Echappée Belle'') is a 2015 French drama film written and directed by Émilie Cherpitel.
The movie was a submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Plot
The movie is about a privilege ...
(
Emilie Cherpitel) and Nous Trois ou Rien (
Kheiron). In September, he released his new album The Crooner Baritone, The Frank Sinatra Classics. He is on the cover of A Nos Arts Magazine in France.
From October to December, he returns to Broadway with his One Man Musical Show at the Bernstein Theater and is selected in the final of the Duke Ellington Vocal Jazz Competition as part of the Duke Ellington Americana Jazz Festival in New York.
He released the single of his new musical
Scarface, the musical that he wrote and produced to take place on Broadway by 2017. This musical is based on
Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel Capone (; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the ...
's life and the eponym film made famous by
Al Pacino
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.
From November 2014 to May 2016 he performed the part of Chef Bruno from musical TRUFFLES in New York. For Christmas, he performed his musical comedy ''Xmas for Jews – A Comic Jewish Tragedy'' at the Zanger Hall in New York.
He performed lead roles in several films in New York such as ''The Kingdom of the Alley'' (as Marco) and ''Ring Ring'' (as the burglar) by Stephen Skeel, ''Super Paradise'' (as Adam the Rabbi) by Nour Matimush, ''Capicola'' (as Ralphie) by Mark Aiello, ''Laundry Day'' (as Angelo the mobster) by Jake Peterson, ''Ransom'' (as Mr Butler) by Brendan Duffy,
There will come soft rains There Will Come Soft Rains may refer to:
* "There Will Come Soft Rains" (poem), by Sara Teasdale
* "There Will Come Soft Rains" (short story), by Ray Bradbury
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(Alonse) by Danielle Boyd and Amarena (Benny's father) by Andrew Abballe.
In December, he performed a concert at the French Embassy of New York and at the American Sephardi Federation.
He performed "New York, New York" on the New Year's Eve TV show ''Le 31 tout est permis avec Arthur'' on TF1 in France.
2015
In January 2015, he released the album ''David Serero chante
Luis Mariano
Luis Mariano Eusebio González García (13 August 1914 – 14 July 1970), also known as Luis Mariano, was a popular tenor of Spanish origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with "La belle de Cadix" ("The Beautiful Lady of Cadix") an operetta by F ...
JAZZ!''. He arranged and produced this album, performed in French language, dedicated to
Luis Mariano
Luis Mariano Eusebio González García (13 August 1914 – 14 July 1970), also known as Luis Mariano, was a popular tenor of Spanish origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with "La belle de Cadix" ("The Beautiful Lady of Cadix") an operetta by F ...
.
He appeared in New York 180 (as Alfredo the tailor) by Hongkai Sun, Day to Night (as Saleem) in the horror film directed by Ana Pasisanos and produced by Larry Fessenden, Paisanos in Paris (as Francois) by Ernie Zahn, Near it all by Woody Lewis, Crime Scene: Do Not Cross (as Detective Jack) by Katie Huang, Speedy (as Ali) by Ameer Kazmi, Make it work / How we do it (as the executive) by Nicholas Bruckman with Adrienne C Moore, Gangs of New York – Blood Feuds for Discovery Channel by Andrea de Brito, Alice in America (as the Lottery investigator), Tango Shalom (as the cantor) by Gabriel Bologna, Again (as James) by Omar Salgado, Overload (as Sal) by Mark Aiello, The Redemption (as the violent father) by Steve Carmona, Sorry Charlie (as Adileh's father) by Lawrence Sharp, Hooligans (as the deli owner) by Patrick Lizza, Suddenly Rich (as the real estate agent) for TLC TV, Whistleblowers (CIA Agent) for Spike TV.
In March 2015, he played the parts of Christopher Sly & Vincentio from ''
The Taming of the Shrew
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'' by Shakespeare at the
New York Public Library
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.
In April 2015, he starred as the lead in the commercial between
Sotheby's
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and
eBay
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partnership in New York.
In May 2015, he played the parts of King Edward and Ratcliff in
Richard III
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by Shakespeare in New York with the Oxford Shakespeare Company directed by Ron Destro, and in that same month he played the lead role of
Marcel Proust
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (; ; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel '' In Search of Lost Time'' (''À la recherche du temps perdu''; with the previous En ...
in the play "Proust & Joyce at the Hotel Majestic" at the French Consulate of New York.
In June 2015, he played
Off-Broadway
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the lead role of
Shylock from ''
The Merchant of Venice
''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock.
Although classified as ...
'' by Shakespeare at the
Center for Jewish History
The Center for Jewish History is a partnership of five Jewish history, scholarship, and art organizations in New York City: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute New York, Yeshiva University Mus ...
in New York to critical acclaim and is featured on
Yahoo! Small Business for his expertise on Producing theater. He was the guest artist to perform at the New York Jewish Music Festival and performed the annual Gala at the
National Arts Club
The National Arts Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and members club on Gramercy Park, Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 1898 by Charles DeKay, an art and literary critic of the ''New York Times'' to "stimulate, foster, and promote publi ...
of New York. He played the roles of Lewis the Dauphin and Robert Faulconbridge from ''
King John'' by Shakespeare at the
New York Public Library
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.
He releases the album Richard III, by Shakespeare, in French language adapted by Serero. In September, he performed for the
New York Fashion Week
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and produces the debut album of Russian singer Zarina Maliti on his record label. He announces his new TV Series called "
Napoleon in New York" for which he wrote and stars as
Napoleon.
On September 26 and 27, he performed two open air concerts on
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent ...
for Best of France with the presence of French President
François Hollande
François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande (; born 12 August 1954) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. He previously was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) from 1997 to 2008, Mayor of Tulle f ...
. He was also the
Master of Ceremony of this event with the
Moulin Rouge
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In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Oly ...
. On October, he released his new album Sephardi featuring
Sephardi
Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefar ...
songs in
Ladino language which he arranged and produced and a 100% vocal version of
Habanera from
Carmen
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opér ...
opera in duet with
beatboxer
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On November, he released ''All My Love is For You'', his pop album which he entirely composed, performed, arranged and produced. In December, he performed a concert at
Queens College
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in New York for the
City University of New York
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.
2016
In January, he plays the lead role of
Shylock (''
The Merchant of Venice
''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock.
Although classified as ...
'') at the
Center for Jewish History
The Center for Jewish History is a partnership of five Jewish history, scholarship, and art organizations in New York City: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute New York, Yeshiva University Mus ...
in New York. The
Jewish Week quoted David Serero's Shylock performances as one of the most notable along with
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage o ...
,
Al Pacino
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,
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. He is ...
,
Jacob Adler
Jacob Pavlovich Adler (Yiddish: יעקבֿ פּאַװלאָװיטש אַדלער; born Yankev P. Adler; February 12, 1855 – April 1, 1926)IMDB biography was a Jewish actor and star of Yiddish theater, first in Odessa, and later in London and ...
and
Zero Mostel
Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye on stage in ''Fiddler on the Roof'', Pseudolus on stage and on ...
. In that same venue, he also starred as the title roles of
Nabucco
''Nabucco'' (, short for Nabucodonosor ; en, " Nebuchadnezzar") is an Italian-language opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal tra ...
(
Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...
's Opera
Nabucco
''Nabucco'' (, short for Nabucodonosor ; en, " Nebuchadnezzar") is an Italian-language opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal tra ...
) in April and
Othello
''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cyp ...
(
Shakespeare
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's
Othello
''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cyp ...
) in June
Off-Broadway
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.
For his performance as
Shylock, he receives critical acclaim and is featured in
Bloomberg News
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.
He produces and releases the debut album ''Hunger Pains'' of Hip Hop artist Rob Cherry on his record label.
In March, he produces the 19th edition of the
New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival
The New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF), also known as the Sephardic Film Festival, is an annual New York City Film festival sponsored by the American Sephardi Federation. It was founded in 1990. The 20th Anniversary Edition of the ...
for the
American Sephardi Federation at the
Center for Jewish History
The Center for Jewish History is a partnership of five Jewish history, scholarship, and art organizations in New York City: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute New York, Yeshiva University Mus ...
.
This same month he's invited to discuss the future of the music business with
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom h ...
on
AOL
He starts his radio show ''The Culture News - On the phone with David Serero'' with
iTunes Radio
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.
He is featured on the cover of the Sephardic Issue and in the
Jewish Week for bringing his Sephardic roots to
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...
and
Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...
in New York.
In May, he sang the title roles in ''
Don Giovanni
''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spani ...
'' and ''
Rigoletto
''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play ''Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had cont ...
'' at the
Carnegie Hall in New York. That same month he performed at the
Jerusalem Post Conference in New York. In June he performed at the
Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York. In September, he sang for the President of Portugal Mr
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa (; born 12 December 1948) is a Portuguese politician and academic. He is the 20th and current president of Portugal, since 9 March 2016. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, though he suspended hi ...
.
2017
David Serero enters the prestigious
Who's Who America 2017 for demonstrating "''outstanding achievements in the entertainment world and has contributed significantly to the betterment of contemporary society''."
He performed a gala concert in benefit to
Surgeons of Hope
Surgeons of Hope (SOH) is a New York City-based nonprofit organization established in 2001. It deals with heart defects in children and the related surgery.
Background
Surgeons of Hope began its work with pilot programs in Cambodia, Mo ...
at the
National Opera Center of America. He is a finalist of the Grand Prize 2017 edition of The French Entrepreneurs of Abroad (''Les Français de l'étranger''), in Arts & Culture category, by
Air France
Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airl ...
. He is the producer of the 20th Anniversary Edition of the
New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival
The New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF), also known as the Sephardic Film Festival, is an annual New York City Film festival sponsored by the American Sephardi Federation. It was founded in 1990. The 20th Anniversary Edition of the ...
.
He is one of the judges of the Featured International Singing Competition in New York. He performed a concert at the
Fashion Institute of Technology
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of New York. David Serero performed at the Pomegranate Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony in honor of
Andre Azoulay where he performed Moroccan songs and the
national anthem of Morocco
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** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, c ...
. In April, he performed in Chicago at the
Alliance Francaise of Chicago,
Toronto
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(Canadian debut) and for the
Soroka Medical Center
Soroka University Medical Center ( he, המרכז הרפואי סורוקה, ''HaMerkaz HaRefu'i Soroka''), part of the Clalit Health Services Group, is the general hospital of Beersheba, Israel, it serves as the central hospital of the region and ...
Gala at the
Pierre Hotel
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in New York. He performed the opening of the
Israel Parade of New York. He is the guest in French acclaimed TV show ''Vendredi Tout Est Permis'' with Arthur on TF1 for a special "New York" where he performed "New york, New York" as well as a Moroccan song. He is the founder and artistic director of the American Sephardi Music Festival. He performed an open air concert on 60th street and Park Avenue in New York for
Bastille Day
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organized by the
Fiaf. After performing in Paris at the
Comedie Bastille
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, he performed an open air concert on the
Freedom Plaza
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for the Festival of Morocco in
Washington DC
)
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, image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
, in
Toronto
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and
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
(Canada) for the Canadian Friends of
Soroka Medical Center
Soroka University Medical Center ( he, המרכז הרפואי סורוקה, ''HaMerkaz HaRefu'i Soroka''), part of the Clalit Health Services Group, is the general hospital of Beersheba, Israel, it serves as the central hospital of the region and ...
.
He is the book cover of ''Because I am a Jew - The Truth Behind Shylock'' by Alicya Oppenheim from the Center for Shakespeare Studies of
Stratford-upon-Avon
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, in which he tells his approach of performing the character of
Shylock. In December, he stars as
Barabas from the
Jew of Malta by
Christopher Marlowe in New York. His radio show ''The Culture News - On the Phone with David Serero'' becomes aired on
iHeart Radio
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and has done more than 200 interviews of celebrities.
2018
In January, he plays the title role of Reb Dovidl Moysheles, the
Yiddish King Lear
''The Yiddish King Lear'' ( yi, דער ייִדישער קעניג ליר ''Der Yidisher Kenig Lir'', also known as ''The Jewish King Lear'') was an 1892 play by Jacob Gordin, and is generally seen as ushering in the first great e ...
by
Jacob Gordin at the
Angel Orensanz Foundation
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in New York in partnership with the
Yivo Foundation. He adapted in English and directed this revival as well as the first Cast Album Recording of that play. He performed at the Russian Culture House of London,
Rossotrudnichestvo, for the Stars of the Albion Festival He stars as the
King Ahasuerus in the musical ''
Queen Esther's Dilemma
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Monarchy
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mot ...
'', which he directs and produces at the
Center for Jewish History
The Center for Jewish History is a partnership of five Jewish history, scholarship, and art organizations in New York City: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute New York, Yeshiva University Mus ...
. He performed and hosted the 70th Anniversary of the
World Health Day by the
World Health Organization
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at the
United Nations
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, New York.
He stars as Cyrano from
Cyrano de Bergerac
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist.
A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th c ...
in New York and is the 1st French actor to play this role in English in America. He has written his own English adaptation and recorded the Cast Album Recording. In June, he stars as
Don Giovanni
''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spani ...
's title role in his new adaptation in New York, Off-Broadway. He sang for the
Edmond Rostand
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2018 Festival with the French Military Orchestra in Paris. He plays
Napoleon from the screenplay
Napoleon by
Stanley Kubrick
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, which he adapted for the stage.
2019
In Morocco, he is awarded by the Trophy of Honor in recognition of his accomplishment to the culture in Morocco.
He performs off-broadway the title roles of Nabucco (Nabucco), Romeo (in his own Jewish adaptation of
Romeo and Juliet
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with ''Ham ...
), Figaro (
Marriage of Figaro
''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' ( opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It pre ...
). He is named one of the 15 most influential Moroccans worldwide by the
Royal Air Maroc
Royal Air Maroc (; ar, الخطوط الملكية المغربية, , literally ''Royal Moroccan Lines'' or ''Royal Moroccan Airlines''; ber, ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵢⵍⴰⵍ ⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏ ⵏ ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ, ''Amuni Aylal Age ...
. He plays the part of
Otto Frank
Otto Heinrich Frank (12 May 1889 – 19 August 1980) was a German businessman who later became a resident of the Netherlands and Switzerland. He was the father of Anne and Margot Frank and husband of Edith Frank, and was the sole member o ...
, in ''Anne Frank a musical'', which he directs and produces Off-Broadway. He writes and directs with
Lisa Azuelos the musical ''Lost in the Disco'', which he produces off-Broadway. He receives the 2019 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
2020
He receives the Award for Diversity by the
UNESCO
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for his contribution to the Arts and Diversity. He releases his books ''Operation Odessa'' and ''From I Can't Breathe to Black Lives Matter: How George Floyd's Tragic Death changed America''. He releases the following audio recordings: ''The Diary of a Madman'' by
Gogol
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...
, ''The Megillah of Esther'', ''The Greatest War Speeches of
Napoleon Bonaparte
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'', ''
J'Accuse
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by
Emile Zola
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* ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life
*''Emil and the Detective ...
''. He records the part of
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...
in his own one-man-play ''I, Beethoven'' for Beethoven 250th's Anniversary. He headlines at the Montreal Sephardic Festival, performs at the
Louvre Museum
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for the
Paris Fashion Week
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, and returns as the Producer of the NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival where he performs in honor of fashion designer
Elie Tahari. He receives the Morocco Day Award 2020 by the Moroccan American Network. He releases the first singles of his musical "Scarface, The Al Capone Musical", for which he arranged Jazz standards with Hip-Hop arrangements featuring Jazz, Opera and Burlesque elements.
2021
He wins the
BroadwayWorld
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Awards 2020 for Best Performer of the decade, Best Producer of a Musical of the decade (Anne Frank, a Musical), Best Producer of a Play of the decade (
Romeo and Juliet
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with ''Ham ...
in a Jewish adaptation by David Serero).
The Mayor of New York,
Bill de Blasio
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, awards David Serero with the Certificate of Recognition from the City of New York for his contribution to New York's cultural landscape, for enriching the performing arts sector, uplifted and inspired diverse New Yorkers.
He receives the Award of Best Arranger and Producer from the Palm Beach International Music Awards for his Jazz Big Band adaptation of
Thriller
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** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre
Comics
* ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...
from his musical Scarface. He receives 6 nominations, in four categories, in the first voting round of the
Grammy Awards
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(FYC) for Producer of the Year (Non-Classical), Best Musical Theater Album (for "Anne Frank, a Musical" and "Scarface, the Al Capone Musical"), Best Spoken Word Album (for "I, Napoleon"), Best Engineered Album (for "Scarface"). He directs and produces a feature documentary about fashion designer
Elie Tahari. The film wins the London Fashion Film Festival (Best Fashion Documentary), Moscow International Design Film Festival (Jury Award), China Beijing Film Festival (Best Documentary Producer Award), Hollywood International Golden Film Award (Best Director Award), American Filmatic Arts Awards (Grand Jury Award Documentary Feature), Impact Docs (Award of Merit 2021), FFTG Awards (Best Fashion Film), Cinema of the World (Award for Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Documentary-Host), Berlin Independent Film Festival (Best Director for a Documentary Award), Eastern Europe Movie Awards (Best Producer Award, Best Director Award, Best Feature Documentary Award), The Cinematic Arts Redemptive Entertainment (CARE) Awards (Best First Time Director Award), and many more. It was selected at The
Chelsea Film Festival (New York), The Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival, The San Antonio Jewish Film Festival, The Miami Jewish Film Festival, The Los Angeles Fashion Film Festival, The Dubai Independent Film Festival, The Long Beach International Film Festival, DOCUTAH Film Festival, The Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival, with a special selection from the Iran Film Festival among others. In Paris, he creates the Festival Napoleon, and awards the Napoleon Award of Honor to Jean Tulard, Thierry Lentz, Jean-Pierre Osenat and Christian Clavier. He performs a concert at the Dubai World Expo for Morocco and makes his debut in Yerevan, Armenia.
2022
He returns Off-Broadway to star as Moses, adapts in English, directs, and produces the French musical American Premiere of "The Ten Commandments, The Musical" (
Les Dix Commandements), studied with the french original cast member
Daniel Levi, and receives New York Cultural Commissioner
Laurie Cumbo to attend the performance. He receives the Musical Theatre Radio Award for theatrical excellence, the New York Shakespeare Award, and is named Honorary Person of the Year in Morocco by ArtPress. His documentary on
Elie Tahari opens in movie theaters at
Lincoln Center
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. He is named in the "40 under 40" Honoree list for the United States Business Elite Awards.
Film and television career
Television
In television, Serero started his career in France with: ''Juste un pitch'' (2008), ''Code Barge'' (2008), ''Krach'' (2009), ''C'est la crise'' (2011), ''Mes amis, mes amours, mes emmerdes'' (2011), ''Interpol'' (2011), ''Des soucis et des hommes'' (2011), ''Las Vegas Hotel'' (2011), ''L'Attaque'' (2011), ''Platane'' (2011), ''Silences d'Etat'' (2012), ''RIS Police'' (2012), ''Profilage'' (2012), ''Royal Palace'' (2012). In America, he starred in ''Blood Feuds – Gangs of New York'' by
Discovery Channel
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on
American Heroes Channel
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(2015), ''On the Case'' with Paula Zahn, ''Suddenly Rich'' on
TLC (2016), ''Whistleblowers'' on
Spike TV
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(2016), ''Six Degrees of Murder'' on
Discovery Channel
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(2016), ''
Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall'' on
NBC
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(2016), ''
The Hunt with John Walsh
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'' on
CNN (2016), ''We Are New York'' WANY (2017), ''Pandora's Box'' on
Discovery ID (2018) and ''
Quantico'' on
ABC.
Cinema
In films, Serero starred: ''Le Marchant de Miracles'' with
Borys Szyc (2009), ''Le Mac'' (2011), ''
The Day I Saw Your Heart'' with
Melanie Laurent (2011), ''
The Chef'' with
Jean Reno
Jean Reno () (born 30 July 1948), is a French actor. He has worked in American, French, English, Japanese, Spanish and Italian movie productions; Reno appeared in films such as '' Crimson Rivers'', ''Godzilla'', ''The Da Vinci Code'', '' Mission: ...
(2011), ''
Chinese Zodiac 12'' with and directed by
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...
(2012), ''Nous trois ou rien'' (2015), ''
Eva & Leon
''Eva & Leon'' (French title: ''L'Echappée Belle'') is a 2015 French drama film written and directed by Émilie Cherpitel.
The movie was a submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Plot
The movie is about a privilege ...
'' (2015).
In New York he starred in: There will come soft rains by
Danielle Boyd (2014), Capicola by
Mark Aiello (2014), Laundry Day by
Jake Peterson
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Name
* Jake (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name
* Katrin Jäke (born c. 1975), German swimmer
* Jake (gamer), American ''Overwatch'' player and coach
Animals
* Jake (rescue dog), a ...
(2014), The Kingdom of the Alley and Ring Ring by
Stephen Skeel
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(2014), Ransom by Brendan Duffy (2014), Amarena (filmed in Italian language) by
Andrew Abballe
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(2014), Super Paradise by Nour Matimusha (2014), New York 180 by
Hongkai Sun (2015), Paisanos in Paris by
Ernie Zahn (2015), Near it all / How we do it by Nicholas Bruckman (2015), Crime Scene: Do Not Cross by Katie Huang (2015), Speedy by Ameer Kazmi (2015), Near it all by Woody Lewis (2015), Most Beautiful Island by Ana Paisanos (2015), The Redemption by Steve Carmona (2015), Sorry Charlie! by Lawrence Edmond (2015), Hooligans by Patrick Lizza (2015), Sheepshead by Ari Ben Avram (2016), Jihadi Street (2016), Tango Shalom, starring
Lainie Kazan
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and
Karina Smirnoff
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(2016), Overload Rock or Die (2016), Alice in America, starring
Richard Mofe Damidjo (2016), Following Phil (2016), When I Sing (2017).
He was a consultant on the film
La Verité si je mens 3.
Philanthropy
Serero has performed at concerts to benefit charities including
UNICEF
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, the
Hadassah Hospital
Hadassah Medical Center ( he, הָמֶרְכָּז הָרְפוּאִי הֲדַסָּה) is an Israeli medical organization established in 1934 that operates two university hospitals in Jerusalem – one in Ein Karem and one in Mount Scopus –, ...
,
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,
Jewish Deaf Association
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,
Surgeons of Hope
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Background
Surgeons of Hope began its work with pilot programs in Cambodia, Mo ...
and
Broadway Cares. He has additionally brought opera programs to schools, hospitals such as the Children hospital of Paris and the
Mount Sinai Hospital of New York and prisons. He has been the president of Young Hadassah in France since 2011.
Serero created The Forbidden Talents (Les Talents Interdits) to bring back to life composers whose music was banned during the Nazi regime. As an Art collector, he published his collection of Movie Stills of American and French Actors.
He performed a tribute concert to
Daniel Pearl
Daniel Pearl (October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was an American journalist who worked for ''The Wall Street Journal.'' He was kidnapped and later decapitated by terrorists in Pakistan.'
Pearl was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and rais ...
at the
Center for Jewish History
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in October 2015.
He performed at the
B.B King Club in New York for the
NDSS in March 2016.
In 2019, he donates part of his Judaica art collection to the Jewish Museum of Morocco, making it the largest donation of Judaica ever received in Morocco.
Discography
* Cyrano de Bergerac - Live from New York (2018)
* Napoleon by
Stanley Kubrick
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- Cast Album Recording (2018)
* The Yiddish King Lear - Live from New York (2018)
* Queen Esther's dilemma - Live from New York (2018)
* The Yiddish King Lear - Cast Album Recording (2018)
* The Jew of Malta - Cast Album Recording (2018)
* Baritone Opera Arias (2018)
* The Jew of Malta - Live from New York (2018)
* All My Love is For You (2016)
* Othello - Live from New York (2016)
* Sephardi (2015)
* Richard III (performed in French) (2015)
* The Merchant of Venice (2015)
* David Serero chante Luis Mariano JAZZ! (2015)
* The Crooner Baritone, The Frank Sinatra Classics (2014)
* Napoleon's love letters to Josephine (performed in French) (2014)
* The Broadway Baritone, Volume 1 (2014)
* You are not alone, Live with Jermaine Jackson (2014)
* Scarface, The Musical (2014)
* All I Care About is Love (2013)
* David Serero as Don Quixote from Man of La Mancha (2013)
* Beggar's Holiday, the Duke Ellington Broadway Musical (2012)
* I Wish You Love with Jermaine Jackson (2012)
* David Serero & Cyprien Katsaris, Live from Paris (2011)
* David Serero Live Jewish Music from Paris (2011)
Opera
* Figaro (Nozze di Figaro)
* Nabucco (Nabucco)
* Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
* Escamillo (Carmen)
* Dr Malatesta (Don Pasquale)
*
Eugene Onegin
''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Евгений Оне́гин, ромáн в стихáх, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐˈnʲeɡʲɪn, r=Yevgeniy Onegin, roman v stikhakh) is a novel in verse written by A ...
(Eugene Oneguin)
* Tonio (I Pagliacci)
* Alfio (Cavalliera Rusticana)
* Zurga (The Pearl Fishers)
* Four Villains (Tales of Hoffmann)
* Azrieli (The Dybbuk)
* Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor)
* Amonasro (Aida)
* Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni)
Operetta
* La Perichole
* La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein
* Le Chanteur de Mexico
* Andalousia
Musicals
* Otto Frank (Anne Frank, a Musical)
* King of Persia, Ahasuerus (Queen Esther's dilemma)
* Beggar / Happy Mac (Beggar's Holiday)
* King of the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
* Don Quixote (Man of La Mancha)
* You Are Not Alone with Jermaine Jackson
* Chef Bruno (Truffles, a Murder mystery)
* Christmas for Jews, a comic Jewish tragedy
Filmography
* When I Sing (2018)
* Most Beautiful Island (2017)
* Hatikvah (2017)
* Sheepshead (2017)
* Jihadi Street (2017)
* Tango Shalom (2017)
* Overload Rock or Die (2016)
* Alice in America (2016)
* Following Phil (2016)
* ''
All Three of Us'' (2015)
* Again (2015)
* The Redemption (2015)
* The three of us or nothing (2015)
* Paisanos in Paris (2015)
* New York Vertigo (2015)
* Winter Has No Sun (2015)
* Sorry Charlie (2015)
* Hooligans (2015)
* Crime Scene: Do Not Cross! (2015)
* Near it All (2015)
* Speedy (2015)
* The Kingdom of the Alley (2014)
*
Eva & Leon
''Eva & Leon'' (French title: ''L'Echappée Belle'') is a 2015 French drama film written and directed by Émilie Cherpitel.
The movie was a submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Plot
The movie is about a privilege ...
(2015)
* Amarena (2014)
* There will come soft rains (2014)
* Ring, Ring (2014)
* Capicola (2014)
* Super Paradise (2014)
* Laundry Day (2014)
* Ransom (2014)
* Amarena (2014)
* There will come soft rains (2014)
*
Chinese Zodiac CZ12 (2012). Directed by Jackie Chan
*
The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011)
* Le Chef (2011)
* (2011)
*
Le Mac (2009)
* The Miracle Seller (2008)
* The Boxer (2003)
*The Italian Lover (2002)
Television
*
Quantico (2018)
*
We Speak NYC (2018)
* Crimes of Fashion on
Discovery ID (2018)
* Pandora's Box on
Discovery ID (2018)
*
Mysteries at the Museum
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Plot
Each episode is focused on interesting and unusual artifacts held in museums. The show ...
on
Travel Channel
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(2016-2017-2018)
*
The Hunt with John Walsh
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on
CNN (2017)
*
Deadline Crime with Tamron Hall on
NBC
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(2016)
*
On the case with Paula Zahn
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(2016)
*
Six Degrees of Murder on
Discovery Channel
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(2016)
* Don Julio (2016)
* Whistleblowers on
Spike TV
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The channel was ...
(2016)
* Checked Out (2016)
* Suddenly Rich on
TLC (2016)
* Rabid Beast on
Animal Planet
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(2016)
*
Blood Feuds Gangs of New York by
Discovery Channel
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on
American Heroes Channel
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(2015)
* Royal Palace (2013)
* Profilage (2012)
* R.I.S Police (2012)
* Silences d'Etat (2011)
* C'est la crise (2011)
* Mes amis, mes amours, mes emmerdes (2011)
* Une famille formidable (2011)
* Ni vu, ni connu (2011)
* Interpol (2011)
* Des soucis et des hommes (2011)
* Las Vegas Hotel (2011)
* L'attaque (2011)
* Platane (2011)
* Les beaux mecs (2010)
* Krach (2009)
* Code barge (2008)
* Juste un pitch (2008)
Theater
* Cyrano (Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand)
* Romeo (Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare)
* Othello (Othello by Shakespeare)
* Christopher Sly & Vincentio (The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare)
* Shylock (The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare)
*
Barabas (
The Jew of Malta
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by Marlowe)
* Marcel Proust (Proust & Joyce at the Hotel Majestic)
* King Edward (
Richard III
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by Shakespeare)
* Lewis the Dauphin & Robert Faulconbridge (King John by Shakespeare)
* Marc Anthony (Julius Caesar by Shakespeare)
* Dr Vaginski (The Mending Monologues by Derek Dujardin)
* Stanley (A Streetcar named Desire)
* Uncle Louie (Lost in Yonkers)
DVD
* The Yiddish King Lear with David Serero. Live in New York (2018)
* The Jew of Malta with David Serero as Barabas. Live in New York (2017)
* Othello in a Moroccan style with David Serero as Othello. Live in New York (2016)
* Nabucco with David Serero as Nabucco. Live in New York (2016)
* The Merchant of Venice with David Serero as Shylock. Live in New York (2015)
* You Are Not Alone with Jermaine Jackson (2014)
* The One Man Musical Show by David Serero. Live on Broadway (2015)
* The One Man Musical Show by David Serero. Live in Paris (2014)
* Live at the Paris Synagogue (2013)
* Man of La Mancha with David Serero as Don Quixote (2012)
Bibliography
* Cyrano de Bergerac adapted in English by David Serero (2018)
* The Jew of Malta adapted by David Serero (2017)
* Because I'm a Jew - The Truth behind Shylock (2017)
* Othello adapted in a Moroccan style by David Serero (2016)
* The Merchant of Venice in a Sephardi style adapted by David Serero (2015)
* Richard III adapted in French by David Serero (2015)
* Movie Stills of American and French actors from David Serero Collection (2014)
* Vocal score of Beggar's Holiday, Duke Ellington Musical (2014)
Awards
* Musical Theater Radio Award for Theatrical Excellence (2022)
* 40 Under 40 by the United States Business Elite Awards (2022)
* New York Shakespeare Award (2022)
* Honorary Person of the Year of Morocco by ArtPress (2022)
* Palm Beach International Music Awards - Best Arranger and Producer (2021)
* Certificate of Recognition from The City of New York for Artistic and Cultural Contributions to New York (2021)
* BroadwayWorld Opera Award for Best Opera Singer of the Year (2021)
* BroadwayWorld Award for Best Performer of the decade (2020)
* BroadwayWorld Award for Best Producer of a Musical (2020)
* BroadwayWorld Award for Best Producer of a Play (2020)
* Award for Diversity by Unesco (2020)
* Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2019)
* Stars of the Albion, London (2019)
* DIAS Entrepreneur - Lifetime Achievement Award (2018)
* Who's Who America (2017)
* Awards for French Entrepreneurs from Abroad - Arts & Culture category by Air France - Finalist (2017)
* The Dale Wasserman Foundation – Best Actor/ Singer as Don Quixote (2012)
* The French Union of Master Singers – Excellent Prize (2010)
* The Bizet Foundation – Encouragement Prize as Zurga from Pearls Fischer (2008)
* The City of Brasov – Artist Ambassador of the City of Brasov (2006)
Videography
* Tomorrow's Mountain from Beggar's Holiday (2012). Directed by David Serero
* Autumn Leaves – Les Feuilles Mortes with Jermaine Jackson (2012). Directed by David Serero
* If I were a rich man from Fiddler on the Roof (2013). Directed by David Serero
* If ever I would leave you from Camelot (2014). Directed by David Serero
*
Habanera from Carmen with beatbox Mythe Box (2015). Directed by David Serero
* You Are For Me (2016). Directed by David Serero
References
External links
*
Official Website*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Serero, David
1981 births
Living people
Singers from Paris
French operatic baritones
21st-century French singers
21st-century French male singers
Jewish opera singers
Jewish singers
French people of Moroccan-Jewish descent