José Francisco Araiza Andrade (born 4 October 1950), is a Mexican operatic

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and

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singer who has sung as soloist in leading concert halls and in leading tenor operatic roles in the major opera houses of Europe and North America during the course of a lengthy career. Born in

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, he studied singing at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música de México and later in Germany, with Mozartian tenor Richard Holm, and lieder interpretation with

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. He made his operatic debut in 1970 in Mexico City as First Prisoner in Beethoven's ''

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''. Araiza initially came to international prominence singing in

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and

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operas, but in the 1980s broadened his repertoire to include Italian and French

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ian roles such as

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and Walther von Stolzing. He was made a

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of the

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in 1988. Now retired from the opera stage, he teaches singing and serves on the juries of several international singing competitions.

Early life and education

Francisco Araiza was born in

on 4 October 1950, the second of José Araiza and Guadalupe Andrade's seven children. His father, also a tenor, was a church organist and a chorus master for Mexico's national opera company, Compania Nacional de Opera de Bellas Artes. Araiza's father taught him to read music and play the piano when he was a child, but he did not begin to study music formally until he was 15 when he enrolled in organ and singing classes at the Escuela Nacional de Música.Haas, Ingrid (December 2011)
"Francisco Araiza: Cuarenta años de cantar"
. ''Pro Ópera'', Año XIX, Número 6, pp 26–32. Retrieved 29 October 2012 He continued his singing classes while studying business administration at the

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where he played

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on the

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team and sang in the university choir.Slonimsky, Nicolas; Kuhn, Laura; McIntire, Dennis (2001)
"Araiza, (José) Francisco"
''

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''. Retrieved 29 October 2012 via

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. He was 18 when he made his professional debut in 1969 with a recital featuring Schumann's ''

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''. The soprano Irma González, a prominent voice teacher at the

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in Mexico City, was in the audience. At her suggestion Araiza enrolled full-time in the conservatory. She was to become his primary voice teacher for the next four years, although he also studied the

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tic and

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repertory with

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, a Viennese singing teacher living in Mexico City at the time.

International opera career

Araiza's operatic stage debut came in 1970 when he sang The First Prisoner in a concert performance of Beethoven's ''

'' by the Compania Nacional de Opera de Bellas Artes. A few months later he graduated to the role of Jacquino in the same opera and went on to sing Des Grieux in Massenet's ''

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 ...

'' and Rodolfo in Puccini's ''

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'' with the company. In 1974 he went to

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to compete in the

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, where he received Third Prize.Matheopoulos (1989) pp. 24–25 Although the pieces he sang for the competition were from the Italian lyric tenor repertoire, the judges told him that he would make an ideal Mozart tenor and offered him a contract with the Karlsruhe Opera. He decided to remain in Munich for further training with Richard Holm and

before his debut at Karlsruhe in 1975 as Ferrando in ''

Così fan tutte (''All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers''), K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte w ...

''. Goodwin, Noël (2008)
"Araiza, Francisco"
in Laura Macy (ed). ''The Grove Book of Opera Singers'', p. 16. Oxford University Press. Araiza became a life member of the Zurich Opera in 1977 and began appearing as a guest artist with major European and North American opera companies and festivals. He debuted at the

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in 1978 as Steersman in ''

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'', the

in 1978 as Tamino in ''

The Magic Flute ''The Magic Flute'' (German: , ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a ''Singspiel'', a popular form during the time it was written that inclu ...

'', London's

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in 1983 as Ernesto in ''

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 Pavesi's ...

'', and

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in 1984 as Ramiro in ''

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''. He made his

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debut as Belmonte in Mozart's ''

Die Entführung aus dem Serail ' () ( K. 384; ''The Abduction from the Seraglio''; also known as ') is a singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's ''Belmont und Constanze, oder Die ...

'' (in

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's production) on 12 March 1984. He went on to appear at the Met another 54 times between 1984 and 1995. During that period his guest appearances also included the

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and the

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. He was made a

of the Vienna State Opera in 1988 and was awarded the Mozart Medal in 1991. Araiza initially specialised in the

and

repertoire—in 1986 he was described as the leading ''

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'' of the day.Davis, Peter G. (19 May 1986)
"Schubert on the Rocks"
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'', p. 111 However, in the mid-1980s he also began taking on Italian and French

roles and the young

ian heroes such as

and Walther von Stolzing, sometimes with considerable success, especially his Des Grieux in ''

'' (San Francisco Opera, 1986) and Lohengrin (La Fenice, 1990). He also ventured into the spinto tenor repertoire with performances at Zurich Opera in the 1990s as Alvaro in ''

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'', Don José in ''

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 Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

'' and the title role in ''

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''.

Later years

Now retired from the opera stage, Araiza teaches singing and serves on the juries of several international voice competitions. Since 2003 he has been a professor of singing at the

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. He has also given

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es and taught at the

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, the University of Music and Performing Arts, Munich, and the

. In 2013, he appeared again as Cinna in

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's ''

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'' at the

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of Dresden in a concert version. Araiza was married to the

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Vivian Jaffray by whom he had a son and daughter. The couple divorced and he later married the music historian and stage director Ethery Inasaridse by whom he has another son and daughter. In July 2011, Araiza received the ''Medalla de Oro de Bellas Artes'' (Gold Medal for the Fine Arts) from the Mexican government during a concert at the

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marking his 40-year career. In 2017, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Morelia's

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, Mexico.

Recordings

Araiza has an extensive discography. Several of his performances in staged operas have also been filmed and released on DVD. These include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail ' () ( K. 384; ''The Abduction from the Seraglio''; also known as ') is a singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's ''Belmont und Constanze, oder Die ...

'', ''

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 Spanis ...

'', and ''

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label. Araiza's CD recordings include: Solo Albums Araiza – Opera Arias,

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conducted by

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. Philips; Araiza and

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– Opera Duets, Orchestra of the Zurich Opera conducted by

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. Philips. ''The Romantic Tenor – Francisco Araiza'' –

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conducted by Ralf Weikert. Sony Victor RCA. ''Fiesta Mexicana'' – Francisco Araiza. DG. ''French, Spanish, and Mexican Songs by Francisco Araiza'' – with Jean Lemaire. Atlantis. Operas * Catalani: ''

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'' (as Giuseppe Hagenbach) –

conducted by

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. Eurodisc *Donizetti: ''

'' (as Ernesto) – Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by

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. Eurodisc *Donizetti: ''

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'' (as Leicester) – Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by

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*Gounod: ''

'' (as Faust) –

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conducted by

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. Philips *Massenet: ''

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'' (as Armand) – Roma RAI Symphony Orchestra conducted by

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. Orfeo *Massenet: ''

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'' (as Werther) – Symphony Orchestra of Madrid conducted by

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. Gala. *Mozart: ''

'' (as Belmont) – Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Heinz Wallberg. Sony Classical. *Mozart: ''

'' (as Ferrando) –

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conducted by

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*Mozart: ''

'' (as Don Ottavio) –

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conducted by

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. Philips *Mozart: ''

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'' (as Idomeneo) – Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Colin Davis. Philips *Mozart: ''

'' (as Tamino) –

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conducted by

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; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by

, Philips *Offenbach: ''

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'' (as Hoffmann) –

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conducted by

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'' (in German) (as Rudolfo) – Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by

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'' (as Pong) – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan. DG. *Rossini: ''

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'' (as Count Almaviva) – Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner. Philips *Rossini: ''

'' (as Ramiro) – Cappella Coloniensis conducted by

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; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Neville Marriner. Philips *Rossini: ''

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'' (as Lindoro ) – Cappella Coloniensis conducted by Gabriele Ferro.

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'' (as Licinius) – Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by

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'' (as Zamoro) – Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by

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'' Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Colin Davis. *Mahler: ''

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'' (tenor soloist) – Berlin Philharmonic conducted by

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(tenor soloist) – Dresden State Orchestra conducted by

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'' – with pianist Irwin Gage. Deutsche Grammophon *Verdi:

(tenor soloist) – Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by

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References

Further reading *Baumann, Christiana; Gorraiz, Juan; and De Silva, Dereck M. (1988). ''Francisco Araiza: Eine Bildmonographie''. Atlantis Musikbuch-Verlag.

External links

Official website
by Bruce Duffie, 24 November 1984 & 6 December 1990 {{DEFAULTSORT:Araiza, Francisco 1950 births Living people Mexican operatic tenors Mexican people of Basque descent Österreichischer Kammersänger State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart faculty 20th-century Mexican male opera singers 21st-century Mexican male opera singers