Raúl Giménez (born on September 14, 1950) is an Argentine operatic tenor, associated with the Italian bel canto vocal style. Giménez was born in Carllos, Perigrinni, Province of Santa Fe,

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. He studied at the Music Conservatory of Buenos Aires and made his operatic debut at the Teatro Colón as Ernesto in '' Don Pasquale'' in 1980. After appearing in concert and opera throughout

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, he came to

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in 1984, where he debuted at the Wexford Festival in Ireland in Cimarosa's ''

Le astuzie femminili ''Le astuzie femminili'' (Feminine wiles) is a dramma giocoso in four acts by Domenico Cimarosa with an Italian libretto by . The opera buffa premiered at the Teatro dei Fiorentini in Naples, Italy, on 26 August 1794. The opera was subsequently per ...

''. Giménez made his American debut in Dallas in 1989, as Ernesto in '' Don Pasquale.'' In 1996 he debuted at the Metropolitan Opera New York, as Count Almaviva in ''Il barbiere di Siviglia''. He also appeared frequently in works by Donizetti and Bellini, as well as composers such as Salieri and Pacini. Giménez has maintained a parallel career in the concert hall. His 1987 Nimbus release, ''Argentinian Songs'' with pianist Nina Walker, included works by Ginastera, Guastavino, Carlos Buchardo, and composer Abraham Jurafsky, intended for a global audience.

Selected recordings

* Rossini - ''L'italiana in Algeri'', Teldec * Rossini - ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'', Teldec * Rossini - ''La cenerentola'', Teldec * Rossini - ''L'inganno felice'', Erato * Rossini - ''La Pietra del Paragone'' ROF * Rossini - ''Il Turco in Italia'', Philips * Rossini - ''Il Viaggio a Reims'', Sony * Mayr - ''Medea in Corinto'', Opera Rara * Bellini - ''La sonnambula'', Naxos * Salieri - ''Les Danaïdes'', EMI * Rossini - ''Stabat Mater'', DG * Rossini - ''Messa di Gloria'', Philips * Rossini - ''La petite messe solennelle'', Philips * Pacini - ''L'ultimo giorno di Pompei'', Dynamic

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gimenez, Raul 1951 births Living people Argentine operatic tenors Illustrious Citizens of Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine male opera singers