James Valenti

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Imatge
(2014) Modifica el valor a Wikidata
Biografia
Naixement2 setembre 1977 Modifica el valor a Wikidata (48 anys)
Summit (Nova Jersey) Modifica el valor a Wikidata
FormacióAcademy of Vocal Arts
North Hunterdon High School (en) Tradueix Modifica el valor a Wikidata
Activitat
Ocupaciócantant d'òpera, músic Modifica el valor a Wikidata
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James Valenti (Summit, 2 de setembre de 1977) és un tenor d'òpera estatunidenc amb una activa carrera internacional especialitzada en papers principals del repertori italià i francès. Nascut i criat a Nova Jersey, als Estats Units, va assistir a la "St. Helena School" i a la "North Hunterdon High School" abans de graduar-se a la Universitat de Virgínia Occidental i a l'Acadèmia d'Arts Vocals de Filadèlfia, Pennsilvània. Valenti també té un màster en pedagogia vocal del "Westminster Choir College" de la Universitat Rider de Lawrenceville, Nova Jersey.[1] Valenti va debutar professionalment el 2003 com a Rodolfo a La bohème a l'Òpera de Roma i va guanyar el premi Richard Tucker el 2010.

Biografia

Nascut a Summit, Nova Jersey, va créixer a Clinton. Va desenvolupar un interès per actuar com a estudiant a la "North Hunterdon High School".[2] Valenti es va graduar a la Universitat de West Virginia i a l'Acadèmia d'Arts Vocals de Filadèlfia.[3] Durant els seus estudis va rebre beques de la "Singer's Development Foundation", la "Sullivan Foundation" i la "Sergio Franchi Music Foundation".

Va debutar professionalment als 25 anys com a Rodolfo a la producció de Franco Zeffirelli La bohème a l'Òpera de Roma. Va actuar en molts dels principals teatres d'òpera del món, com ara La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Òpera de París, Sydney Opera House, Opernhaus Zürich i Teatro Colón. Va debutar a la Metropolitan Opera el març de 2010 com a Alfredo a La traviata de Verdi en un repartiment que incloïa Angela Gheorghiu i Thomas Hampson, i a la Royal Opera House Covent Garden amb el mateix paper el juny de 2010.[4][5] Els seus papers inclouen Cavaradossi a Tosca,[6] Don José a Carmen, Don Carlo a Don Carlo, el duc de Màntua a Rigoletto, el tinent Pinkerton a Madame Butterfly, Maurizio a Adriana Lecouvreur, Edgardo a Lucia di Lammermoor, Werther a Werther i el doctor Faust a Faust.

Valenti és ambaixador de Children International i resideix a West Palm Beach, Florida.[7]

La "New York City Opera Renaissance" va muntar la "Tosca" de Puccini el gener de 2015 al "Rose Theater" del Jazz at Lincoln Center, al Time Warner Center de Columbus Circle, amb la interpretació de Valenti.[8]

Premis

  • 2002 The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation – Premi al 1r lloc guanyador
  • 2002 Metropolitan Opera National Council Audit – guanyador[9]
  • 2002, 2003 Opera Index Vocal Competition – guanyador[10]
  • 2003 Loren Zachary Competition – Premi al 1r lloc guanyador
  • 2003 Enrico Caruso Competition – Premi al 1r lloc guanyador
  • 2003 Mario Lanza Opera Competition – Premi al 1r lloc guanyador
  • 2008 New York City Opera – Outstanding Debut Artistic
  • 2009 Dallas Opera – Maria Callas Debut Artistic Premi
  • 2010 Richard Tucker Award[11]
  • 2014 Premi d'Antic Alumne Distingit de la Facultat d'Arts Creatives de la Universitat de Virgínia Occidental[12]
  • 2015 Inducció de la Universitat de Virgínia Occidental a l'Acadèmia d'Antics Alumnes Distingits[13]

Papers d'òpera

  • Mario Cavaradossi in Giacomo Puccini's Tosca – Lyric Opera Kansas City (2015)
  • Don José in Bizet's Carmen – Hamburg Staatsoper (2014)[14]
  • Rudolph Valentino in Argento's The Dream of Valentino – Minnesota Opera (2014)
  • Maurizio in Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur – Washington Concert Opera (2010)
  • Nemorino in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore – Hamburg State Opera (2008)
  • Edgardo in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor – Sydney Opera House (2012), Florida Grand Opera (2005)
  • Faust in Gounod's Faust – Royal Opera House (2011), Opera Carolina (2008), Teatro Verdi (2005)
  • Roméo in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette – Minnesota Opera (2008),[15]
  • Werther in Massenet's Werther – Minnesota Opera (2012), Opera Lyon in Bunkamura Concert Hall, Tokyo (2009), Opéra Bastille (2010)
  • Viscardo in Mercadante's Il giuramento – Washington Concert Opera (2009)[16]
  • Rodolfo in Puccini's La bohème – The Minnesota Opera (2010), Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria (2010), Dallas Opera (2009), La Scala (2009), Aubade Hall (2008), Florida Grand Opera (2008), Semperoper (2007), New York City Opera (2006), Teatro Verdi (2006)
  • Lt. Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly – Teatro Colón (2014), Metropolitan Opera (2014), Opernhaus Zürich (2013), Lyric Opera of Chicago (2013), Opéra Bastille (2011), + *Vancouver Opera (2010),[17] Michigan Opera Theatre (2008), New York City Opera (2008),[18] San Francisco Opera (2007), Opéra de Marseille (2007), Semperoper (2007), Palm Beach Opera (2007), Teatro Carlo Felice (2006) Don Carlo in Verdi's Don Carlo – Caramoor Festival (2013),[19] Austin Lyric Opera (2013)
  • Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata – Bavarian State Opera (2012), Dallas Opera (2012), Royal Opera House (2011, 2010), Metropolitan Opera (2010), Deutsche Oper Berlin (2009), Korean Opera (2007), Teatro Pérez Galdós de Las Palmas (2007), Canadian Opera Company (2007), La Monnaie (2006), Hamburg State Opera (2006), Teatro Comunale di Bologna (2005)
  • Duke of Mantua in Verdi's Rigoletto – Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (2009), Palm Beach Opera (2008), Opera Carolina (2007), Academy of Vocal Arts (2006)

Referències

  1. ↑ «Westminster's Master of Voice Pedagogy program offers classical and musical theatre tracks» (en anglès). Rider University, 08-03-2021. [Consulta: 10 març 2022].
  2. ↑ Reich, Ronni. "NJ tenor James Valenti sings at the Richard Tucker Gala", The Star-Ledger, November 15, 2010. Accessed June 29, 2018. "He sang pop songs in high school — he's a Billy Joel fan, and he still often pays tribute to his Jersey roots by making Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer" his karaoke anthem — but it was his choir teacher at North Hunterdon High School, David Lockart, who convinced him to try out the role of Lt. Cable in South Pacific."
  3. ↑ Reich, Ronni. "NJ tenor James Valenti sings at the Richard Tucker Gala", The Star-Ledger, November 15, 2010. Accessed February 18, 2011. "Originally from Summit, Valenti grew up primarily in Clinton. (He now lives in Palm Beach, Fla.)"
  4. ↑ Tommasini, Anthony: "In Revival of Verdi, a New Note of Drama ", The New York Times, March 30, 2010
  5. ↑ Kellaway, Kate: "The Duchess of Malfi; La traviata", The Observer, July 18, 2010
  6. ↑ Kellaway, Kate: "The Duchess of Malfi; La traviata", The Observer, July 18, 2010
  7. ↑ Children International (11 September 2013). Don Carlos in the D.R."
  8. ↑ Cooper, Michael «Effort to Revive City Opera Includes a 'Tosca' Staging». The New York Times, 11-11-2015 [Consulta: 5 novembre 2017].
  9. ↑ Met Concert/Gala April 21, 2002, Metropolitan Opera Archives
  10. ↑ Opera Index Vocal Competition. Previous winners Arxivat 2016-03-04 a Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ Tommasini, Anthony: "When Opera Stars Show Their Frisky Side", The New York Times, November 15, 2010
  12. ↑ West Virginia University College of Creative Arts (9 April 2014). "Acclaimed tenor James Valenti to return to CAC as visiting artist" Arxivat 2014-04-26 a Wayback Machine..
  13. ↑ West Virginia University College of Creative Arts. "Music alumnus James Valenti named to WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni" Arxivat 2015-05-18 a Wayback Machine., February 2, 2015.
  14. ↑ «Staatsoper Hamburg». www.hamburgische-staatsoper.de. [Consulta: 5 novembre 2017].
  15. ↑ Birge, John: "'Romeo and Juliet' come home", MPR News, January 31, 2008
  16. ↑ Midgette, Anne: "'Il Giuramento': No Rust on This Missing Link", The Washington Post, June 2, 2009
  17. ↑ Smith, Janet: "'A Madama Butterfly like this wings its way into town once in a lifetime'", Straight.com, May 30, 2010
  18. ↑ Schweirzer, Vivien: "'On a Minimal Set, Maximizing Puccini'", The New York Times, May 30, 2010
  19. ↑ Fonseca-Wollheim, Corinna da «'Don Carlos,' in Its Original Tongue, Reveals Intricacies». The New York Times, 21-07-2013 [Consulta: 5 novembre 2017].
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