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• Recondita armonia
  From Tosca
    
• E lucevan le stelle
  From Tosca
    
• Ingemisco
  From Verdi Requiem
    
• Che gelida manina
  From La Boheme
    
• Excerpt from Act III
  From La Boheme
    
• Parmi veder le lagrime
  From Rigoletto
    

José Luis Duval
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Exciting Mexican tenor José Luis Duval has thrilled audiences in some of the best theatres in his native country, South America, the United States, and Europe, in both opera and zarzuela.

Born in Guanajuato, Mr. Duval began his musical studies at an early age with Maestros Pedro Magaña and Gilberto Avalos, and received a scholarship from SIVAM, which allowed him to work with Maestros Enrique Patrón, Teresa Rodriguez, Nico Castel, Denise Massé, Joan Dornemann and Linda Hall. He has also coached with Jeffrey Goldberg, Lucy Arner, and Richard Barrett. He has sung under the direction of such conductors as Maestros Placido Domingo, Enrique Patrón, Alfredo Silipigni, Miguel Roa, Ronald Zollman, and Jorge Mester. Mr. Duval was conducted by Placido Domingo in the zarzuela Luisa Fernanda in Mexico, and was invited by Maestro Domingo to perform the zarzuela Doña Francisquita with The Washington Opera.

At the Bellas Artes, he has sung such roles as Manrico in Il Trovatore, and Loris in Fedora, alternating with Placido Domingo. He sang Rodolfo in La Boheme with the Pittsburgh Opera, and throughout Mexico, he has sung Calaf in Turandot, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Cavaradossi in Tosca, and Don José in Carmen, among others. He has sung Orff’s Carmina Burana, Handel’s Messiah, the Verdi Requiem, the Beethoven Ninth Symphony, Paulus, and the St. Matthew Passion. Mr. Duval has also starred as The Phantom of the Opera, and appeared in Master Class.

Recent engagements in Mexico included Carmina Burana, the Verdi Requiem, Don José in Carmen, and Alfredo in La Traviata in Guadalajara. He then sang Cavaradossi with the Fresno International Grand Opera, Pollione in Norma with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with the Palm Beach Opera, and Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana at the Bellas Artes. Mr. Duval was invited by Placido Domingo to be his cover as Dick Johnson in La Fanciulla del West, to cover the role of Calaf in Turandot, and to sing the role of Ismaele in Nabucco with the Los Angeles Opera. Immediately after that, he sang Calaf in Turandot with the Connecticut Opera, and then Rodolfo in La Boheme with the Houston Grand Opera.

In May 2003, he sang the role of the Duke in Rigoletto with the New Orleans Opera, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with the Baltimore Opera in June, and in July, he sang the role of Don José in Carmen at the Bellas Artes, where he also did a gala concert at the Bellas Artes, in which he sang excerpts from Aida, Mefistofele, Faust, and Lucia di Lammermoor. He then sang Cavaradossi in Tosca with the Piedmont Opera Theatre and Ismaele in Nabucco with Opera Carolina. In January 2004, he sang the role of The Voice in the Forge and the Flamenco Singer in La Vida Breve with The Dallas Opera, starring Denyce Graves. He also sang the role of Paco in their student performances, and in May 2004, he sang the role of Don José in Carmen with the Baltimore Opera. The following June, he sang the role of Radames in Aida at the Bellas Artes, where in September 2004, he sang the role of Cavaradossi in Tosca.

In October 2004, he joined the Metropolitan Opera to cover the roles of Rodolfo in La Boheme in November and February, and the Italian Tenor in Der Rosenkavalier in March and April 2005. On February 9th, 2005, he made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Rodolfo in La Boheme on three hours notice when he replaced Roberto Aronica. Mr. Duval subsequently did two more performances, including his Met Broadcast debut on February 19th and was very warmly received. He also covered the role of Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Met. On March 3rd, 2006, he made his scheduled Met debut as Alfredo in La Traviata and was again very warmly received.

On May 25th, 2005, Mr. Duval was asked on very short notice and with only one rehearsal, to replace Marcello Giordani as Cavaradossi in Tosca with The Washington National Opera. He had a personal triumph and received a glowing review in The Washington Post, devoted almost entirely to his performance, with a headline that read, “Duval Shines in Washington Opera’s ‘Tosca’.

In July 2005, he sang the role of Calaf in Turandot at the Bellas Artes, in October 2005, the role of Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera with the Piedmont Opera Theatre, and in March 2006, he sang Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Opera Columbus. In November 2006 he will sing Ismaele in Nabucco with The Dallas Opera, in January 2007, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Arizona Opera, and in September and October 2006, performances of Alfredo in La Traviata, Radames in Aida, Cavaradossi in Tosca, and the Duke in Rigoletto in Prague. Upcoming performances at the Met next season will include the Duke in Rigoletto, Alfredo in La Traviata, and Rodolfo in La Boheme.

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