"Rolando Cantú Rolando Roel Cantú (born February 25, 1981) is a former American football player for the Arizona Cardinals. He was the first Mexican football player trained in the Mexican collegiate system to become an active player in the National Football League. Today, he is a broadcaster and promotor of the Cardinals and NFL in Mexico and U.S. Spanish media, working to develop talent in Mexico with camps and clinics for young people. Rolando Cantú was born on February 25, 1981 in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, the youngest of seven children. The family moved to the border town of"
"he was getting out of the shower in his apartment in Mexico City, somebody came knocking on his door; it was baritone Arturo Nieto, a friend of his neighbour, who had heard him singing while in the shower. He told Rolando he had an amazing voice and invited him to his music academy to develop his voice; it was there that Villazón fell in love with opera. He came to international attention in 1999 when he won second prize in Plácido Domingo's Operalia competition (losing to Bulgarian bass Orlin Anastassov), as well as the first Zarzuela prize. The same year"
"2011. In December 2012, he appeared as Rodolfo in ""La bohème"" at London's Royal Opera House, a role he first sang there in 2005. In recent years, Villazon has undertaken a number of Mozart tenor roles both in concert and in operatic performances, notably Don Ottavio in Mozart's ""Don Giovanni"" at the Festspiel Baden-Baden, the role of Alessandro in Mozart's ""Il re pastore"" under William Christie at Zürich Opera House. His first all-Mozart solo album featuring the composer's concert arias for tenor was released in January 2014. Villazón sang ""La Prima Luce"" on the 2014 Yanni/Plácido Domingo/Ric Wake collaboration album"
"Iván Villazón Villazon spent his childhood in the city Valledupar where he attended middle school in the Colegio María Montessori. He grew up loving ""parrandas"" (parties) that his father Crispin organized with local musicians like Colacho Mendoza, Adán Montero, Ovidio Granados, Rodolfo Castilla and Alejo Duran, among many others. For high school Villazon was sent to the city of Bogotá to study in the Colegio REFOUS. After graduation he spent four years in college studying law in the Externado University but dropped out to pursue a vallenato singing career. In 1984 Villazon recorded his first album with accordion player Alfredo"
"Roberto Manzin Roberto Manzin (born 8 July 1966) is an alto, tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, EWI, piano player and composer. Roberto Manzin was born on 8 July 1966 in Rome, Italy, of Eastern European refugees who were also musicians. His musical life began in Milan where he moved with his family when he was five, he studied music privately and then at the school Civica Scuola di Musica Villa Simonetta. During the 1980s Manzin begun playing in several music clubs in Milan, and during the 1990s was part of the Tony Scott Jazz Quintet (Scott being an American bebop"
"Reid; Maysa Leak, Francesco Lo Castro, Sid Gauld and Francesco Mendolia (from Incognito) and many others. Manzin continues to be a popular session player (he recorded on eight albums in 2010, ranging in style from Pop to Latin, Rock/Blues, Ska and Jazz) and appears in music festivals throughout Europe, as well as performing regularly at many venues around Europe. Roberto Manzin Roberto Manzin (born 8 July 1966) is an alto, tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, EWI, piano player and composer. Roberto Manzin was born on 8 July 1966 in Rome, Italy, of Eastern European refugees who were also musicians. His"
"including Joseph Calleja, Joyce DiDonato, Erwin Schrott, Giuseppe Filianoti, and José Cura. In particular, Domingo has performed frequently with Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón, who won three prizes at the 1999 Operalia competition. Beyond Operalia, Domingo has been instrumental in giving many young artists encouragement and special attention, as in 2001, when he invited the so-called ""Singing Policeman"", New York tenor Daniel Rodríguez, to attend the Vilar-Domingo Young Artists program to develop his operatic skills. In addition to the Vilar-Domingo Young Artists Program in Washington, D.C., Domingo has also started programs to train young opera singers at the Los Angeles Opera"
"Ramón Collazo Ramón Collazo (January 25, 1901July 16, 1981) was an Tango pianist, composer, actor. was born in the now extinct Red-light district of the Barrio Sur of Montevideo, where his father owned a grocery. His brother Juan Antonio Collazo also was a Tango pianist and composer. In his prolific oeuvre, there are very important titles including such standouts as: ""Agua florida"", ""Golondrina"", ""Blanca nieve"", ""Adios Susana"", ""Mamá, yo quiero un novio"", ""Sevilla"", ""Si lo supiera Mamá"", ""San Antonio"", ""Malvaloca"", ""Sevilla"", ""Portuguesa"", ""Hombrecito"", ""Tilin-tilon"", ""Buenos dias"", ""Palan, palan"", ""Fado fadiño"", ""Adiós mi barrio"", ""Madrigal Veneciano"", ""Volverás"", ""Ay mamá, quiero casarme"","
"Manuel Buzón Manuel Buzón (December 18, 1904 – July 14, 1954) was a tango pianist, singer, leader and composer. Buzón was born in Las Flores district of Buenos Aires, to Spanish immigrants Manuel and Dolores Moreno. He was a performer from an early age, at the age of 10 he performed at a Club Social América event. In 1925 Buzón became a regular performer on Argentine radio. Between May 1929 and February 1930 He toured Spain playing in Barcelona, Madrid, Murcia, Alicante, Cartagena and Sevilla. Buzón resumed performing in August 1930 and returned to Argentine radio in 1931. He continued"
"to appear on Argentine radio into the 1940s and he toured Argentina with his orchestra. Between 1942 and 1943 he made a number of recordings for Odeon Records. Buzón died on July 14, 1954 aged only 50, he is remembered as a composer that bridged the gap between old and modern tango and a musician that helped to spread the popularity of the genre in Argentina and in Europe. Manuel Buzón Manuel Buzón (December 18, 1904 – July 14, 1954) was a tango pianist, singer, leader and composer. Buzón was born in Las Flores district of Buenos Aires, to Spanish"
"the North American tour they were co-headlining with Hall & Oates, citing a family emergency. Roland and Tears for Fears resumed the tour on September 14, 2017, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Roland Orzabal Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana (born 22 August 1961) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and author. He is best known as a co-founder of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists. In 2014, Orzabal published his first novel. Orzabal was born in"
"networks of the film and music industry to boost tourism. In 2007, Avanzado migrated to the United States, settling in Vallejo, California, with his wife. In 2012, he also announced his intention to run for Vice Governor of Siquijor under the Liberal Party. In the 2013 elections, Avanzado received 25,159 votes compared to 20,472 from his opponent, Art Pacatang, from Lakas–CMD. Dingdong Avanzado Fernando ""Dingdong"" Veloso Avanzado (born July 7, 1968) is a singer, actor, politician, TV host and composer in the Philippine music industry. Avanzado was born on July 7, 1968, in Quezon City. Fernando Avanzado was born in"
"Firma, El Desafío, El Gallo Fino, El Poder del Amor and El Aviador. Albums: Villazon is the son of Crispín Villazón de Armas y Clara Aponte López. He married Aida Mercedes García Tolosa and has three children: Crispin Enrique, Iván David and Daniel Camilo. Lucas Francisco, Carolina and Francisco Villazon are Ivan's brother children. Iván Villazón Villazon spent his childhood in the city Valledupar where he attended middle school in the Colegio María Montessori. He grew up loving ""parrandas"" (parties) that his father Crispin organized with local musicians like Colacho Mendoza, Adán Montero, Ovidio Granados, Rodolfo Castilla and Alejo Duran,"
"Alain Vanzo Alain Vanzo (April 2, 1928 – January 27, 2002) was a French opera singer and composer, one of few French tenors of international standing in the postwar era. He, along with such singers as Henri Legay and the Canadian Léopold Simoneau, represented a traditional French lyric style during a period when larger Italian and German vocal styles had become popular. Vanzo was born in Monte Carlo, Monaco, the son of a Mexican father and a French mother. He started singing at a young age in the church choir. At 18, he started singing popular songs with a small"
"Francisco Araiza José Francisco Araiza Andrade (born 4 October 1950), is a Mexican operatic tenor and lied 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 Mexico City, he studied singing at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música de México and later in Germany, with Mozartian tenor Richard Holm, and lieder interpretation with Erik Werba. He made his operatic debut in 1970 in Mexico City as First Prisoner in Beethoven's ""Fidelio"". Araiza initially came to"
"Gonzalo Grau y la Clave Secreta Gonzalo Grau y la Clave Secreta are a jazz band which originated in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Gonzalo Grau was born in Caracas, Venezuela, the son of Alberto Grau and Isabela Palacios. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He produced Osvaldo Golijov's ""La Pasión según San Marcos"" which won its nominated category at Germany's Echo Klassik Awards in 2010, and arranged several tracks on tenor Rolando Villazón's ""¡México!"" which won an Echo Klassik award the following year. In 2011 Grau won the Young Euro Classic Composer Award, given in recognition"
"Ion Buzea Ion Buzea (born on 14 August 1934) is a Romanian tenor who enjoyed a successful international career. Born in Cluj, Romania, where he studied geology and mining and played in the National Romanian Volleyball team while pursuying vocal training with Lya Popp. He made his stage debut in Cluj as Alfredo in ""La traviata"" in 1958. After winning first prize in the George Enescu International Singing Competition he became a member of the Romanian National Opera, Bucharest. After further studies with Luigi Ricci in Rome, he began his international career with notable appearances in Milan, Vienna, Salzburg, New"
"Plácido Domingo José Plácido Domingo Embil, (; ; born 21 January 1941), known as Plácido Domingo, is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Although primarily a ""lirico-spinto"" tenor for most of his career, especially popular for his Cavaradossi, Hoffmann, Don José, and Canio, he quickly moved into more dramatic roles, becoming the most acclaimed Otello of his generation. In the early 2010s, he transitioned"
"In 2009, he guest starred on the BBC show ""Hotel Babylon"" as Gennaro Fazio, an Italian magazine editor. In January and February 2010, Campbell competed in and won the ITV talent show ""Popstar to Operastar"", in which eight pop stars were trained to perform world-famous opera arias. He was mentored by world-leading tenor Rolando Villazón, with whom he went on to duet with on the song ""The Impossible Dream"". Campbell is an Ambassador for The Prince's Trust, helping underprivileged youth. He has designed a guitar for Guitar Aid. He works with and supports the Lymphoma Association and Cancer Research UK,"
"tenor in several operas. He regularly appears in support of his chosen charities, as well as performing a full domestic and international concert schedule. Rodriguez, born in Brooklyn, New York, was the first of two children born to Carmen and Jose Rodriguez, who had emigrated from Puerto Rico as teenagers. Rodriguez' father and grandfather were both tenors, and other family members played various musical instruments. He cites the singing of Mario Lanza as an early musical influence after seeing the movie ""The Great Caruso"". At the age of ten, he began a serious study of music. His teen years were"
"The seven scheduled performances are said to have been heavily overbooked with cards having been traded for more than 2000 Euros. Whilst Netrebko and Villazón were reviewed largely positively by critics, some reviewers (of the live performance as well as of the recording) criticized Rizzi's conducting. Rizzi's recordings include an English-language version of Leoš Janáček's ""Káťa Kabanová"" (Chandos), and a DVD set of ""La Traviata"" (Deutsche Grammophon). Carlo Rizzi (conductor) Carlo Rizzi (born 19 July 1960, Milan, Italy) is an Italian conductor. Rizzi studied music at the Milan Conservatory. He later was a conducting student of Vladimir Delman, in Bologna,"
"Roberto Alagna Roberto Alagna (; ) (born 7 June 1963) is a French tenor. He was born in Clichy-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France and obtained French citizenship at age 18, while also retaining his previous Italian citizenship. Alagna was born outside the city of Paris in 1963 to a family of Sicilian immigrants. As a teenager, the young Alagna began busking and singing pop in Parisian cabarets, mostly for tips. Influenced primarily by the films of Mario Lanza and learning from recordings of many historic tenors, he then switched to opera, but remained largely self-taught. He was discovered by Gabriel Dussurget, the"
"The collection of CDs offers an interesting selection of argentinian composers such as Ariel Ramírez, Alberto Ginastera, Ástor Piazzolla, Carlos Guastavino, as well as her own compositions. Her own tango arrangements combine classic virtuosity and a big pianistic sound with elements of improvisational freedom. Cecilia Pillado Cecilia Pillado (born in Mendoza) is an Italian Argentine German film television and stage actor, a classical pianist and a composer. In 2005 she launched in Germany her own record label Tango Malambo which was inactive until 2013, because in the meanwhile her recordings were released under Sony Classical Germany. As a young adult,"
"Ángel Chacón. A well known musician from Vega Alta was Ladislao Martinez a.k.a. ""El Maestro Ladi"" (June 27, 1898–February 1, 1979), a master cuatro musician. He became the first Puerto Rican to play a cuatro solo on the radio. Fiel a la Vega, a rock en español (rock in Spanish) band, was formed in 1994. Band members Tito Auger and Ricky Laureano are from Vega Alta, while brothers Pedro Arraiza and Jorge Arraiza come from next-door Vega Baja. Their first album spawned hits like ""Salimos de Aquí"" and ""El Wanabí"", both of which were released with videos. The Puerto Rican"
"over the judges of this flamenco contest. For many the singer Chacón remains ""el mejor de todos los tiempos"" (the best of all time). He died in Madrid. Antonio Chacón Antonio Chacón (1869–1929) was a Spanish flamenco singer [cantaor]. Chacón was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz Province. He began earning a living by performing flamenco around 1884. He toured Andalucia with his two friends, the Molina brothers - dancer Antonio Molina, and guitarist Javier Molina. He was later hired by Silverio Franconetti for his café in Seville. He was noted for his skill in singing the cartagenera, malagueñas,"
"York City and Cincinnati. Ion Buzea also made numerous recordings, notably ""Rigoletto"", opposite Nicolae Herlea and Magda Ianculescu, and ""La traviata"", opposite Virginia Zeani and again Nicolae Herlea, as well as numerous television appearances. Ion Buzea Ion Buzea (born on 14 August 1934) is a Romanian tenor who enjoyed a successful international career. Born in Cluj, Romania, where he studied geology and mining and played in the National Romanian Volleyball team while pursuying vocal training with Lya Popp. He made his stage debut in Cluj as Alfredo in ""La traviata"" in 1958. After winning first prize in the George Enescu"
"Repertoire of Plácido Domingo Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo has sung 150 roles in Italian, French, German, English, Spanish and Russian. His main repertoire however is Italian (""Otello"", Cavaradossi in ""Tosca"", ""Don Carlo"", Des Grieux in ""Manon Lescaut"", Dick Johnson in ""La fanciulla del West"", Radames in ""Aida""), French (""Faust"", ""Werther"", Don José in ""Carmen"", Samson in ""Samson et Dalila""), and German (""Lohengrin"", ""Parsifal"", and Siegmund in ""Die Walküre""). Domingo currently continues to add more operas to his repertoire. Since 2009, he has moved substantially into the baritone repertoire, especially focusing on Verdi baritone roles. In 2015, he made his most"
"Antonio Chacón Antonio Chacón (1869–1929) was a Spanish flamenco singer [cantaor]. Chacón was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz Province. He began earning a living by performing flamenco around 1884. He toured Andalucia with his two friends, the Molina brothers - dancer Antonio Molina, and guitarist Javier Molina. He was later hired by Silverio Franconetti for his café in Seville. He was noted for his skill in singing the cartagenera, malagueñas, granaína and media granaína, which earned him the popular title of ""Don"". According to Fernando el de Triana, he was so accomplished that all of the most successful"
"over 14 years. Ricardo Montaner Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner (born September 8, 1957), better known as Ricardo Montaner (), is a Venezuelan-Argentine singer and songwriter. Since starting his career in the late 1970s, he has already released more than 15 albums, with many successful singles and has sold over 23 million records worldwide. Montaner was born as Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner, in Valentín Alsina, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. However, he moved to Venezuela when he was 6 years old. During his youth, he performed in the church choir in the city of Maracaibo. The first song he internationally performed in"
"Osvaldo Ríos Osvaldo Ríos Alonso (born October 25, 1960 in Carolina, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actor, model, singer, and guitarist, who is best known for his roles in telenovelas. He has appeared in several soap operas, including ""Abrazame muy Fuerte"", ""Kassandra"" and the 1996 version of ""La Viuda de Blanco"". Born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Osvaldo Ríos is a singer and actor. His television series have been seen across the world, including countries such as Spain, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, Armenia, China, India, Malaysia, Latin America and the United States. He is the main"
"the Kodak Theater in Hollywood and Highland Center, the Royal Albert Hall, Equinox and Le Palace in London, the Ford Center and Performing Arts Center in Toronto, Queen Elizabeth Auditorium in Vancouver, the Albert Hall in Copenhagen, the Nobel Concert Hall and Global Auditorium in Stockholm, and the Performing Arts Center and Civic Auditoriums in Australia's Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Auckland in New Zealand. With Caltex Records Bijan Mortazavi Bijan Mortazavi (), (born November 16, 1957 in Babol, Iran), is an Iranian Virtuoso Violinist, Musician, Composer, Songwriter, Arranger and Singer. Born in the city of Babol, Iran. Mortazavi"
"Lorenzo Regazzo Lorenzo Regazzo, (born in Venice) is an opera singer. His voice can be categorised as bass, bass-baritone or ""basso cantante"". He is especially well known for interpreting Baroque, Classical, and bel canto repertoire. Among the qualities frequently noted by the critical press are his virtuosic coloratura technique, sumptuous tone, and vivid stage presence. Performing at the major opera and concert venues of Europe, as well as in Japan and the USA, Regazzo has also been a regular guest at musical events such as the Salzburg Festival and the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. Among the conductors he collaborated"
"Nelson Martinez Nelson Martinez (born 1981) is a Cuban operatic baritone. He emigrated to the United States. Born in Cuba, he graduated from the Superior Institute of the Arts and became the leading baritone with the Teatro Lirico ""Rodrigo Prats"" in Holguin. Later joining the Teatro Lirico Nacional in Havana, where he performed such roles as Enrico in ""Lucia di Lammermoor"", Marcelo in ""La bohème"", Alfio in ""Cavalleria rusticana"", Tonio in ""Pagliacci"", Figaro in ""Il barbiere di Siviglia"", Don Giovanni in ""Don Giovanni"", and Iago in ""Otello"". His extended repertoire of Spanish and Cuban Zarzuelas includes: ""El Cafetal"", ""Cecilia Valdes"","