Emilio Pons

Egeo/Sole in Giasone

Biografie

Opleiding
Doctor of Music, voice (Indiana University School of Music) 2002-2008. Dissertatie: “The Singer’s Russian: A Guide to the Russian Operatic Repertoire through a Collection of Texts of Opera Arias for All Voice Types, with Phonetic Transcriptions, Word-for-Word and Idiomatic English Translations, and an Introductory Essay on Russian Phonology.”
Master, zang (Indiana University School of Music), 1999-2001
Artist Diploma, piano (National Conservatory of Music, Mexico City), 1989-1999
JD, summa cum laude (Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City) 1994-1999. Thesis: “A Short History of Natural Law Philosophy in Western Civilization.”

volgt les bij: Francisco Araiza, 2006; Carlos Montané, (Indiana University), 1999-2001, 2005, 2006, 2008; Andreas Poulimenos, baritone (Indiana University) 2002-2005; Christiaan Crans, vocal coach, 2005-2008

Mariinsky Theater’s Young Singers Academy, St. Petersburg, 2005-2006; Verbier Festival and Academy, Verbier, Switzerland, 2005; Mariinsky Theater’s Young Singers Summer Academy, Mikkeli, Finland, 2004 & 2005; Portland Opera Performance Institute, Portland, OR, United States, Summer 2002

Master Classes: Francisco Araiza (2006-2008), Malcolm Martineau (2009), Francesca Maria Cavazza (2007), Donald Sulzen (2007), Larissa Gergieva (2004-2006), Thomas Quasthoff (2005), Vladimir Atlantov, Gustav Djupsjöbacka, (2004 & 2005), José Cura (2004), Håkan Hagegård, Martina Arroyo (2002-2004), Roger Vignoles (2003), Virginia Zeani, (2002-2003), Justino Díaz, Tito Capobianco, Elaine Bonazzi, Teresa Kubiak (2002), Fernando Radovan, Lorenzo Palomo (2001)

Hoogtepunten
Nemorino/L'elisir d'amore (Theater der Stadt Heidelberg); Serge, Adolphe/Die drei Wünsche (Theater der Stadt Heidelberg), 2009; Beppe/Arlecchin/Pagliacci,2009
Hipolyt/Phaedra (Theater der Stadt Heidelberg); Lenski/Jevgeni Onegin (Theater der Stadt Heidelberg); Arbace/Idomeneo (Theater der Stadt Heidelberg); Mad Woman/Curlew River (Theater der Stadt Heidelberg); Il Conte di Almaviva/Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Theater Freiburg); Walther, Hugo, Old Woman/Blond Eckbert (Wiener Kammeroper), 2008
Ferrando/Così fan Tutte (Prinzregententheater München, Bayreuth's Markgraefliches Opernhaus, Ingolstadt Stadttheater), 2007
Arturo/Lucia di Lammermoor (Mariinsky Theater, Saint Petersburg), 2006
Le Chevalier de la Force/Dialogues des Carmélites (Indiana University Opera Theater, Bloomington, IN, US) 2005; Bob Boles/Peter Grimes (IUOT) 2004
Il Padre/Piramo e Tisbe (Bloomington Early Music Festival), 2003
Sesto/Giulio Cesare (IUOT) 2002

Prijzen:
RBT Munich Special Prize, 26th International Hans Gabor "Belvedere" Competition, Vienna, Austria, 2007; Prize Winner, Pavel Lisitsian International Vocal Competition, Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia, 2006; Plácido Domingo scholarship, Sociedad Internacional de Valores de Arte Mexicano, 2005-2006; Prize Winner, Palm Beach International Vocal Competition, Palm Beach, FL, USA, 2005; Prize Winner, Irma Cooper International Vocal Competition, Columbus, OH, USA, 2005; National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA), Graduate Study Grant, Mexico, 2003-2005; Culver Miller Scholarship, Indiana University School of Music, 2003-2005; Olimpia Barbera Scholarship, Indiana University School of Music, 2002; National Endowment for the Arts (FONCA), Graduate Study Grant, Mexico, 2000-2002; Sociedad Internacional de Valores de Arte Mexicano scholarship, 2000-2002; 2005-2006; Prize Winner, Fifth Latin American and Spanish Music Performance Competition, Bloomington, IN, 2002; Prize Winner, Chamber Music Competition, National Conservatory of Music, Mexico City, 1999

Recente en toekomstige producties
Jaquino/Fidelio (Compañía Nacional de Ópera, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City); Narraboth/Salome (Theater der Stadt Heidelberg), 2010
Nemorino/L'elisir d'amore (Theater der Stadt Heidelberg); Tamino/Die Zauberflöte (Theater der Stadt Heidelberg) 2009

Werkte in het verleden mee aan

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