Francisco Araiza

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 international prominence singing in Mozart and Rossini operas, but in the 1980s broadened his repertoire to include Italian and French lyric tenor roles and Wagnerian roles such as Lohengrin and Walther von Stolzing. He was made a Kammersänger of the Vienna State Opera in 1988. Now retired from the opera stage, he teaches singing and serves on the juries of several international singing competitions. Francisco Araiza was born in Mexico City on 4 October 1950, the second of José Araiza and Guadalupe Andrade's seven children. His father, also a tenor, was a church organist and a chorus master for Mexico's national opera company, Compania Nacional de Opera de Bellas Artes. Araiza's father taught him to read music and play the piano when he was a child, but he did not begin to study music formally until he was 15 when he enrolled in organ and singing classes at the Escuela Nacional de Música. He continued his singing classes while studying business administration at the National Autonomous University of Mexico where he played quarterback on the football team and sang in the university choir. He was 18 when he made his professional debut in 1969 with a recital featuring Schumann's Dichterliebe. The soprano Irma González, a prominent voice teacher at the National Conservatory of Music of Mexico in Mexico City, was in the audience. At her suggestion Araiza enrolled full-time in the conservatory. She was to become his primary voice teacher for the next four years, although he also studied the German operatic and lieder repertory with Erika Kubacsek, a Viennese singing teacher living in Mexico City at the time. Araiza's operatic stage debut came in 1970 when he sang The First Prisoner in a concert performance of Beethoven's Fidelio by the Compania Nacional de Opera de Bellas Artes. A few months later he graduated to the role of Jacquino in the same opera and went on to sing Des Grieux in Massenet's Manon and Rodolfo in Puccini's La bohème with the company. In 1974 he went to Munich to compete in the ARD International Music Competition, where he received Third Prize. Although the pieces he sang for the competition were from the Italian lyric tenor repertoire, the judges told him that he would make an ideal Mozart tenor and offered him a contract with the Karlsruhe Opera. He decided to remain in Munich for further training with Richard Holm and Erik Werba before his debut at Karlsruhe in 1975 as Ferrando in Così fan tutte. ... Source: Article "Francisco Araiza" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Francisco Araiza
  • Popularity: 1.677
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1950-10-04
  • Place of Birth: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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Francisco Araiza Movies

  • 1981
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    La Cenerentola

    La Cenerentola

    7.6 1981 HD

    The Prince, Don Ramiro (who has changed places with his valet, Dandini), meets Cenerentola and they are instantly attracted to each other. When the...

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  • 1983
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    The Magic Flute

    The Magic Flute

    1 1983 HD

    The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina. Aided by the lovelorn bird...

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  • 2000
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    The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute

    10 2000 HD

    Mozart’s allegorical fairy tale has charmed audiences and inspired artists, for more than 200 years. A few weeks before this telecast, the Met...

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  • 1980
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    Die Entführung aus dem Serail

    Die Entführung aus dem Serail

    1 1980 HD

    Production of Mozart's opera about the Spanish nobleman who seeks to rescue his beloved Konstanze from the hands of the Pasha. Karl Bohm conducts...

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  • 1984
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    Il viaggio a Reims

    Il viaggio a Reims

    1 1984 HD

    The historic 1984 revival performance of Il viaggio a Reims was the first time in over 150 years the opera was performed. Set in a luxurious hotel in...

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  • 1979
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    L'Incoronazione di Poppea

    L'Incoronazione di Poppea

    1 1979 HD

    Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi...

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  • 1980
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    Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

    Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

    1 1980 HD

    Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi...

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  • 1978
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    L'Orfeo

    L'Orfeo

    9 1978 HD

    Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi...

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  • 1987
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    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

    8 1987 HD

    Live from Teatro alla Scala 1987.

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  • 1979
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    Der Rosenkavalier

    Der Rosenkavalier

    7 1979 HD

    This performance of Richard Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier (1979) features the vocal talents of Gwyneth Jones in the lead role; recorded at the...

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  • 1988
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    La Cenerentola

    La Cenerentola

    1 1988 HD

    Gioacchino Rossini's sparkling version of the Cinderella story comes live from the Salzburg Festival with Ann Murray and Francisco Araiza as...

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  • 1985
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    Faust

    Faust

    6 1985 HD

    In an epic tale of good versus evil, Faust sells his soul to the Devil and tries to save Marguerite from an eternity in Hell.

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  • 1983
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    Cosi Fan Tutte

    Cosi Fan Tutte

    1 1983 HD

    An excellent performance of this delightful opera. The principals are superb, especially the sisters. Bruscantini as Don Alfonso is past his prime,...

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  • 1983
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    Manon Lescaut

    Manon Lescaut

    6 1983 HD

    The sets and costumes by Ponnelle are truly reflective of the 'grand style'. Plus the fact that the two lead characters are portrayed by top singers...

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  • 2015
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    Verdi: Falstaff

    Verdi: Falstaff

    1 2015 HD

    “The whole world is a jest, man was born a great jester…” So goes the brilliant conclusion to Verdi’s Falstaff, an opera...

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  • 1987
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    Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1985
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    Melodien für Millionen

    Melodien für Millionen

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1994
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    Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen

    Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1955
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    Was bin ich?

    Was bin ich?

    6.5 1955 HD

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