Kenneth Tarver
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Kenneth Tarver is a tenore di grazia
. He has appeared at some of the world’s most prestigious opera houses, such as the Royal Opera House
Covent Garden, Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile (as Lindoro in L'Italiana in Algeri
), Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Bayerische Staatsoper, Dresden Semperoper, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Opéra Comique
París, Teatro Lirico di Trieste, La Monnaie
Brussels, Metropolitan Opera
, Washington (as Prince Ramiro in La Cenerentola
) and Teatro San Carlo Naples.
Recently he sung the role of Orfeo
in Joseph Haydn’s L’Anima del Filosofo at the Budapest Festival, Christoph Willibald Gluck’s 'Orphèe et Euridice at Staatsoper Stuttgart
, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Idomeneo
at La Monnaie and L’Infedelta Delusa (Haydn) at the Musikverein Vienna.
Tenore di grazia
Leggiero Tenor, also called tenor leggiero or tenore di grazia, is a lightweight, flexible tenor type of voice. The tenor roles written in the early 19th century Italian operas are invariably leggiero tenor roles, especially those by Rossini such as Lindoro in L'italiana in Algeri, Don Ramiro in La...
. He has appeared at some of the world’s most prestigious opera houses, such as the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
Covent Garden, Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile (as Lindoro in L'Italiana in Algeri
L'italiana in Algeri
L'italiana in Algeri is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Angelo Anelli, based on his earlier text set by Luigi Mosca...
), Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Bayerische Staatsoper, Dresden Semperoper, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Opéra Comique
Opera Comique
The Opera Comique was a 19th-century theatre constructed in Westminster, London, between Wych Street and Holywell Street with entrances on the East Strand. It opened in 1870 and was demolished in 1902, to make way for the construction of the Aldwych and Kingsway...
París, Teatro Lirico di Trieste, La Monnaie
La Monnaie
Le Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie , or the Koninklijke Muntschouwburg is a theatre in Brussels, Belgium....
Brussels, Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
, Washington (as Prince Ramiro in La Cenerentola
La Cenerentola
La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the fairy tale Cinderella...
) and Teatro San Carlo Naples.
Recently he sung the role of Orfeo
Orfeo
L'Orfeo , sometimes called L'Orfeo, favola in musica, is an early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio. It is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus, and tells the story of his descent to Hades and his fruitless attempt to bring his dead bride Eurydice back to...
in Joseph Haydn’s L’Anima del Filosofo at the Budapest Festival, Christoph Willibald Gluck’s 'Orphèe et Euridice at Staatsoper Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Idomeneo
Idomeneo
Idomeneo, re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante is an Italian language opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The libretto was adapted by Giambattista Varesco from a French text by Antoine Danchet, which had been set to music by André Campra as Idoménée in 1712...
at La Monnaie and L’Infedelta Delusa (Haydn) at the Musikverein Vienna.