Javier Camarena

Javier Camarena (born March 26, 1976) is a Mexican operatic tenor.

Early life Camarena was born in Xalapa, Veracruz. His father was a nuclear plant technician.

Career

Camarena specializes in roles from the bel canto era of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti operas such as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Arturo in I puritani and Conte Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia. He has also sung leading tenor roles in Mozart and Verdi operas.

Camarena has performed at many of the world's leading opera houses and festivals including the Zurich Opera, where he was a company member for a number of years, the Royal Opera London, the Salzburg Festival, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Palacio de Bellas Artes Mexico City, Paris Opéra, the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, the Liceu Barcelona and the Staatsoper Wien. where he also offered a concert with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid and conductor Ivan Lopez-Reynoso in January 2021.

Metropolitan Opera He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in October 2011 in Il barbiere di Siviglia, singing the role of Count Almaviva. On April 25, 2014, Camarena became only the third singer in seventy years at the Metropolitan Opera to perform an encore onstage, and on March 12, 2016, became the second singer to perform multiple encores.

Camarena is a recipient of the Opera News awards for 2020.

Select discography

La colombe, Gounod. Opera Rara CD Cat: ORC53 Contrabandista, recital album, Decca CD Cat: 4834099