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Tenor David Robinson recently performed in the zarzuela Luisa Fernanda with the Washington National Opera next to legendary Plácido Domingo. Born in Mexico, he began his career at an early age as a finalist for two consecutive years in the National Voice Competition "Carlo Morelli." Subsequently The National Opera Company of Mexico engaged him as a soloist for opera, operetta, zarzuela, and oratorio. Recipient of a Fulbright scholarship, he attended the Academy of Vocal Arts (Philadelphia) and has had the opportunity to work with artists of the caliber of Franco Corelli, Renata Scotto, Franciso Araiza and Nello Santi among others. Mr. Robinson has also participated in SIVAM (Mexico City) and the Israel Vocal Arts Institute (Tel- Aviv). He has sung with acclaimed regional opera companies throughout the United States, including the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Opera Orchestra of New York, Palm Beach Opera and the Washington National Opera among others. He has performed as a soloist in prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Town Hall, the Kennedy Center and the United Nations (NY). In Washington, D.C., he recently performed a recital at the Mexican Cultural Institute as part of the Embassy Series and Gerontius in The Dream of Gerontius with the North of England Festival Choir. Upcoming engagements include Mozart's Coronation Mass and Solemn Vespers to celebrate that composer's 250th Anniversary, a series of recitals and oratorios in South America and Europe and his debut with Los Angeles Opera this fall.
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UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
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Parsifal
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Third Esquire
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Los Angeles Opera
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Recital “The Mexican Cultural Institute”
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Tenor Soloist
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The Embassy Series, Washington D.C.
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TBA
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Tenor Soloist
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New York City Opera
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Gala Concerts
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Tenor Soloist
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Spreckels Organ, San Diego
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Coronation Mass & Solemn Vespers -Mozart
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Tenor Soloist
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Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (Mexico)
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OPERA PERFORMANCES
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Luisa Fernanda
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El Saboyano/ Javier (cover)
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Washington National Opera
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Don Giovanni
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Don Ottavio
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Teatro Lirico d’Europa
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Die Lustige Witwe
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Camille de Rosillon
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Dade Auditorium, Miami, FL
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Marino Falliero
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Leoni
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OONY, Carnegie Hall, New York
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Adriana Lecouvreur
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Abbé
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OONY, Carnegie Hall, New York (NJ)
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Un Racconto Fiorentino (world premiere)
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Renzo
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Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NY
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Luisa Fernanda
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Javier
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Town Hall, New York
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Int. Music Festival, Xalapa, Mexico
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El Barberillo de Lavapiés
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Barberillo
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Town Hall, New York
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Cosi fan tutte
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Ferrando
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Connecticut Grand Opera
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Falstaff
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Fenton
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Sarasota Opera
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Oberto
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Riccardo
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Sarasota Opera
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(cover)
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Il Barbiere di Siviglia
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Count Almaviva
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Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Romeo and Julia (Boris Blacher)
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Romeo
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Maryland Summer Festival
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(U.S. Premiere/Albany Records)
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Die Fledermaus
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Alfred
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New York Verismo Opera
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Libushe (Smetana)
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Stahlav
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Connecticut Grand Opera
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Die Zauberflöte
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Tamino
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Palm Beach Opera (tour)
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Rigoletto
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Duke
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Opera North
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National Opera Company of Mexico
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Teatro Lirico d’Europa (Springfield)
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The Desert Song
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Sid-El-Kar
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Media Theatre for the Performing Arts
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La Verbena de la Paloma
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Julian
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Jarvis Theatre, CA. (recorded for PBS)
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L'Elisir d'Amore
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Nemorino
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Festival Internacional de Música
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de Morelia, Mexico
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Così fan Tutte
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Ferrando
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Academy of Vocal Arts
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Falstaff
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Fenton
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Academy of Vocal Arts
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La Traviata
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Alfredo
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National Opera Company of Mexico
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Salome
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Second Jew
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National Opera Company of Mexico
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Lucia Di Lammermoor
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Arturo
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National Opera Company of Mexico
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ROLES PREPARED/IN PREPARATION
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Gounod
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Romeo et Juliette
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Romeo
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Gounod
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Faust
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Faust
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Massenet
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Manon
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Des Grieux
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Massenet
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Werther
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Werther
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CONCERT / RECITALS
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Mass in Cm – Mozart K427
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Tenor Soloist
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Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa
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Gala Concert
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Tenor Solist
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Paderhalle, Padderborn, Germany
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Recital (Embassy Series - )
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Mexican Cultural Inst., Washington D.C.
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Requiem (G. Verdi)
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Tenor Soloist
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Sarasota Opera
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Gala Concert
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New Israeli Opera, Tel-Aviv
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Tango & Zarzuela concert
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Tenor Soloist
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Connecticut Grand Opera
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Gala Concert
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United Nations, NY.
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The Dream of Gerontius
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Gerontius
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North of England Festival Choir, NY.
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Elijah
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Obadiah
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North of England Festival Choir, NY.
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The Messiah
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Tenor Soloist
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Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, México
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Concert of Russian Arias/Scenes
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Lenski
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Opera North, NH.
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Gala Concert
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Tenor Solist
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Palm Beach Opera, FL.
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Gala Concert
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Philadelphia Opera, PA.
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Beethoven 9th Symphony
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Tenor soloist
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Orquesta Sinf. Ags./ Guadalajara, Mexico
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"Best Voices of Mexico" Gala
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National Opera Company, Mexico
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Horizon Concerts
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New York
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AIDS Benefit
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Menil Collection, Houston
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TRAINING / EDUCATION
Israel Vocal Arts Institute, full scholarship recipient International Course of Singing (SIVAM), Mexico City Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia Voice Studio : Mark Oswald, David Jones, Mary Mac Kenzie Master Classes: Licia Albanese, Francisco Araiza, Franco Corelli, Dominic Cossa, Joan Dornemann, Mignon Dunn, Sherrill Milnes, Ramón Vargas, Stephen Lord, Nello Santi. The Actors Studio, Circle in the Square, New York
Universidad Intercontinental, BA.(Business Administration), Mexico.
Languages: Spanish, Italian, French, German and English
AWARDS / HONORS
Finalist, Carlo Morelli National Singing Competition of Mexico
U.S. Finalist, International Belvedere Competition, AustriaFirst Place, Alta Classica International Voice Competition, New York Fulbright Recipient Winner, National Fund for the Arts and Culture of Mexico Scholarship Outstanding Performer Status, United States Immigration Services
RECORDINGS
Romeo und Julia (Boris Blacher) Albany Records, 2000
REVIEWS
"The show provides only one solo for tenor, but Davíd Robinson's remarkable, soaring voice makes you wish for more."
Philadelphia Inquirer
"Singers bring down the house . . . appearing as guest artist was Davíd Robinson . . . his charm and beautiful voice were apparent. Both are on the cutting edge of promising careers."
El Paso Herald Post
" . . . Stunning tenor voice . . . extremely
talented."
Delaware Times
"The brilliant performance of young Mexican tenor Davíd Robinson
must be singled out...... he enchanted us with his beautifully sensitive and expressive voice....."
Padderborn- Andrea
Auffenberg (Germany)
" Robinson's clear sound and capable performance as the pompous, amoral Duke is so effective that it takes constant reminding that his character should be scorned... aptly looks and plays the macho Apollo that describes him".
North County News , NY
"Davíd Robinson was an aptly sensitive and gentle as Ferrando... delightful"
Advocate & Greenwich Time, CT.
"Their fiancés/Albanians were right on the duet mark... another comic pair with flair".
The Connecticut Post, CT.
"Good singing... why don't we see singers such as Dav
íd Robinson more often on the Israeli Opera stage? "
Haarets Newspaper, Tel-Aviv, Israel
"His tone is solid and round, and delivered without a hint of stress . . . at times he reached a rarefied level of beauty, such as in the aria 'La donna é mobile.'"
The News Press, Florida
"Tenor Davíd Robinson as the Duke is one of the most endearing in the opera . . . wonderfully sung."
The Islander,
Florida
"Davíd Robinson as the Duke of Mantua was a commanding presence."
Sanibel-Captiva
Guide, Florida
"Top vocal moments with Sid-El-Kar's
beautiful bright voice."
Williamsport
Sun-Gazette
"Davíd Robinson showed passion in his singing . . . his smooth-timbered voice won him an ovation."
La Oferta
News, California
"Davíd Robinson must be singled out for praise . . . his Duke of Mantua will undoubtedly linger in many listeners' memories."
Valley News,
New Hampshire
"Davíd Robinson's emotive and beautiful tenor led the way in Rigoletto's quartet and Lucia's sextet."
Sun-Sentinel,
Palm Beach
"Davíd Robinson was truly outstanding."
Sight Lines Vol. XIII No. 1 New York
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