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Biography
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Mexican lyric tenor, acclaimed as
having a warm and captivating voice. From his very early career, he had
the chance to play roles like Nemorino, from "L'elisir d'amore",
and Alfredo in "La Traviata". He made his debut at the age of 19
in the National Theatre of Fine Arts (Bellas Artes), in Mexico City,
singing the role of "il messagero" in the opera
"Aida".
He received a very favorable review,
and was promised a fruitful operatic career by the critics. In 1987, he
enrolled the prestigious teacher Lisa Hagenau's Gesangstudio, in
Frankfurt, Germany, where he also had the chance to study under the renown
Kammersänger Heinz Hagenau, first bass of the Frankfurter Theater. During
his stay in Germany, he participated at Wiesbadener Theater as Gaston, in
"La Traviata", as the prisoner in "Fidelio", as one of
the disciples in "Die Mestersinger von Nürnberg", as well in
the Die Badhersfeld Festspiele, as the leading opera roles Naraboth in
Richard Strauss's "Salome", and Hans in B. Smetana's Die
verkaufte Braut.
In Mexico, he has sung Rodolfo, from
"La Boheme", in concerts, arias and ensembles as Tamino from
"Die Zauberflöte", as Don Ottavio from "Don
Giovanni", as Romeo from "Romeo et Juliette", as well as
the leading tenor roles in the zarzuelas "Luisa Fernanda" and
"Los Gavilanes". He has also participated in many concerts,
opera galas and oratories, outstandingly Beethoven's 9th Symphony,
Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Coronation Mass, and Orff's Carmina Burana. In
1998, he recorded for Disney's Buena Vista Studios the remasterization in
Spanish of the singing and spoken voice of the Prince, in the animated
film "Sleeping Beauty". In Guatemala, he received high praises
for his outstanding participation in the prestigious Festival
Internacional de Cultura Paiz 1999, a festival that has hosted artists
with important international recognition. This year, in July, he
participated in Festival Merida 2000, accompanied by the UNESCO Choir.
In
May 2001 Mr. Acosta made his American debut as Rodolfo in the Natchez
Opera Festival’s production of La Boheme.
In March he will reprise the role of Rodolfo with Cedar Rapids
Opera Theatre. |
Future Engagements
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Rodolfo
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La Boheme (March
2002)
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Rodolfo
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Operatic roles performed
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| La Boheme |
Rodolfo |
May 2001 |
Natchez Opera Festival |
| Aida |
Il messagero |
Mexico City 1983 |
Bellas Artes Theatre |
| Elisir D´amore |
Nemorino |
Monterrey N.L. 1984 |
ESMD Programa Cultural SEP-INBA |
| La Traviata |
Alfredo |
Torreón Coah. 1985 |
ESMD Programa Cultural SEP-INBA |
| La Traviata |
Alfredo |
Monterrey N.L. 1986 |
ESMD Programa Cultural SEP-INBA |
| Salome |
Naraboth |
Bad Hersfeld Germany 1989 |
Bad Hersfeld Festspiele 89 |
| La Traviata |
Gastón |
Wiesbaden Germany 1989 |
Wiesbadener Theater |
| Fidelio |
First Prisoner |
Wiesbaden Germany 1989 |
Wiesbadener Theater |
| Die verkaufte Braut |
Hans |
Bad Hersfeld Germany 1990 |
Bad Hersfeld Festspiele 90 |
| Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
Disciple |
Wiesbaden Germany 1990 |
Wiesbadener Theater |
| La Bohème |
Rodolfo |
Durango, Dgo. 1996 |
Festival Cultural de Durango 96 |
| La Bohéme |
Rodolfo |
Torreón Coah. 1996 |
Festival Cultural Torreón 96 |
| Luisa Fernanda |
Javier |
Monterrey N.L. 1996 |
Pro Cultura de Mty. A.C.
Temporada 96 |
| Los Gavilanes |
Gustavo |
Monterrey N.L. 1997 |
Pro Cultura de Mty. A.C.
Temporada 97 |
| Luisa Fernanda |
Javier |
Mazatlán Sin. 1998 |
Festival Cultural Mazatlán 98 |
| La Magia de la Zarzuela |
Various |
Guatemala 1999 |
Festival Internacional de
Cultura PAIZ 99 |
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Carmina Burana
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Tenor |
Querétaro Qto. 2000 |
Querétaro Philharmonic
Orchestra |
Concert and Oratorio soloist
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| Operatic
Concert |
Various |
Mazatlán Sin.
1984 |
Festival de las
Flores Mazatlán |
| Operatic
Concert |
Various |
Aguascalientes
Ags. 1985 |
ESMD Programa
Cultural SEP-INBA |
| Mozart´s
Gala |
Tamino, Don
Ottavio |
Monterrey
N.L. 1996 |
Symphonic
Orchestra UANL 96 |
| Zarzuela´s Gala |
Various |
Monterrey
N.L. 1996 |
Pro Cultura de
Mty. A.C. Temporada 96 |
| Donizetti
´s Gala |
Edgardo |
Monterrey
N.L. 1997 |
Symphonic
Orchestra UANL 97 |
| Operatic
Concert |
Various |
Guanajuato Gto.
1997 |
Operisitc
Concert Guanajuato. |
| Zarzuela´s Gala |
Various |
Monterrey
N.L. 1997 |
Pro
Cultura de Mty. A.C. Temporada 97
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| Mexican Gala |
Various |
Monterrey
N.L. 1999 |
Symphonic
Orchestra UANL 99 |
| Viennese
Gala |
Various |
Monterrey
N.L. 1999 |
Symphonic
Orchestra UANL 99 |
| Verdi´s Gala |
Alfredo |
Monterrey
N.L. 1999 |
Symphonic
Orchestra UANL 99 |
| Handel |
The
Messiah |
Monterrey
N.L. 1999 |
Jesus
Medina Orchestra |
| Beethoven |
9th Symphony |
Monterrey
N.L. 1999 |
Symphonic
Orchestra UANL 99 |
| Operatic
Concert |
Various |
El Salvador 1999 |
Asociación Pro
Arte de El Salvador 99 |
| Operatic
Concert |
Various |
Antigua,
Guatemala 1999 |
Private
Concert |
| Operatic
Concert |
Various |
Mexico City 1999 |
Carlos Chávez
Orchestra |
| Zarzuela´s Gala |
Various |
Mexico
City 1999 |
Carlos
Chavez Orchestra |
| Mozart |
Coronation
Mass |
Mérida,Yucatan
2000 |
Festival Mérida
2000 |
Repertoire
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| La Traviata |
G. Verdi |
Italian |
| Romeo et Juliette |
Ch. Gounod |
French |
| L´elisir d´amore |
G. Donizetti |
Italian |
| La Bohéme |
G. Puccini |
Italian |
| Die verkaufte Braut |
B. Smetana |
German |
| Salome |
R. Strauss |
German |
| Don Giovanni |
W. Mozart |
Italian |
| Requiem |
G. Verdi |
Latin |
| The Messiah |
F. Handel |
English |
| 9th Symphony |
L. Beethoven |
German |
| Coronation Mass |
W. Mozart |
Latin |
| Carmina Burana |
C. Orff |
Latin |
| Luisa Fernanda ( Zarzuela
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F. Moreno Torroba |
Spanish |
| Los Gavilanes ( Zarzuela ) |
J. Guerrero |
Spanish |
Training
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| Conductors |
James Demster, Paul Nadler, Siegfried Heinrich, Enrique
Barrios, Félix Carrasco, Jesus Medina, Mario Rodríguez, Enrique Patrón. |
| Vocal Studies |
Susan Young, Lisa Hagenau, Sam Morgenstern |
| Vocal Coaches |
James Demster, Charles Riecker, Maria Cleva. |
Reviews
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Tenor Jose Manuel Acosta sang The Zarzuela
"Luisa Fernanda" with absolute spontaneity and vigor.
Accents,colors, analytical phrasing, easy High tones conform all a
privileged standpoint for wide operatic possibilities.
EL NORTE Newspaper,Writed by Alejandro Fernandez
November 3th 1996 Monterrey, México
Very acclaimed was tenor Jose Manuel Acosta in the romanza "No puede
ser".An extremely correct modulation, beautiful sonority and
impeccable phrasing gave us a moment of great vocal quality, offering thus
an anthological version.
EL NORTE Newspaper,Writed by Alejandro Fernandez
October 18th 1997 Monterrey, México. |
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