James Valenti

James Valenti (born September 2, 1977) is an American operatic tenor.^[1] Born in the town of Summit, New Jersey and raised in Clinton, he is a graduate of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.^[2] He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in March 2010 as Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata in a cast that included Angela Gheorghiu and Thomas Hampson, and at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in the same role in June 2010.^[3]^[4] Other career highlights include Rodolfo in La bohème conducted by Gustavo Dudamel at Milan's Teatro alla Scala (2009), and Salzburg Festival debut as Alfredo in the Willy Decker production of La Traviata with Anna Netrebko (2005). Valenti was the 2010 winner of the Richard Tucker Award.^[5] In 2009 he received the Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year from Dallas Opera. He currently (2011) studies with Bill Schuman^[6] and Virginia Zeani.

Opera roles

Francesco Cilea
- Adriana Lecouvreur
  - Washington Concert Opera (Maurizio, 2010)
Gaetano Donizetti
- L'elisir d'amore
  - Hamburg State Opera (Nemorino, 2008)
- Lucia Di Lammermoor
  - Florida Grand Opera (Edgardo, 2005)
Charles Gounod
- Faust
  - Opera Carolina (Faust, 2008), Teatro Verdi (Faust, 2005)
- Roméo et Juliette
  - Minnesota Opera (Romeo, 2008)^[7]
Jules Massenet
- Werther
  - With Opera Lyon in Bunkamura Concert Hall, Tokyo (Werther, 2009), Opéra Bastille (Werther, 2010)
Saverio Mercadante
- Il giuramento
  - Washington Concert Opera (Viscardo, 2009)^[8]
Giacomo Puccini
- La bohème
  - The Minnesota Opera (Rodolfo, 2010), Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria (Rodolfo, 2010), Dallas Opera (Rodolfo, 2009), La Scala (Rodolfo, 2009), Aubade Hall (Rodolfo, 2008), Florida Grand Opera (Rodolfo, 2008), Semperoper (Rodolfo, 2007), New York City Opera (Rodolfo 2006), Teatro Verdi (Rodolfo, 2006)
- Madama Butterfly
  - Opéra Bastille (Lt. Pinkerton, 2011), Vancouver Opera (Lt. Pinkerton, 2010),^[9] Michigan Opera Theatre (Lt. Pinkerton, 2008), New York City Opera (Lt. Pinkerton, 2008),^[10] San Francisco Opera (Lt. Pinkerton, 2007), Opéra de Marseille (Lt. Pinkerton, 2007), Semperoper (Lt. Pinkerton, 2007), Palm Beach Opera (Lt. Pinkerton, 2007), Teatro Carlo Felice (Lt. Pinkerton, 2006)
Giuseppe Verdi
- La Traviata
  - Royal Opera House (Alfredo, 2010), Metropolitan Opera (Alfredo, 2010), Deutsche Oper Berlin (Alfredo, 2009), Korean Opera (Alfredo, 2007), Teatro Pérez Galdós de Las Palmas (Alfredo, 2007), Canadian Opera Company (Alfredo, 2007), La Monnaie (Alfredo, 2006), Hamburg State Opera (Alfredo, 2006), Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Alfredo, 2005)
- Rigoletto
  - Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Duke of Mantua, 2009), Palm Beach Opera (Duke of Mantua, 2008), Opera Carolina (Il Duca, 2007), Academy of Vocal Arts (Il Duca, 2006)

References

^ Tommasini, Anthony: "When Opera Stars Show Their Frisky Side", The New York Times, November 15, 2010
^ Reich, Ronni. "NJ tenor James Valenti sings at the Richard Tucker Gala", The Star-Ledger, November 15, 2010. Accessed February 18, 2011. "Originally from Summit, Valenti grew up primarily in Clinton. (He now lives in Palm Beach, Fla.)"
^ Tommasini, Anthony: "In Revival of Verdi, a New Note of Drama ", The New York Times, March 30, 2010
^ Kellaway, Kate: "The Duchess of Malfi; La traviata", The Observer, July 18, 2010
^ The Associated Press: "Tenor James Valenti Wins Richard Tucker Award", The Associated Press, April 15, 2010
^ Pantano, Nino: "NJ Tenor James Valenti Wins Richard Tucker Award", The Italian Tribune, January 17, 2011
^ Birge, John: "'Romeo and Juliet' come home", MPR News, January 31, 2008
^ Midgette, Anne: "'Il Giuramento': No Rust on This Missing Link", The Washington Post, June 2, 2009
^ Smith, Janet: "'A Madama Butterfly like this wings its way into town once in a lifetime'", Straight.com, May 30, 2010
^ Schweirzer, Vivien: "'On a Minimal Set, Maximizing Puccini'", The New York Times, May 30, 2010

External links

Official website

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