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José Cura

1962 - Today

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José Luis Victor Cura Gómez (born 5 December 1962) is an Argentine operatic tenor, conductor, director, scenographer and photographer known for intense and original interpretations of opera characters, notably Otello in Verdi’s Otello, Samson in Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila, Canio in Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Stiffelio in Giuseppe Verdi's Stiffelio and many others. 2007 saw the world-premiere of La Commedia è finita. The show, designed and directed by José Cura – in which he also sang the lead role of Canio – marked the beginning of his career as a director and scenographer. He followed this with his productions of Samson et Dalila at the Badisches Staatstheater in 2010 (in which he also sang the title role) as well as La Rondine at the Opéra national de Lorraine (in which he also conducted) and Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie, both in 2012 – singing the roles of Turiddu and Canio in both as well. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Cura is the 1,161st most popular musician (up from 1,283rd in 2019), the 320th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 395th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Argentinean Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, José Cura ranks 1,161 out of 3,175. Before him are Andrej Hoteev, Chris Wolstenholme, Stanley Clarke, Vinnie Paul, Armand van Helden, and Jimmy Bain. After him are Alan White, Chester Thompson, Larry Carlton, Adolf Busch, Nick Rhodes, and Brian Connolly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, José Cura ranks 201. Before him are Arvind Krishna, David Zayas, Eddie Izzard, Oleksiy Danilov, Sumi Jo, and MC Hammer. After him are Nick Rhodes, Natalya Lisovskaya, David Lagercrantz, Stefano Gabbana, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and Ari Folman.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, José Cura ranks 320 out of 1,154. Before him are Norma Cappagli (1939), Manuel Quintana (1835), Domingo Tarasconi (1903), Oscar Panno (1935), Tomás Maldonado (1922), and Américo Gallego (1955). After him are Héctor Baley (1950), Pedro Manfredini (1935), Ricardo Infante (1924), Carlos Guastavino (1912), Carmelo Robledo (1912), and Mauricio Pellegrino (1971).

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Among MUSICIANS In Argentina

Among musicians born in Argentina, José Cura ranks 11. Before him are Gato Barbieri (1932), Charly García (1951), Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Aníbal Troilo (1914), Gustavo Cerati (1959), and Juan d'Arienzo (1900). After him are Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901), Dominic Miller (1960), Fito Páez (1963), Paz Lenchantin (1973), and Sol Gabetta (1981).

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