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Francesc Garrigosa
Initially trained in singing, piano and French horn
performance at the Escolania de Montserrat in
his hometown of Barcelona, Francesc Garrigosa
continued his voice studies at the Guildhall School of
Music and Drama in London Since his opera debut
at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona 1991,
the artist has been hosted by the most renowned
concert halls, including Teatro Real and Teatro
de la Zarzuela in Madrid, La Fenice in Venice,
the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Wiener
Konzerthaus, Royal Festival Hall in London, Teatro
Colón in Buenos Aires, Carnegie Hall in New York
and the Sydney Opera; he has concertized with such
ensembles as the Orquesta Nacional de España,
Israel Chamber Orchestra, Wiener Akademie, Le
Concert des Nations, Montreal Symphony, Scottish
Chamber Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, Orfeón
Donostiarra and Royal Chorus Society. He has sung
in operas by such composers as W. A. Mozart (Die
Zauberflöte, Le nozze di Figaro) and I. Stravinsky
(The Rake’s Progress, The Wedding), as well as
in oratorios including G. F. Handel’s Messiah;
F. J. Haydn’s Creation, The Seasons and Stabat Mater;
F. Mendelssohn’s Symphony no. 2 ‘Lobgesang’;
E. Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius; J. S. Bach’s Mass
in B minor and Passion According to St. John; and
Dvořák’s Stabat Mater. Garrigosa has worked
with the most eminent conductors, such as: Frans
Brüggen, Charles Dutoit, Christopher Hogwood,
Renè Jacobs, Ton Koopman, Sir Neville Marriner,
David Parry and Jordi Savall, under whose direction
he also performed last year at the Misteria Paschalia
festival. He has taken part in recordings of, among
other works, I. Albéniz’ Pepita Jiménez, under the
direction of Josep Pons; B. Aliotti’s Il Sansone and
Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Virgine, under the
direction of Gabriel Garrido; M. de Falla’s Atlantida,
V. Martin y Solera’s Una cosa rara and Monteverdi’s
Orfeo, under the direction of Jordi Savall. Since
2003, he has taught singing at the Escola Superior
de Música de Catalunya (EMUC) in Barcelona.
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Photo: Eduardo Gomez