David Giménez Carreras

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David Giménez Carreras (born in

Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès.[1] and a principal guest conductor of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra.[2] Giménez Carreras is the nephew of tenor José Carreras[3] and has conducted many of his concerts, including the 1998 outdoor concert in Barcelona attended by 50,000 people to mark the 10th anniversary of the José Carreras International Leukemia Foundation.[4]

Career

Giménez Carreras began his musical training at the

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, and the Teatro Real in Madrid.[6]

Giménez Carreras's debut as an opera conductor came in 1995 when he conducted

Las Palmas; The Barber of Seville at the Opéra National de Bordeaux (2003); Rigoletto at the Teatro Principal de Mahon (2003); Aida at the Romanian National Opera, Bucharest (1999) and the Deutsche Oper Berlin (1999); Werther at the Festival Internacional de Santander (2004); La forza del destino at the Festival Terre Verdiane in Busseto (2004), and La bohème at the Teatro Real in Madrid (2006).[8]

Further afield, he made his local debut in

New Orleans Opera
.

Discography

  • Montserrat Caballé, Montserrat Martí: Two Voices, One Heart, (Gran Teatre de Liceu Symphony Orchestra, David Giménez Carreras conductor), RCA Victor/BMG Classics, 1995.
  • José Carreras: My Romance, (Tallis Chamber Choir, The London Musicians Orchestra, David Giménez Carreras conductor), Erato, 1997.
  • Wolf-Ferrari: Sly, (José Carreras (tenor), Isabelle Kabatu (soprano), Sherrill Milnes (baritone), Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre de Liceu, David Giménez Carreras conductor), Koch Schwann, 2001.
  • Por amor: Romanzas y dúos de zarzuela (María Gallego (soprano), José Bros (tenor), Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, David Giménez Carreras conductor), Discmedi Blau, 2007.

References

  1. ^ Ana Maria Davila, Clase magistral con orquesta, El Mundo, November 17, 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2008
  2. ^ Pablo Meléndez-Haddad, «Carmen», en el Festival de Cap Roig, une a dos grandes talentos españoles, ABC, July 31, 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  3. ^ Sarah McNeill, Carreras and his notable family Archived 2009-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, Western Australia Post, November 8, 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  4. ^ Ana Maria Davila, Carreras emociona a Montjuïc, El Mundo, July 29, 2998. Retrieved 2 July 2008
  5. ^ Adrian Jack, Concert review: The Golden Couple's Christmas box selection, The Independent, December 30, 1999. Retrieved via subscription 2 July 2008.
  6. ^ Juan Ángel Vela del Campo, Verdi descafeinado, El País, June 29, 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  7. ^ Ana Maria Davila, David Giménez: Dirige la ópera 'Sly' en el Gran Teatre del Liceu, El Mundo, June 12, 2000.Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  8. ^ David Giménez performance chronology (1994-2006) Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine at Nona Arola Artists Management
  9. Jerusalem Post
    , March 19, 2003. Retrieved via subscription 3 July 2008.
  10. The Daily Yomiuri
    , July 2002.
  11. ^ Diva Caballe Intoxicates Listeners in Ravinia Debut, Chicago Sun-Times, September 4, 1995.

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