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A rising star among lyric tenors, Argentinian Francisco Gatell’s voice has been called luminous, seductive, elegant, and agile, his acting dramatic and sensitive. Following his acclaimed debut as Idamante in Mozart’s Idomeneo at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Francisco has appeared on opera and concert stages throughout Europe, and in North and South America.
PERFORMANCES
In 2016-2017 Francisco make his role debut as Idreno in Rossini’s tragedy Semiramide at the Opera di Firenze before taking on the role of Iago in Rossini’s Otello with the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. In the new year, Francisco returns to renowned roles: as Tamino in the Opera di Firenze production of Die Zauberflöte, as Ferrando in a new production of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte and as the Cavalier Belfiore in a remounting of the Dutch National Opera production of Rossini’s Il Viaggio a Reims, both at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma.
Last season Francisco made two highly successful role debuts: as Don Ramiro in Rossini’s Cenerentola with the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and as Idamante in the Opera National du Rhin’s production of Idomeneo. As well, he appeared as Ferrando in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte in Florence, as Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with the Netherlands Opera, and in a concert of Haydn’s Creation at the Teatro Regio in Turin, conducted by Antonello Manacorda.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Recent highlights include his highly acclaimed debut as Tom Rakewell in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress at La Fenice in Venice, Lucia di Lammermoor at La Scala, Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman, in Buenos Aires and in Vienna, Falstaff in Los Angeles, Maometto II in Rome, Don Giovanni in Washington, Cosi fan tutte in Madrid and Brussels, Don Pasquale in Toulouse, Romeo et Juliette at the Salzburg Festival and I Capuleti e I Montecchi in Paris.
Equally at home performing orchestral works, Francisco recently appeared with the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Thierry Fischer in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella. He has also sung Mozart's Vesperae solemnes de confessore at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Ravenna Festivals, both conducted by Riccardo Muti, Debussy’s L'enfant prodigue at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and Paisiello's Missa Defunctorum in Florence and Salzburg also with Maestro Muti. Other orchestral works include Mozart's Davidde Penitente, Puccini's Messa, Mozart's Requiem, Stravinsky's Pulcinella and Bach's Magnificat.
CDS AND DVDS
On DVD, Francisco can been seen as Tybalt in the Salzburg Festival production of Romeo et Juliette , in Il burbero di buon cuore (Dynamic), Don Pasquale (Arthaus-Musik), Il viaggio a Reimsfilmed at La Scala (Vox Imago) and in a concert production of Il Barbiere di Siviglia with the Rossini Festival in Pesaro. His discography includes Otello with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Riccardo Muti which won the 2014 International Opera Award, Don Pasquale (Arthaus-Musik), Mozart’s Requiem with the Orchestra della Toscana in Siena (Accademia Musicale Chigiana), and I Pagliacci recorded live at the Teatro Carlo Felice.
BACKGROUND
Born in La Plata, Argentina, Juan Francisco Gatell began his musical studies at the age of nine at the Conservatorio de Música Gilardo Gilardi in his hometown before continuing his training at the Conservatorio Arturo Soria in Madrid. His career took off in 2004 after he won the Caruso Award Le voci nuove dalla lirica, promoted by the Italian Associazione Museo Enrico Caruso with the final concert at Sala Grande del Teatro Dal Verme in Milan. Performances followed with his debut in Idomeneo in Florence and as Don Luigino in Rossini's Viaggio a Reims. In 2005, he took first prize at the 7th Concorso Città di Pistoia, and in 2006, he won First Prize in the ASLICO competition.
Juan Francisco Gatell makes his home in Barcelona, Spain with his wife and two children.
