Alcántara, Germán Enrique
No. 1
Voice type: Baritone
Country: Argentina
Date of birth: 9 August, 1987
Argentinean baritone and Jette Parker Young Artist Germán E. Alcántara made his Royal Opera House debut in the 2018/19 Season as Le Dancaïre (Carmen) and since then has also sung Barone Douphol (La traviata), Wagner (Faust), Dumas (Andrea Chénier), Moralès (Carmen), Steersman (Tristan und Isolde), Prince Yamadori (Madama Butterfly) and Flemish Deputy (Don Carlo) there. His awards include first prize at the Jose Carreras Grand Prix in Russia, Laureat in Queen Elizabeth Competition 2018, First Prize in the Concurso Bach Joven in Paraguay and First Prize in the Concours Lyrique International ad Alta Voce in Paris. Alcántara studied at the School of Music in Misiones, the National University of Cuyo (Mendoza), the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris (under Rosa Dominguez) and the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid (with Ryland Davies). He is currently studying for a PhD in Music and Perfomance at the University of Aveiro.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh
Verdi: Perfidi!... Pietà, rispetto, amore – Macbeth’s recitative and aria from Macbeth
Leoncavallo: Zazà, piccola zingara – Cascart’s aria from Zazà
Semi-final
Massenet: Vision fugitive – Hérode’s aria from Hérodiade
Verdi: Son io mio Carlo... Per me giunto... Io morrò – Rodrigo’s recitative and aria from Don Carlo
Final
Donizetti: Ma de’ malvagi invan… Vien Leonora... De' nemici tuoi lo sdegno – Alphonse’s aria from La favorita
Verdi: Alzati! là tuo figlio… Eri tu che macchiavi quell’anima – Renato’s recitative and aria from Un ballo in maschera
Leoncavallo: Si può?... Si può?... – Tonio’s aria from Pagliacci