Joel, Christian
No. 31
Voice type: Tenor
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Date of birth: 4 May, 1989
The tenor was born in 1989 in Trinidad & Tobago, and he graduated in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree from Haute École de Musique de Lausanne (HEMU), Switzerland, after studying in the Conservatory of Lyon, France until 2015. He appeared on stage of the Opéra de Lyon in the season 2019/20, of the Luzerner Theater during Spring of 2019, of the Opéra de Lausanne in 2017-2018, beside his alma mater’s performances. In concert, he worked with the Neues Zürcher Orchester, in Munich and Bern, conducted by Martin Studer (with Mozart’s Requiem), with the HEMU Orchester in Basel (Leonardo Garcia Alarcón), with the Caecilia Orchester und Chor, Rapperswil (Frank Mehlfeld). He won 2nd prize at the CMDFTT Voice Competition in 2012. He earned his master's Degree at the Zürich University of Arts under the tutelage of Scot Weir.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Pace non trovo (Sonetto 104 di Petrarca)
Stravinsky: Here I stand… Since it is not by merit – Tom’s recitative and aria from The Rake’s Progress
Berlioz: O Blonde Ceres – Iopas’s aria from Les Troyens
Semi-final
Verdi: Dal labbro il canto estasiato vola – Fenton’s aria from Falstaff
Mozart: Vado incontro al fato – Mitridate’s aria from Mitridate, re di Ponto
Final
Mozart: In qual fiero contrasto… Tradito, schernito – Ferrando’s recitative and cavatina from Così fan tutte
Verdi: Lunge da lei… O mio rimorso! – Alfredo’s aria from La traviata
Puccini: Avete torto!... Firenze è come un albero fiorito – Rinuccio’s recitative and aria from Gianni Schicchi