alejandro del cerro
tenor
Alejandro del Cerro is one of the most promising tenors in the current Spanish scene, as evidenced by his regular appearances at venues such as the Teatro Real and Zarzuela in Madrid, as well as his recent debut at the Opernhaus in Zurich with Roberto Devereux.
Born in Santander (Spain), he began his piano and singing studies at the conservatory in his hometown. He later moved to Madrid, where he graduated with top honors from the Superior School of Singing and received the Special End-of-Career Award. He obtained a scholarship from the Marcelino Botín Foundation to further his musical studies, honing his technique under the guidance of masters such as Renata Scotto, Teresa Berganza, Dolora Zajick, and Juan Lomba, among others.
Recognized in various competitions, he made his stage debut with the zarzuela Katiuska by Sorozábal, portraying the role of Prince Sergio. From that moment on, his artistic career followed an upward trajectory, adding operas such as La Traviata (Alfredo), Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo and Arturo), Macbeth (Malcolm), I vespri siciliani, La Favorita, Otello (Cassio), Eugene Onegin (Lensky), Faust (Faust), Marina (Jorge), Poliuto, Viva la mamma (Guglielmo), Salome (Narraboth), Hamlet (Laërte), Tristan und Isolde (Seaman), Roméo et Juliette (Tybalt), Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton), Dialogues des Carmélites (Chevalier de la Force), and more into his repertoire. He has performed in venues and festivals such as the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Liceu in Barcelona, the opera seasons in Oviedo and Bilbao, Teatro Calderón in Valladolid, Maestranza in Seville, Festival de Peralada, the Palau de les Arts, auditoriums in Madrid and Barcelona, as well as internationally in theaters in Chile, Colombia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, among other countries.
A regular singer in the zarzuela repertoire, Del Cerro sings titles such as Don Gil de Alcalá, La Tempranica, La leyenda del beso, El dúo de la Africana, El huésped del Sevillano, La tabernera del puerto (Leandro), Luisa Fernanda (Javier Moreno), Los gavilanes (Gustavo), Entre Sevilla y Triana (José María), Cecilia Valdés (Leonardo), Doña Francisquita (Fernando and Cardona), Juan José (Gustavo), especially at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid but also in seasons in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Oviedo, Pamplona, Córdoba, and more.
As for his symphonic repertoire, to mention a few works, he stands out in performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Handel's Messiah, Verdi's Requiem, and Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), alongside with orchestras such as National Orchestra of Spain, the Orchestra of the Community of Madrid, Symphony Orchestra of Castilla y León and the Youth Orchestra of Andalusia, etc.
Among his upcoming engagements, notable highlights include his debut in the role of Don José in Carmen at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, and his return to the Teatro de la Zarzuela in two productions, Jugar con fuego and El potosí submarino.
Born in Santander (Spain), he began his piano and singing studies at the conservatory in his hometown. He later moved to Madrid, where he graduated with top honors from the Superior School of Singing and received the Special End-of-Career Award. He obtained a scholarship from the Marcelino Botín Foundation to further his musical studies, honing his technique under the guidance of masters such as Renata Scotto, Teresa Berganza, Dolora Zajick, and Juan Lomba, among others.
Recognized in various competitions, he made his stage debut with the zarzuela Katiuska by Sorozábal, portraying the role of Prince Sergio. From that moment on, his artistic career followed an upward trajectory, adding operas such as La Traviata (Alfredo), Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo and Arturo), Macbeth (Malcolm), I vespri siciliani, La Favorita, Otello (Cassio), Eugene Onegin (Lensky), Faust (Faust), Marina (Jorge), Poliuto, Viva la mamma (Guglielmo), Salome (Narraboth), Hamlet (Laërte), Tristan und Isolde (Seaman), Roméo et Juliette (Tybalt), Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton), Dialogues des Carmélites (Chevalier de la Force), and more into his repertoire. He has performed in venues and festivals such as the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Liceu in Barcelona, the opera seasons in Oviedo and Bilbao, Teatro Calderón in Valladolid, Maestranza in Seville, Festival de Peralada, the Palau de les Arts, auditoriums in Madrid and Barcelona, as well as internationally in theaters in Chile, Colombia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, among other countries.
A regular singer in the zarzuela repertoire, Del Cerro sings titles such as Don Gil de Alcalá, La Tempranica, La leyenda del beso, El dúo de la Africana, El huésped del Sevillano, La tabernera del puerto (Leandro), Luisa Fernanda (Javier Moreno), Los gavilanes (Gustavo), Entre Sevilla y Triana (José María), Cecilia Valdés (Leonardo), Doña Francisquita (Fernando and Cardona), Juan José (Gustavo), especially at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid but also in seasons in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Oviedo, Pamplona, Córdoba, and more.
As for his symphonic repertoire, to mention a few works, he stands out in performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Handel's Messiah, Verdi's Requiem, and Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), alongside with orchestras such as National Orchestra of Spain, the Orchestra of the Community of Madrid, Symphony Orchestra of Castilla y León and the Youth Orchestra of Andalusia, etc.
Among his upcoming engagements, notable highlights include his debut in the role of Don José in Carmen at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, and his return to the Teatro de la Zarzuela in two productions, Jugar con fuego and El potosí submarino.
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