javier franco
baritone
Recognised as one of the finest Spanish baritones of today for his noble vocal line, Javier Franco possesses a clear, resounding, and highly expressive timbre. Student of at the Higher School of Singing in Madrid and the Higher Conservatory of Music of the Liceu in Barcelona, he has been awarded in international competitions such as the Viñas Competition in Barcelona, the Francisco Alonso Competition in Madrid, and the Rocca delle Macie Competition in Siena, Italy.
Over the years, he has established a distinguished career in Spain, with performances at venues such as the Teatro Real in Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Palacio de Ópera in La Coruña, Campoamor in Oviedo, Peralada Festival, Teatre Principal in Palma de Mallorca, Arriaga in Bilbao, Villamarta in Jerez, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Verdi Theatre in Sassari and Salerno (Italy), National Opera of Riga (Latvia), São Carlos Theatre in Lisbon, Opera de Rouen and the Opera Royal du Château de Versailles, Graz Opera, Bijloke Concert Hall in Ghent (Belgium), Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo, and Biwako Hall in Otsu (Japan).
His operatic repertoire includes roles such as La Traviata (Germont), Lucia di Lammermoor (Enrico), Rigoletto (Rigoletto), Un ballo in maschera (Renato), La Bohème (Marcello), La fille du régiment (Sulpice), Faust (Valentin), Il barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro), Le Villi (Guglielmo), Il segreto di Susanna (Conde Gil), Il Trovatore (Conde di Luna), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), L’elisir d’amore (Belcore), Roberto Devereux (Duque de Nottingham), Pagliacci (Silvio), Luisa Miller (Miller), El retablo de Maese Pedro (Don Quijote) and La Fattucchiera de Cuyás, among others.
Acclaimed in the Spanish lyrical repertoire, he interprets zarzuelas such as Luisa Fernanda (Vidal), La del Soto del Parral (Germán), Jugar con fuego (Marqués de Caravaca), La del manojo de rosas (Joaquín), La rosa del Azafrán (Juan Pedro), Los gavilanes (Juan), El caserío (Tío Santi), Pan y toros (Capitán Peñaranda), Katiuska (Pedro), Marina (Roque) and El sueño de una noche de verano (Arturo).
On these occasions, Javier Franco collaborates with prestigious conductors such as Zubin Mehta, López Cobos, Guillermo García Calvo, José Ramón Tebar, David Parry, Donato Renzetti, Renato Palumbo, Steven Mercurio, Roberto Tolomelli, Reynald Giovaninetti, Gómez Martínez, Ramón Torrelledó, Maurizio Benini, Pablo Mielgo and Gianluca Marcianò.
Among his upcoming commitments, noteworthy are performances in El bateo / La Revoltosa at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, as well as new collaborations with the Liceu de Barcelona.
Over the years, he has established a distinguished career in Spain, with performances at venues such as the Teatro Real in Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Palacio de Ópera in La Coruña, Campoamor in Oviedo, Peralada Festival, Teatre Principal in Palma de Mallorca, Arriaga in Bilbao, Villamarta in Jerez, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Verdi Theatre in Sassari and Salerno (Italy), National Opera of Riga (Latvia), São Carlos Theatre in Lisbon, Opera de Rouen and the Opera Royal du Château de Versailles, Graz Opera, Bijloke Concert Hall in Ghent (Belgium), Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo, and Biwako Hall in Otsu (Japan).
His operatic repertoire includes roles such as La Traviata (Germont), Lucia di Lammermoor (Enrico), Rigoletto (Rigoletto), Un ballo in maschera (Renato), La Bohème (Marcello), La fille du régiment (Sulpice), Faust (Valentin), Il barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro), Le Villi (Guglielmo), Il segreto di Susanna (Conde Gil), Il Trovatore (Conde di Luna), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), L’elisir d’amore (Belcore), Roberto Devereux (Duque de Nottingham), Pagliacci (Silvio), Luisa Miller (Miller), El retablo de Maese Pedro (Don Quijote) and La Fattucchiera de Cuyás, among others.
Acclaimed in the Spanish lyrical repertoire, he interprets zarzuelas such as Luisa Fernanda (Vidal), La del Soto del Parral (Germán), Jugar con fuego (Marqués de Caravaca), La del manojo de rosas (Joaquín), La rosa del Azafrán (Juan Pedro), Los gavilanes (Juan), El caserío (Tío Santi), Pan y toros (Capitán Peñaranda), Katiuska (Pedro), Marina (Roque) and El sueño de una noche de verano (Arturo).
On these occasions, Javier Franco collaborates with prestigious conductors such as Zubin Mehta, López Cobos, Guillermo García Calvo, José Ramón Tebar, David Parry, Donato Renzetti, Renato Palumbo, Steven Mercurio, Roberto Tolomelli, Reynald Giovaninetti, Gómez Martínez, Ramón Torrelledó, Maurizio Benini, Pablo Mielgo and Gianluca Marcianò.
Among his upcoming commitments, noteworthy are performances in El bateo / La Revoltosa at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, as well as new collaborations with the Liceu de Barcelona.
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