Javier Camarena

Camarena in 2000

Javier Camarena (born March 26, 1976) is a Mexican operatic tenor.

Camarena was born in Xalapa, Veracruz.^[1] His father was a nuclear plant technician.^[2]

He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in October 2011 in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, singing the role of Court Almaviva.^[3] On April 25, 2014, Camarena became only the third singer in the history of the Metropolitan Opera to perform an encore onstage,^[4][5] and on March 12, 2016 became the second singer to perform multiple encores.^[6]

References

1. The Show-Stopping Singing Of Javier Camarena NPR. March 30, 2016
2. Woolfe, Zachery. "The Met as Mosh Pit for a Fill-In Star". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
3. Woolfe, Zachary. "A New Met Diva, With a Four-Legged Co-Star". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
4. Wise, Brian. "Javier Camarena Gives Rare Encore at Metropolitan Opera". WQXR. New York Public Radio. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
5. Cooper, Michael. "Rare Encore at the Met as Mexican Tenor Stirs Crowd". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
6. Blum, Ronald. "Javier Camarena Given Another Encore at Metropolitan Opera". ABC News. ABC. Retrieved 12 March 2016.