Spanish-born tenor Joel Prieto grew up in Puerto Rico and studied at the Manhattan School of Music. He has been a member of Deutsche Oper Berlin since 2006, singing roles including Tamino in Die Zauberflote, Seaman in Tristan und Isolde, Messenger in Aida and Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor. Elsewhere he has sung at the Opera Comique in Paris, the Compania Lirica de Puerto Rico, and he makes his debut in the current season as Ferrando in Cosi fan Tutte at Scottish Opera.
| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 19-May-2012 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | Robert Carsen's new Falstaff at Covent Garden |
 In the end, the big man gets the last laugh. Come to think of it, he also gets the first laugh, but for different reasons: you sense that Verdi steadily grew to love Falstaff in the course of writing the opera, as he turns from a coarse buffoon into a maligned old man and, eventually, into the spirit of laughter itself. Last night at Covent Garden, Italian Baritone Ambrogio Maestri was the perfect embodiment of the role: Maestri makes you feel that he loves Falstaff every bit as much as Verdi; a big man singing a larger than life role.Read full review... | |
| 25-Feb-2012 Kennedy Center: Opera House | Così fan tutte – e sempre! |
 I hear that both you and your friend are getting married to wealthy and pretty ladies from Washington DC?
My heartiest congratulations, gentlemen! As my early wedding gift, allow me to offer you some marriage wisdom: when your beloved betray you, remember to forgive them and keep living happily ever after.
Don’t believe in betrayal? Well, then, allow me to prove my point.
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