Manuel Fuentes

Manuel Fuentes was born in 1996 in Crevillent, Alicante (Spain). He studies voice, repertoire and musical teachings with the tenor José Sempere, and has expanded his vocal technique studies with great singers such as Ana María Sanchez, Mariella Devia, Dolora Zajick, Sonia Ganassi, Carlos Álvarez and Ruggero Raimondi.

In this season: Aida at Opera de Oviedo, Rigoletto and Aida at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, L’heure Espagnole / Gianni Schicchi at Palau de Les Arts and at Enescu Festival in Bucharest and I Lombardi alla prima crociata at Teatro Real and Nabucco at Festival Cap Rocat.

Within his artistic history, his success in several international competitions should be highlighted. He is proclaimed three-time champion in the Alfredo Kraus International Singing Contest, taking the First Prize, Audience Award and Best Spanish Singer Award in 2019. The following year he was awarded three prizes in the Tenor Viñas International Singing Competition, the prizes being the Plácido Domingo Prize for the best Spanish singer, the Festival Castell de Peralada Prize and the Fundació Ferrer-Salat Prize. He was also the winner of two prizes in the first edition of the Alicante International Lyrical Contest.

The Festival Castell de Peralada named him as a Young Artist at the EFA (European Festivals Association) with whom he had the pleasure of performing a solo recital in Ljubljana (Slovenina) in February 2022.

In 2020 he made his debut at the Teatro de la Zarzuela (Madrid) with the role of Maestro in the zarzuela "Farinelli" by Tomás Bretón. In addition, it should be added that his operatic repertoire is very extensive. He debuted with the role of Ferrando (Il Trovatore) at the Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, a role he also performed months later at the Teatre Principal de Palma. He has also performed Sparafucile (Rigoletto) at the Camp de Mart in Tarragona and at the Lanzarote Opera Festival. He has sung the role of Colline (La Bohème) at the Oviedo Opera and in Gran Canaria. We can also add the role of Raimondo Bidebent (Lucia di Lamermoor) in his career, which he has performed at the Teatro de Córdoba and at the Gala for the 175th anniversary of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, together with Lisette Oropesa, Ludovic Tézier and Airam Hernández. He has also sung the role of Sam (Un Ballo in Maschera) at the Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Talbot (Maria Stuarda) at Palau de les Arts, Rodolfo (La Sonnambula) at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Lorenzo (I Capuleti e i Montecchi) at Opéra de Lorraine. He was in Don Giovanni, La fiamma and Il barbiere di Siviglia at Deutsche Oper Berlin. Within the zarzuela repertoire, he has performed roles such as Lorenzo Pérez (Doña Francisquita), Bruno Brunovich (Katiuska), Don Juan (El Barberillo de Lavapiés), Atenedoro (La Revoltosa), Roque (Marina) and Fulgen (La Tabernera del Puerto).

He has worked under the baton of Guillermo García Calvo, Jordi Bernácer, Oliver Díaz, Corrado Rovaris, Marco Armiliato , Karel Mark Chichón, Giacomo Sagripanti, Francesco Ivan Ciampa, Giuseppe Finzi, José Miguel Perez-Sierra, Ivan Lopez Reynoso, etc.