Austin Opera’s Live from Indy Terrace broadcast continues Friday, October 9 from 3:00-3:30 p.m. Central Time with the fifth of six episodes celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month! Make plans to join us and let’s watch together: live streams will be launched from our Facebook channel, on our YouTube page, and on our Vimeo channel.
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Details on this week’s program:
Episode 22, National Hispanic Heritage Week Five: Austin Opera is thrilled to welcome the “vibrant, liquid” sounds of tenor David Portillo – a San Antonio native and frequent star in some of the world’s largest houses – and his accomplished pianist Allen Perriello! Recorded from afar, their masterful program of Spanish-language selections includes gorgeous songs by Obradors and Guastavino that you may find familiar while exploring musical gems sure to become favorites. Tune in!
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“David Portillo was a wonderful Steersman (in The Flying Dutchman), singing with clean, bracing confidence and acting with discretion and taste, once again confirming his status as one of the most reliable and versatile young singers on the Met roster.” (Opera News) Mr. Portillo has been a regular fixture at the Met, with celebrated performances as Tamino in The Magic Flute, Camille in The Merry Widow, Conte Almaviva in The Barber of Seville, and the Chevalier de la Force in Dialogues of the Carmelites, among other roles. His interpretation of Mozart and Rossini operas have brought his skill to many opera stages around the world including Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera, Deutsche Opera Berlin, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, UK’s Glyndebourne Festival, Opera Philadelphia, Opera Australia at the Sidney Opera House, and the Wiener Staatsoper. Recent seasons saw David’s debut with the Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain as Idamante in Mozart’s Idomeneo, a tour of Handel’s Ariodante with English Concert, and a successful debut with the Bayerrische Staatsoper Festival in Haydn’s Orlando Paladino. Mr. Portillo has been a collaborator in new opera, singing premier roles in Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves, Eduoardo in The Exterminating Angel, and Mr. Rodriguez in Tobias Picker’s Awakenings.
David was thrilled to return to his hometown of San Antonio, Texas last year for a role debut as Alfredo in La Traviata with OPERA San Antonio, as well as a solo orchestral program of Italian repertoire with the San Antonio Symphony under the baton of Sebastian Lang-Lessing. Orchestral engagements have included ensembles like the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the New York Choral Society at Carnegie Hall, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Bayerrische Rundfunk Orchester at the Salzburger Festspiele. He has also collaborated with Netherlands Radio Orchestra, Washington Concert Opera, Phoenix Symphony, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and United States Naval Orchestra in Annapolis, MD.
Unfortunately canceled this upcoming season, David was slated to perform the title role of Roberto Devereux at the Met, a role debut of Lensky for Minnesota Opera, and a return to Bayerrische Staatsoper. Also, there would have been appearances in concert with Indianapolis Symphony and Kansas City Orchestra. During COVID, Mr. Portillo has been pleased to offer digital recordings for Tulsa Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and a performance of opera favorites for Lakes Area Music Festival in Brainerd, MN. He also live-streamed a solo art song recital for Valhalla Media Live with pianist Yasuko Oura. In recital, he has collaborated in all-Spanish song programs for the Musical Instruments Museum in Arizona, the Dallas Museum of Art, and Miami’s IlluminArts Series. In addition to performing, David has given classes and taught young artists for universities and organizations including Wolf Trap Opera, Baylor University, North Park University in Chicago, University of Minnesota, and Texas State University. An alumnus of the Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Merola Opera Program at San Francisco Opera, and Wolf Trap Opera in Vienna, Virginia, Mr. Portillo proudly resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota with husband also named David and dog Ruthie. https://davidportillotenor.com/
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This week’s episode has been generously underwritten by Gail and Jeff Kodosky.
