José Van Dam
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Born in 1940, José Van Dam is a true baron of opera singing. Since his debut in 1968, the Belgian bass-baritone has taken on over one hundred and fifty roles, the most notable of which is Leporello in Mozart's Don Giovanni , transposed to film in 1978. Ten years later, he starred in the film Le Maître de chant. An opera star, he has performed on all the world's major stages and festivals, and rubbed shoulders with the greatest conductors of his generation. An eclectic singer, José Van Dam specializes in the Italian, Russian and French repertoires, which he masters to perfection. His repertoire spans the classical, romantic and modern periods, from Enesco'sOedipe (1990) to Messiaen's Saint François d'Assise (1983). In 1994, he won a Victoire de la Musique for Massenet's Don Quichotte. Named Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, he retired from the stage in 2010 at the age of 70 in Massenet's Don Quichotte . In 2015, the José Van Dam Meets Carlos Gardel recital saw him pay tribute to the tango legend in the company of Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven and Jean-Louis Rassinfosse.
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- Così fan tutte, Act 1, Scene 4, No. 18 Finale:: Dove son? Che loco è questo? featuring Francisco Araiza
- Così fan tutte, Act 1, Scene 4, No. 18 Finale:: Dammi un bacio, o mio tesoro (Don Alfonso/Ferrando/ featuring Francisco Araiza
- Così fan tutte, Act 1, Scene 4, No. 18 Finale:: Eccovi il medico featuring Francisco Araiza
- Così fan tutte, Act 1, Scene 4, No. 18 Finale:: Ah, che tutto in un momento (Fiordiligi/Dorabella/F featuring Francisco Araiza
- Così fan tutte, Act 1, Scene 2: No. 10 Terzettino: Soave sia il vento (Dorabella/Don Alfonso/Fiordi featuring Agnes Baltsa
- Manon, Acte 4: Oui, Je Viens T'arracher à La Honte (le Comte/manon/des Grieux/poussette/javotte/rose featuring Gilles Ragon
- Manon, Acte 4: Ouvrez! Au Nom Du Roi! (une Voix/lescaut/guillot/des Grieux/le Comte) by Gilles Ragon
- Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): Act II, "Bravo! Che bella voce!" featuring Hermann Prey
- Les Contes d'Hoffmann, ACT FOUR: C'est bien! On est en fête! featuring Jessye Norman
- Les Contes d'Hoffmann, ACT FOUR: Tourne, tourne, miroir oùse prend l'alouette by Sylvain Cambreling
- Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 - 6. Solo (Bariton) und Chor: "Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt" featuring José Van Dam
- Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 - 3. Solo (Bariton) und Chor: "Herr, lehre doch mich" featuring José Van Dam
- Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): Act II, "Voi che sapete" featuring Hermann Prey
- Les Contes d'Hoffmann, ACT THREE: Pour conjurer le danger featuring Sylvain Cambreling
- Don Giovanni, K. 527: Madamina, il catalogo è questo by José Van Dam
- Les Contes d'Hoffmann, ACT THREE: Mon enfant! ma fille! Antonia! (Finale) featuring José Van Dam
- Wagner: Parsifal, WWV 111 / Act I - Mein Sohn Amfortas, bist du am Amt? featuring José Van Dam
- R. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65 - Act 2 - "Wer da?" by Georg Solti
- Carmen: Act I, "Avec la garde montante nous arrivons" featuring José Van Dam
- Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): Act II, "Quante buffonerie!" featuring Hermann Prey
- R. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65 - Act 2 - "Was ist nun deine Rede" featuring Georg Solti
- R. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65 - Act 1 - "Trag ich die Ware selber zu Markt" featuring Georg Solti
- Mozart: Mass In C, K.317 "Coronation" - 5. Benedictus featuring Agnes Baltsa
- Wagner: Parsifal, WWV 111 / Act I - Recht so! Habt Dank! Ein wenig Rast! ... Gawan! ... Herr! Gawan weilte nicht! featuring José Van Dam
