XabierAnduaga
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About Xabier
Xabier Anduaga is one of the most exciting young talents in the opera world today and regularly appears at the top theatres worldwide. The Spanish tenor opened the season by making a major role debut in the new production of Rigoletto (Duca) at Teatro Real Madrid, after which he made house debuts at Wiener Staatsoper with Don Pasquale (Ernesto), where he will return soon for the revival of L'elisir d'amore (Nemorino), and Deutsche Oper Berlin with Anna Bolena (Percy). He also returned to Bayerische Staatsoper for the revival of Lucia di Lammermoor (Sir Edgardo di Ravenswood). Anduaga will conclude the season with a return to the Royal Opera House for Lucia di Lammermoor (Edgardo). In future seasons, he will make returns to Bayerische Staatsoper, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Teatro Real Madrid, Wiener Staatsoper and Amigos Canarios de la Opera Las Palmas.
Recent appearances include a sensational debut at the Metropolitan Opera with L'elisir d'amore (Nemorino), new productions of Cosi fan tutte (Ferrando) and I Puritani (Arturo) at ABAO Bilbao Opera, La Sonnambula (Elvino) at Teatro Real Madrid and I Puritani (Arturo) at Teatro di San Carlo. He has recently worked with conductors such as Enrique Mazzola, Evelino Pido, Myung-Whun Chung, Josep Pons, Giacomo Sagripanti, Daniel Harding, Antonio Fogliani and Sir Antonio Pappano.
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Season Highlights
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Xabier Anduaga sings Edgardo's aria in Las Palmas
Xabier Anduaga performs "Tombe degl'avi miei" from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor at Ópera de Las Palmas in May 2023 Credit: Ópera de Las Palmas
PlayingXabier Anduaga sings Nemorino's aria at the Met
Xabier Anduaga performs “Una furtiva lagrima” from Donizetti's L’Elisir d’Amore at the Metropolitan Opera in April 2023 Credit: Metropolitan Opera
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Selected Repertoire
| Bellini | I Puritani (Lord Arturo Talbo) • La sonnambula (Elvino) |
|---|---|
| Delibes | Lakmé (Gérald) |
| Donizetti | Anna Bolena (Riccardo Percy) • Il castello di Kenilworth (Roberto, Earl of Leicester) • Don Pasquale (Ernesto) • Lucia di Lammermoor (Sir Edgardo di Ravenswood) • Lucrezia Borgia (Gennaro) • La Fille du régiment (Tonio) • L'elisir d'amore (Nemorino) |
| Mozart | Così fan tutte (Ferrando) |
| Rossini | La Cenerentola (Don Ramiro) • Il barbiere di Siviglia (Il Conte d'Almaviva) • L'italiana in Algeri (Lindoro) • Il viaggio a Reims (Il Cavaliere Belfiore) |
| Verdi | Falstaff (Fenton) • Rigoletto (Il Duca di Mantova) |
News
Press
Lucia di Lammermoor
Royal Opera HouseApr 2024 - May 2024Bel canto tenors have been described as the ‘welterweights’ of the operatic world, and 27-year-old Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga has already established himself as a world champion. With his diamond-tipped upper register, Anduaga’s flawless messa di voce – his swelling voice modulating from loud to soft and back again in a single sustained gesture – made his Edgardo a credible and tender love match. His final Act III aria Fra poco a me ricovero – in which he pines for refuge in the Ravenswood family crypt – was certainly among the highlights of the evening.
- Seen and Heard
- 22 April 2024
A tenor whose star has been ascending for a while now is that of Spanish-born Xabier Anduaga, here as Edgardo, Lucia’s true love. Making his house debut here in this role, his early interactions were, seemingly, cautious, but his duet with Lucia, ‘Verranno a te sull’aure’, was suitably emotive and his clean, bright tenor palette began to shine. By the time we reached the final act at the crypt, he produced a most excellent ‘Tombe degli avi miei / fra poco a me ricovero’ with beautifully nuanced phrasing, and his final scenes with the departed Lucia where he elects to join her, are genuinely heart-rending, especially where he peppers his phrases with divine sotto voci. He even infused his laments with what I interpreted as being a high ‘D’, albeit it falsetto. This was the first time I experienced this tenor live and I look forward to hearing him more. I have no doubt that the Royal Opera House, along with other houses, will be eager to engage him further.
- Opera Wire
- 25 April 2024
And, almost miraculously, here he is, in the form of Spanish-born Xabier Anduaga, making a debonaire house debut with his expansive, deliciously sonorous and richly textured voice. As Edgardo, Lucia's secret lover, he has plenty to do, but already I cannot wait to hear more of him. He is still under 30. Watch him – and hear him – wing his way through the Italian repertoire in years to come. It promises to be a terrific flight.
- Culture Whisper
- 21 April 2024
Making his ROH debut [in this role] this time is the young Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga, as Edgardo, who also has everything in the kitbag: clarion high notes, swagger as well as subtlety, and unashamedly soars above the Act III sextet.
- The Times
- 22 April 2024
