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URoberto Alagna

Isiphetho sokudala se-tenor edume kakhulu yesiFulentshi singaba isihloko senoveli. URoberto Alagna wazalelwa emaphethelweni eParis emndenini waseSicily, lapho wonke umuntu ecula ngaphandle kokukhetha, futhi uRoberto wayebhekwa njengomuntu onesiphiwo kakhulu. Iminyaka eminingana wayecula ebusuku kuma-cabarets aseParis, nakuba enhliziyweni ayehlala ewuthanda kakhulu umdlalo we-opera. Ushintsho esiphethweni sika-Alanya kwaba umhlangano nesithixo sakhe uLuciano Pavarotti kanye nokunqoba eMqhudelwaneni wePavarotti ePhiladelphia. Umhlaba wezwa izwi le-tenor yangempela yase-Italy, umuntu angaphupha ngayo kuphela. U-Alagna uthole isimemo sokwenza ingxenye ka-Alfred eLa Traviata kuMkhosi weGlyndebourne, kwase kuba seLa Scala, eqhutshwa uRiccardo Muti. Izigaba eziphambili ze-opera emhlabeni, kusukela eNew York kuya eVienna naseLondon, zavulela umculi iminyango.

Ngaphezulu kweminyaka engu-30 yomsebenzi, uRoberto Alagna wenza izingxenye ezingaphezu kuka-60 - kusukela ku-Alfred, uManrico noNemorino kuya eCalaf, Radames, Othello, Rudolf, Don José kanye noWerther. Indima ye-Romeo ifanelwe ukukhulunywa ngokukhethekile, lapho athola khona indondo yeshashalazi kaLaurence Olivier, engavamile ukunikezwa abaculi be-opera.

U-Alanya uqophe i-operatic repertoire ebanzi, amanye amadiski akhe athole isimo segolide, iplatinamu neplatinamu ephindwe kabili. Lo mculi usehlomule izindondo eziningi okubalwa kuzo nendondo yeGrammy Award.