José Bros
José Bros was born on 2 April 1965 in Barcelona, where his parents were running a famous pastry shop and where he
also made his vocal studies. Debut in 1987 in Palma de Mallorca in Carmina burana. Significant success came in 1992
in Anna Bolena at the Teatre del Liceu in his hometown, partnering Edita Gruberová. As a consequence, he was
engaged at many important theaters: La Scala, Covent Garden, Vienna Staatsoper, Munich, Hamburg, Teatro Real in Madrid,
Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, San Francisco, Teatro S. Carlo in Naples, Zürich, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Toulouse,
Parma, Rome and many more.
His repertory encompassed mostly belcanto roles (Lucia di Lammermoor, Roberto Devereux, Lucrezia
Borgia, Fille du régiment, Favorite, Sonnambula, Pirata, Puritani, Don
Pasquale...), Mozart (Entführung aus dem Serail, Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, Così fan
tutte) and few (relatively) heavier roles such as Werther, Duca di Mantova or Massenet's des Grieux.
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