Ricardo José Rivera

Baritone

Ryan Opera Center Alumnus

The Puerto Rican baritone, a three-year Ryan Opera Center Ensemble member, joined soprano Ana María Martínez, tenor Brian Jagde, and pianist Craig Terry for the Harris Theater’s Beyond the Aria recital series in February 2020. In 2018/19 he appeared in concert with the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn). Lyric Opera appearances include Schaunard/La bohème, Baron Douphol/La traviata, and Sharpless/Madama Butterfly, when he stepped in at the last minute for an ailing colleague.

Rivera has previously portrayed Guglielmo/Così fan tutte at the International Vocal Academy of Rome; sung several recitals with the American Masters of Opera Academy in Moscow; and performed in scene and concert presentations as a participant in Tel-Aviv’s International Vocal Arts Institute. He has had repeat engagements at the Performing Arts Center of San Juan and at the University of Puerto Rico Theater, including Don Pasquale, Gianni Schicchi, and Don Quixote/Ravel’s Master Peter’s Puppet Show (part of the 2016 Casals Festival). Rivera earned his master’s degree at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. He has also participated in numerous summer programs, including VOICExperience in Savannah and the Aspen Music Festival.

Barítono
Ryan Opera Center Ensemble
Ricardo José Rivera cuenta con el patrocinio de la Sra. Myung S. La familia Chung, los Dres. David H. Whitney y Juliana Chyu y los Dres. Joan y Russ Zajtchuk.

El barítono puertorriqueño, miembro del tercer año del Ryan Opera Center Ensemble, se unió a la soprano Ana María Martínez, el tenor Brian Jagde y el pianista Craig Terry a la serie de recitales Beyond the Aria del Harris Theater en febrero de 2020. En 2018/2019 apareció en concierto con el Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (Des Knaben Wunderhorn de Mahler). Las apariciones en Lyric Opera incluyen Schaunard/La bohème, Baron Douphol/La traviata y Sharpless/Madama Butterfly, cuando sustituyó a último minuto a un colega enfermo.

Rivera interpretó previamente a Guglielmo/Così fan tutte en la Academia Vocal Internacional de Roma; cantó varios recitales con American Masters of Opera Academy en Moscú; y realizó presentaciones en escena y conciertos como participante en el Instituto Internacional de Artes Vocales de Tel-Aviv. Ha tenido constantes participaciones en el Centro de Artes Escénicas de San Juan y en el Teatro de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, incluyendo Don Pasquale, Gianni Schicchi y Don Quixote/ Master Peter’s Puppet Show de Ravel (parte del Festival Casals de 2016). Rivera obtuvo su maestría en la Shepherd School of Music de Rice University. También ha participado en numerosos programas de verano, incluidos VOICExperience en Savannah y el Aspen Music Festival.

Roles at Lyric: Four roles since 2018/19, most recently Pasión Latina (2020/21); Sharpless and Yamadori/Madama Butterfly (2019/20); Duke of Nottingham/Three Queens (2019/20); Baron Douphol/La traviata (2018/19); Schaunard/La bohème (2018/19); Renèe Fleming 25th Anniversary Gala (2018/19).

Photo: Simon Pauly

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