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MUSIC

                                     S  ince winning Plácido Domingo’s
                                        Operalia Singing Competition in
                                        2005, Chacón-Cruz’ career has
                                        spiraled upwardly. His repertoire
                                     spans from Bellini and Donizetti to Puccini
                                     and Verdi. Plácido Domingo, as well as Ramón
                                     Vargas, two of today’s reigning opera singers,
                                     encourage and mentor the talented and
                                     handsome tenor.

                                     Recently he performed as Jacopo Foscari in The
                                     Two Foscari at Theater an der Wien in Vienna
                                     opposite Plácido Domingo, and in the title role
                                     of The Tales of Hoffmann in Tokyo. He also
                                     appeared in concert as Faust in Mephistopheles
                                     with the Collegiate Chorale at Carnegie Hall.

“Here, clearly is                    In addition to an extensive existing
a singer of major                    discography, the artist’s 2014 debut CD, entitled
                                     Arturo Chacón le canta a México features some
      p r o m i s e .”               of Mexico’s most acclaimed music. 2018 will
                                     find him performing in several Italian cities as
          – San Francisco Chronicle  well as Budapest and Los Angeles.

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