Rolando Villazón

Mexican naturalized French tenor
Person human Q445311
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Summary

Rolando Villazón was born on February 22, 1972[1], in Ciudad Satélite[2]. He has worked as an opera singer[3] and actor[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,771 views/month, #7,198 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Mexico[6]
  • Employer: Deutsche Oper Berlin[7]
  • Educated at: National Conservatory of Music of Mexico[8]
  • Notable work: Cabrini[9]
  • Award received: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[10], Berliner Bär[11], Echo Klassik – Male Singer of the Year[12], Echo Klassik – Classical Music without Borders[13]
  • Member of: College of 'Pataphysics[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Genre: opera[16]
  • Record label: Deutsche Grammophon[17]
  • Commons category: Rolando Villazón[18]
  • Voice type: tenor[19]
  • Family name: Villazón[20]
  • Given name: Rolando[21]
  • Official website: http://www.rolandovillazon.com/[22]
  • Work location: Neuilly-sur-Seine[23]
  • Described at URL: https://deutscheoperberlin.de/de_DE/ensemble/rolando-villazon.30460[24]
  • Instrument: voice[25]
  • Described by source: BEIC Digital Library[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[27], French[28]
  • Name in native language: Rolando Villazón[29]
  • Fach vocal classification: spinto tenor[30]
  • Second family name in Spanish name: Mauleón[31]
  • Start of work period: 1999[32]

Why It Matters

Rolando Villazón has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Rolando Villazón born?

Rolando Villazón's place of birth was Ciudad Satélite[2].

What did Rolando Villazón do for work?

Rolando Villazón worked as an opera singer[3] and actor[4].

Where did Rolando Villazón go to school?

Rolando Villazón was educated at National Conservatory of Music of Mexico[8].

What awards did Rolando Villazón receive?

Honors received include Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[10], Berliner Bär[11], Echo Klassik – Male Singer of the Year[12], and Echo Klassik – Classical Music without Borders[13].

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  2. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [4] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . deutscheoperberlin.de. Retrieved . deutscheoperberlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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