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Josep RIBOT |
Born in Mallorca (Spain), bass
Josep Miquel Ribot began his musical and vocal studies at the Conservatory
of the Balearic Islands. In Mallorca he sings as a soloist in several
oratorios. He started his vocal studies with Eulàlia Salbanyà
and performed the role of Simone in "La Finta Semplice".
He then follows his studies at the Juilliard School of Music in New York
where he obtains his Bachelor's of Music in 1997, in Edward Zambara's
studio.
After studying with great singers in the USA among which Marylin Horne, he joins in September 97 the "Centre de Formation Lyrique" of the National Opera of Paris. This same year he performs in Bastille productions of Berg's Lulu and Massenet's Manon.
With the "Orchestre des jeunes français" he interprets the role of "Don Inigo Gomez" in "L'heure Espagnole" in a tournée of France with Jesus Lopez Cobos in 98/99 including the Cité de la musique (La Villette - Paris). He has performed the same role on July 2000 in Orange.
At Bastille he sings the part
of a journalist in Berg's “Lulu” and in "La Guerre et
la Paix".
He is finally given at Bastille the part of Masetto in "Don Giovanni"
in January 2000 conducted by Maestro Layer (with Ferruccio Furlanetto).
He comes back to Bastille to sing several parts among which Hermann in
"Les Contes d'Hoffmann" under M° Lopez Cobos, Wagner in
“Faust”, Pinellino in Gianni Schicchi, …
Also : Truffaldino of "Ariadne auf Naxos" with the Orchestre de Picardie all around France or Basilio/Il Barbiere di Seviglia in London ; the Mozart's Requiem under the direction of Vladimir Spivakov and Zuniga/Carmen in Genova at the Teatro Carlo Felice, Colline/La Bohème and Valton /I Puritani in Nantes, Sarastro /Die Zauberflöte in Paris, “Les Troyens” at the Nederlandse Opera of Amsterdam, Tosca (Sciarrone) at the Teatro Real in Madrid,...
Projects :
Valencia : “L’Heure Espagnole”
Teatro Real : « Don Carlos » and « Macbeth »
Teatro del Liceu : « Il Corsaro »