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Internationally acclaimed tenor, Gaston Rivero, has performed on major stages all over the world. He is recognized for his dynamic stage presence, dark timbre, wide range of flexibility and heavy vocal weight.
During 2003 he joined the ensemble of the Baz Luhrman’s production of Puccini’s La Boheme on Broadway in New York City.
His early mentor was the renowned conductor Eugene Kohn who recognized his talent and helped launch his career.
His career began in earnest, with Rivero's European debut on October 2005 performing the role of Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly at the
Staatstheather Nürnberg. He made his
Deutsche Oper Berlin debut in a lead role as Don Jose in Carmen during the 2008/2009 season.
Company credits include Manrico in Il Trovatore at the
Grand Theatre Opera National de Bordeaux; Faust in Mefistofeles and Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut at the
Hungarian State Opera Budapest; Radames in Aida and Manrico in Il Trovatore at the
Stadttheater Klagenfurt; Agamenonne in Cassandra and Cloriviere in Maria Victoire at the
Deutsche Oper Berlin; Rodolfo in La Boheme at the
Staatstheater Darmstadt; Alfredo in La Traviata with
Palm Beach Opera; Manrico in Il Trovatore with the
Croatian National Theater Zagreb; Romeo in Romeo et Juliette with
Opera Carolina and PORTOpera; Don Jose in Carmen with
l'Opera de Lausanne (Japan tour); Rodolfo in La Boheme with
Arizona Opera and Flaminio in L'amore dei Tre Re with
Opera Orchestra of New York.
During the 2011/2012 season Gaston Rivero will return to the
Deutsche Oper Berlin in order to perform the roles of Rodolfo in La Boheme and Don Jose in Carmen; Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca and the Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier at
Oper Leipzig; Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana at the
Teatro Solis de Montevideo; Gabriele Adorno in Simon Boccanegra at the
Hungarian State Opera Budapest and Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca at the
Stadttheater Klagenfurt.
Gaston Rivero has received a number of awards including the 28th International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition, the Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation, The Gerda Lissner Foundation, The Concurso Internacional de Canto Montserrat Caballe, The Dixy Drechsler Scholarship from The Opera Foundation and The Vidda Award from Opera Orchestra of New York 2007-2008.
