Juan Carlos Echeverry

Juan Carlos Echeverry (sometimes printed as Echeverri or Echeverry Bernal) is a Colombian operatic tenor. He was born in Manizales, Colombia.

Education and profession

He began singing at the age of five in the children’s choir of his native city Manizales. Later he studied the piano at the University of the Andes, Colombia (Universidad de los Andes), in Bogotá then at the Musikhochschule in Mannheim, Germany, where he was also studying vocal technique. In 1997 he continued his vocal training at the Conservatory of Cologne (Hochschule für Musik Köln), a large European music school, in the class of Professor Klesie Kelly. He received his degree in July 2000 and takes part in master classes of singers like Renata Scotto, Christa Ludwig, Teresa Berganza, Ileana Cotrubas as acting workshops.

Engaged by the Opéra National de Paris for the season 2000-2001, he became part of the young artists program for three years, singing roles in the Magic Flute (Tamino), Carmen (Remendado), La Vie Parisienne (the Brazilian), Gianni Schicchi (Rinuccio), Lucia di Lammermoor (Arturo), among others. He has performed in France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Holland, Colombia and Uruguay in a variety of recitals and operas such as: Petr Eben, Anita Baldi, Vanja and Vicente Pradal La Traviata, the Barber of Seville, Cosi fan tutte, Don Giovanni, Don Pasquale, The Abduction of the Serail are some of his minor roles.Facts|date=February 2007

Trivia

His mother is a professor of French at the university. His father was director of the research program of Café de Colombia; Juan Carlos’s brother is finishing conducting and choir direction at the conservatory in Amsterdam. His sister is a psychologist.
*He loves paintings and installations, history, ballet, jazz, flamenco, oriental music, Indian culture, design. Adores animals and nature, loves the see.

External links

* [http://www.colarte.arts.co/colarte/conspintores.asp?idartista=15624 Joven tenor colombiano - Talento de exportación] (some press reviews about the artist from various newspapers)
* [http://www.oia-poilve.com/english/juancarlosecheverry.html Juan Carlos ECHEVERRY/OIA-POLIVE-ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE ARTISTIQUE]