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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Montiel was born in Madrid. She graduated in vocal performance at the [[Madrid Conservatory]] where she studied under Pedro Lavirgen and Ana María Iriarte, before moving to Vienna for further training with [[Sena Jurinac]] and Olivera Miljaković. She studied law at the Autonomous University of Madrid, where she also gained a postgraduate diploma in History and Science of Music.
Montiel was born in Madrid. She graduated in vocal performance at the [[Madrid Conservatory]] where she studied under Pedro Lavirgen and Ana María Iriarte, before moving to Vienna for further training with [[Sena Jurinac]] and Olivera Miljakovic. She studied law at the Autonomous University of Madrid, where she also gained a postgraduate diploma in History and Science of Music.


She has sung the lead role in ''Carmen'' in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain and Japan. She was a soloist in the [[Verdi Requiem]] conducted by [[Riccardo Chailly]] and performed in the concert halls of Vienna, Frankfurt, Milan and Budapest, as well as the [[NHK]] Hall in Tokyo and the Leipzig [[Gewandhaus]].
She has sung the lead role in ''Carmen'' in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain and Japan. She was a soloist in the [[Verdi Requiem]] conducted by [[Riccardo Chailly]] and performed in the concert halls of Vienna, Frankfurt, Milan and Budapest, as well as the [[NHK]] Hall in Tokyo and the Leipzig [[Gewandhaus]].


She has sung at [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York, the [[Kennedy Center]] in Washington, D. C., [[Salle Pleyel]] and [[Paris Opera]], [[Théâtre du Capitole]] in Toulouse,<ref>[http://www.mundoclasico.com/ed/documentos/doc-ver.aspx?id=c1754447-2eea-44c2-85b4-2f77dd393da7 Estatismo, pero emoción, Mundoclasico]</ref> [[Finlandia Hall]] in Helsinki, [[Musikverein]], [[Konzerthaus, Vienna|Konzerthaus]] and [[Vienna State Opera]], [[Bern Theatre]], [[Bregenz Festival]], [[Sydney Town Hall]], [[La Scala]], [[Teatro Regio (Parma)|Teatro Regio di Parma]], Teatro Verdi in [[Pisa]], [[Teatro Comunale di Bologna]], [[La Fenice]], [[Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi|Teatro Verdi]] in Trieste, [[La Monnaie]] in Brussels, [[New National Theatre Tokyo]]. In Spain she has performed in the [[Teatro Real]] and [[National Auditorium of Music]] in Madrid,<ref>[http://www.larazon.es/noticia/3339-plenitud-artistica Plenitud artística, La Razón]</ref> [[Liceu|Gran Teatro del Liceo]] and [[Palau de la Música Catalana]] in Barcelona, Palau de la Música in Valencia, Teatro Villamarta in Jerez,<ref>[http://www.mundoclasico.com/ed/documentos/doc-ver.aspx?id=9ac27eae-6d24-4e6d-8440-4ccd4c570beb El barbero de Jerez, Mundoclasico]</ref> Palacio de la Ópera in [[A Coruña]].<ref>[http://www.mundoclasico.com/ed/documentos/doc-ver.aspx?id=88947247-761a-43d3-a86f-4c18bef8c51a Pasando un buen rato, Mundoclasico]</ref>
She has sung at [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York, the [[Kennedy Center]] in Washington, D. C., [[Salle Pleyel]] and [[Paris Opera]], [[Théâtre du Capitole]] in Toulouse,<ref>[http://www.mundoclasico.com/ed/documentos/doc-ver.aspx?id=c1754447-2eea-44c2-85b4-2f77dd393da7 Estatismo, pero emoción, Mundoclasico]</ref> [[Finlandia Hall]] in Helsinki, [[Musikverein]], [[Konzerthaus, Vienna|Konzerthaus]] and [[Vienna State Opera]], [[Bern Theatre]], [[Bregenz Festival]], [[Sydney Town Hall]], [[La Scala]], [[Teatro Regio (Parma)|Teatro Regio di Parma]], Teatro Verdi in [[Pisa]], [[Teatro Comunale di Bologna]], [[La Fenice]], [[Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi|Teatro Verdi]] in Trieste, [[La Monnaie]] in Brussels, [[New National Theatre Tokyo]]. In Spain she has performed in the [[Teatro Real]] and [[National Auditorium of Music]] in Madrid,<ref>[http://www.larazon.es/noticia/3339-plenitud-artistica Plenitud artística], ''[[La Razón (Madrid)|La Razón]]</ref> [[Liceu|Gran Teatro del Liceo]] and [[Palau de la Música Catalana]] in Barcelona, Palau de la Música in Valencia, Teatro Villamarta in Jerez,<ref>[http://www.mundoclasico.com/ed/documentos/doc-ver.aspx?id=9ac27eae-6d24-4e6d-8440-4ccd4c570beb El barbero de Jerez, Mundoclasico]</ref> Palacio de la Ópera in [[A Coruña]].<ref>[http://www.mundoclasico.com/ed/documentos/doc-ver.aspx?id=88947247-761a-43d3-a86f-4c18bef8c51a Pasando un buen rato, Mundoclasico]</ref>


At the re-opening of the Teatro Real in Madrid, she sang the lead role in [[Manuel de Falla]]'s opera ''[[La vida breve]]'', alongside the tenor [[Jaume Aragall]]. She also performed in [[José María Usandizaga|Usandizaga]]'s ''Las golondrinas'' at the same theatre, where she also participated in the [[SGAE]] Centenary Gala with [[Montserrat Caballé]] and [[Alfredo Kraus]] and in the gala to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution. She sang with [[Plácido Domingo]] at the re-opening of the [[Avenida Theatre|Teatro Avenida]] in Buenos Aires and she performed alongside him in [[Federico Moreno Torroba]]'s [[zarzuela]], ''[[Luisa Fernanda]]'' in its first performance at La Scala, before going on tour with the work to the [[Washington National Opera]], Teatro Real de Madrid, [[Los Angeles Opera]] and the [[Theater an der Wien]] in Vienna.
At the re-opening of the Teatro Real in Madrid, she sang the lead role in [[Manuel de Falla]]'s opera ''[[La vida breve]]'', alongside the tenor [[Jaume Aragall]]. She also performed in [[José María Usandizaga|Usandizaga]]'s ''Las golondrinas'' at the same theatre, where she also participated in the [[SGAE]] Centenary Gala with [[Montserrat Caballé]] and [[Alfredo Kraus]] and in the gala to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution. She sang with [[Plácido Domingo]] at the re-opening of the [[Avenida Theatre|Teatro Avenida]] in Buenos Aires and she performed alongside him in [[Federico Moreno Torroba]]'s [[zarzuela]], ''[[Luisa Fernanda]]'' in its first performance at La Scala, before going on tour with the work to the [[Washington National Opera]], Teatro Real de Madrid, [[Los Angeles Opera]] and the [[Theater an der Wien]] in Vienna.
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.mariajosemontiel.com Official website]
*[http://www.mariajosemontiel.com Official website]
*[http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/20100127/cultura/llevo-navaja-escondida-liga-20100127.html Interview in La Verdad de Murcia, 2010]
*[http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/20100127/cultura/llevo-navaja-escondida-liga-20100127.html Interview] in ''[[La Verdad (newspaper)|La Verdad]]'', Murcia, 2010
*[http://noticias.mujer.es/ocio-y-cultura/musica/nuestra-mejor-carmen-se-llama-maria-jose-montiel_UcVxT415pNVakBFJD1Nbj6/ Interview in Mujeres.es, 2011]
*[http://noticias.mujer.es/ocio-y-cultura/musica/nuestra-mejor-carmen-se-llama-maria-jose-montiel_UcVxT415pNVakBFJD1Nbj6/ Interview in Mujeres.es, 2011]


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| NAME = Montiel, Maria Jose
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Spanish opera mezzo-soprano
| DATE OF BIRTH = November 9, 1988
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Madrid, Spain
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Montiel, Maria Jose}}
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María José Montiel

María José Montiel is a mezzo-soprano opera singer born in Madrid. In 2011 she was awarded the Premio Teatro Campoamor for her interpretation of Carmen by the Fundación Premio Líricos Teatro Campoamor.[1]

Life and career

Montiel was born in Madrid. She graduated in vocal performance at the Madrid Conservatory where she studied under Pedro Lavirgen and Ana María Iriarte, before moving to Vienna for further training with Sena Jurinac and Olivera Miljakovic. She studied law at the Autonomous University of Madrid, where she also gained a postgraduate diploma in History and Science of Music.

She has sung the lead role in Carmen in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain and Japan. She was a soloist in the Verdi Requiem conducted by Riccardo Chailly and performed in the concert halls of Vienna, Frankfurt, Milan and Budapest, as well as the NHK Hall in Tokyo and the Leipzig Gewandhaus.

She has sung at Carnegie Hall in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C., Salle Pleyel and Paris Opera, Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse,[2] Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Musikverein, Konzerthaus and Vienna State Opera, Bern Theatre, Bregenz Festival, Sydney Town Hall, La Scala, Teatro Regio di Parma, Teatro Verdi in Pisa, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, La Fenice, Teatro Verdi in Trieste, La Monnaie in Brussels, New National Theatre Tokyo. In Spain she has performed in the Teatro Real and National Auditorium of Music in Madrid,[3] Gran Teatro del Liceo and Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Palau de la Música in Valencia, Teatro Villamarta in Jerez,[4] Palacio de la Ópera in A Coruña.[5]

At the re-opening of the Teatro Real in Madrid, she sang the lead role in Manuel de Falla's opera La vida breve, alongside the tenor Jaume Aragall. She also performed in Usandizaga's Las golondrinas at the same theatre, where she also participated in the SGAE Centenary Gala with Montserrat Caballé and Alfredo Kraus and in the gala to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution. She sang with Plácido Domingo at the re-opening of the Teatro Avenida in Buenos Aires and she performed alongside him in Federico Moreno Torroba's zarzuela, Luisa Fernanda in its first performance at La Scala, before going on tour with the work to the Washington National Opera, Teatro Real de Madrid, Los Angeles Opera and the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.

Repertoire

Her concert repertoire includes Les nuits d'été and Scenes from Faust by Hector Berlioz, Gustav Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and second and eighth symphonies, Verdi's Requiem, Vivaldi's Gloria, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Messa di Gloria and Stabat Mater by Rossini, Shéhérazade by Maurice Ravel, and Alto Rhapsody by Brahms. She gives special consideration to Spanish composers, having participated in the revival of Isaac Albéniz's opera Pepita Jiménez and his Merlin and in premieres of works by contemporary composers such as Ojos Verdes de Luna by Tomás Marco and Eufonía by Xavier Montsalvatge, as well as pieces by Cruz de Castro, Peris, Bernaola, Barce and a large portion of the Antón García Abril vocal repertoire.

Prizes

She has been awarded the Lucrecia Arana award, the SGAE Federico Romero prize, the RNE Ojo Crítico award, the CEOE prize and the Spanish Coca-Cola Foundation award for best singer. In 2007 the Community of Madrid awarded her with the Culture Prize in the music section.

Discography

Her recordings number a total of 17 discs, for labels such as Dial, BIS, RTVE, Ensayo, Fundación Author, Deutsche Gramophon and Stradivarius. Her CD of lieder from Brazil, Modinha, with pt [Luiz de Moura Castro] was a finalist in the Grammy Awards and her DVD Madrileña Bonita went gold.

References

  1. ^ María José Montiel, mejor cantante femenina de ópera, La Verdad
  2. ^ Estatismo, pero emoción, Mundoclasico
  3. ^ Plenitud artística, La Razón
  4. ^ El barbero de Jerez, Mundoclasico
  5. ^ Pasando un buen rato, Mundoclasico
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