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Praised as “…an attractive lyric tenor with power” (Janos Gereben, San Francisco Classical Voice), Percy Martinez has performed principal roles and appeared as a featured and guest soloist with opera companies and concert orchestras in the United States and Europe. Of his West Bay Opera debut as Des Grieux in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, Kathleen Acuff of the Los Altos Town Crier wrote:
“The first happy note came from Martinez, making a strong company debut as Des Grieux. His rich tenor and confident delivery emphasized the foreshadowing in the first word of his opening aria - 'L'amor!' He remained a strong lyrical presence throughout the performance, at his best in Acts 3 and 4…” (Los Altos Town Crier)
Mr. Martinez’ performance credits include principal roles in Manon Lescaut, Madama Butterfly, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Boheme, Faust, Idomeneo, Un Ballo in Maschera, Carmen, La Traviata and partial principal roles in Rigoletto, Aida, and Tosca. Upcoming performances include the role of Canio in Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci with Bronx Opera, and Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata with Opera Plus.
Equally at home on the concert stage, Mr. Martinez has been a featured soloist in concert performances of Handel’s The Messiah (2007 was the 6th consecutive year with the same organization), Ariel Ramirez’ Misa Criolla and Navidad Nuestra, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, Saint-Saenz’ Christmas Oratorio, and numerous opera galas, benefits, and fundraisers. An ardent lover of Latin-American music, especially from his native country Peru, Mr. Martinez often performs piano arrangements of popular songs from Peru (valses, huayno, tondero), Argentina (tango), Mexico (mariachi), and from the “homeland” Spain (Zarzuela).
Mr. Martinez spent the summer of 2005 at the prestigious Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singer Program, where he sang the role of Anatol in scenes from Barber’s Vanessa. Also in 2005, Mr. Martinez was an Apprentice Artist at Sarasota Opera for their Winter Festival, where he covered AND sang the role of Federico in Verdi’s Stiffelio, and performed in scenes from W.A. Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte and Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Mr. Martinez holds Performance and Teaching Diplomas from the Accademia Internazionale di Canto in Pesaro, Italy, and a Performance Diploma from the Accademia Del Teatro, Cagli, Italy.
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