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David Guzman
Tenor




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Una furtiva lagrima - L'eliser d'amore - Donizetti












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Colombian tenor David Guzman has been highly regarded by critics for his exquisite beauty of tone and impeccable musicianship in opera, oratorio, and zarzuela.  Recently, David returned to Texas as Rodolfo in La Boheme and Hoffmann In Tales of Hoffmann with Opera in the Heights. In May he sang Don Jose in a semi-staged performance of Carmen with the Rapides Symphony Orchestra in Louisiana, and was invited to perform in opera gala concerts with Lake George Opera and Opera in the Heights.  This season he was invited back to his native Colombia as a guest artist in De regreso a mi tierra: Three Colombian Tenors at the Teatro Minicipal de Cali.  David also performed as soloist with the Latin American Music Festival Orchestra in Fort Worth, TX. 

Future engagements include Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor (his role debut), and Faust with Opera in the Heights through 2012.  David will also be singing Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at the Algonquin Playhouse in New Jersey.

Last season began with Hoffmann in Les Contes de Hoffmann with Vertical Players Repertory in Brooklyn, and Don Jose in Carmen with Natchez Opera Festival.  David sang Dubois’ Seven Words at St. Marys Church in Nutley, NJ, where he is the tenor soloist.  David was also asked to give a solo recital at the Colombian Consulate in New York..

In 2008, David performed in a gala concert at the Bellaire Opera Festival, singing La Traviata. Also in the 2008 season, he sang Rodolfo in La Boheme with Jacksonville Lyric Opera in a tour to the Florida Keys. In the New York area, David performed Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte with Riverside Opera Company, and Tom with Garden State Opera Company in the world premiere of The Angel in the Park by Francesco Santelli. In May 2007, David was invited to perform as a guest artist with Texas Christian University Opera (TCU) as Don Jose in Peter Brooke’s Le tragedie de Carmen, a retelling of Bizet’s Carmen.  David participated in the Pergine Spettaacolo Apperto Opera Festival in Pergine Italy, where he sang Lindoro/Narciso in Cose Turche, a combination of Rossini’s operas L’Italiana in Algeri and Il Turco in Italy under the guidance of famous Italian tenor William Matteuzzi.

David began his professional singing career performing zarzuela at Teatro Colon in Bogota, Colombia. He won numerous awards in Colombian folk music festivals and operatic competitions.  He was a two-time finalist at the Bogota Opera al Parque Festival, in 1999 and 2004. David went on to receive his Masters in Music at Texas Christian University, where he performed Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte and Beppe in Donizetti’s Rita.  David studied with Richard Estes at TCU. He currently studies Kate Johnson in NYC.

7/23/10