ABOUT
ABOUT
Alejandro Salvia
Graduated from The University of Arts of Havana, Cuba (ISA), Alejandro Salvia is a multi-faceted artist who has ventured into different fields of the arts as a singer, actor, dancer, visual artist, stage director and educator.
Salvia has won several awards in his career as a singer in which he has performed a wide range of musical styles including Opera, Zarzuela, Operetta and Musical Theatre.
A busy recital soloist, specializing in the Latin-American and the Afro-Cuban repertoire, he has performed with great success on renowned stages all over the world.
EVENTS
Feb 23, 2019
Concert "Raices"
Featuring tenor Alejandro Salvia, pianist Zayli Escalona and percussionist Jessica Clemente
Steinway Piano Gallery, Miami
Jun 9, 2018
Concert "Roots"
Featuring tenor Alejandro Salvia and pianist/composer Patricio Molina
Saint's Peter Church, NY
May 19, 2018
Concert "Roots"
Featuring tenor Alejandro Salvia and pianist/composer Patricio Molina
Newark School of the Arts, NJ
"RAICES" This program features music by Cuban composers Ernesto Lecuona, Emilio Grenet, Hubert de Blanck, among others, as well as presents the premiere of three pieces written by Chilean composer Patricio Molina over texts by Nicolás Guillén and Alejandro Salvia. The second half of the program presents pieces written during the Afrocubanismo movement in Cuba representing the style of the Afro-Cuban music in the lyric repertoire. Featuring tenor Alejandro Salvia, pianist Zayli Escalona & percussionist Jessica Clemente.
RÉSUMÉ
Alejandro Salvia
Singer | Stage Director | Teacher
Opera
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Ruiz Alonso (Ainadamar) - Miami Music Festival - Miami, 2019
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Fenton (Falstaff) - enCANTA Collective - New York, 2013
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Edoardo (Un Giorno di Regno) - enCANTA Collective - New York, 2013
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Don Basilio (Le Nozze di Figaro) - Regina Opera - New York, 2013
Musical Theatre
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Emcee (Cabaret) - University Autonomy of Coahuila (UANE) - Saltillo, Mexico, 2009
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The Phantom (The Phantom of the Opera) - Rodrigo Prats Lyric Theatre - Holguin, Cuba, 2007
Operetta & Zarzuela
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Iván (La Leyenda del Beso) - ARTESCENICA - Mexico, 2009
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Prince Edwin Carlos (The Csárdás Princess) - Rodrigo Prats Lyric Theatre - Cuba, 2006-09
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Gustavo (Los Gavilanes) - Rodrigo Prats Lyric Theatre 2006
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Julio (Amalia Batista) - Rodrigo Prats Lyric Theatre 2006
Concert & Oratorio
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Tenor Soloist (Mozart Coronation Mass) - III Symphony Orchestra Encounter of Havana Cuba, 2006
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Soloist - Die Erste Walpurgisnacht - San Francisco City Chorus - San Francisco, CA - 2018
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Soloist - Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott - Calvary Presbyterian Church Orchestra, San Francisco, CA - 2017
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Soloist - Bruckner’s Te deum - Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra - Tuscon, AZ - 2016
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Soloist - Coronation Mass III - Meeting of Symphony Orchestras of Havana - Havana, Cuba - 2006
Ensemble
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Lead Tenor - Calvary Presbyterian Church - San Francisco, CA - 2017- Present
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Lead Tenor - First Presbyterian Church of Hackensack - Hackensack, NJ - 2016 - 2017
Chorus (First Tenor)
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I Capuleti e i Montecchi - Opera in the Heights, Houston, 2012
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Fidelio, La Traviata, Don Carlos & Maria Stuarda - Houston Grand Opera, 2011-12
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Camerata Vocale Sine Nomine - Male Chorus Havana, Cuba, 2004-05
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El gremio - Early Music Group Havana, Cuba, 2002-04
Recital Experience
Recitalist and concert soloist specializing in the Latin-American and Hispanic repertoire. 2005 - Present
Awards
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Silver Medalist - Mariana de Gonicht Vocal Competition - Havana, Cuba - 2007
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Mariana de Gonitch prize - Best Interpretation of Russian Aria - Havana, Cuba - 2007
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Mariana de Gonicht prize - Best Interpretation of German Aria - Havana, Cuba - 2007
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Awardee - Rodrigo Prats Vocal Competition - Holguín, Cuba - 2006
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Honorable Mention - Jose Maria Ochoa Music Conservatory for research work: “Globalization of the Vocal Technique”
A study of different treatises from old schools of singing and acting - Holguín, Cuba - 2007
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Gold Medalist - National Student Writing Competition (Poetry) Havana, Cuba - 1999
Education
Bachelor in Music (Voice) - University of the Arts of Cuba (ISA), Havana, Cuba, 2000-05
Principals Teachers Coaches Conductors Master Classes
Arthur Levy (current) Nobuko Amemiya (current) Scott Jackon Wiley Almudena Ortega
Lois Alba Stephen Dubberly Eduardo Díaz Hans Jörg Mammel
Claude Corbeil Thomas Jaber Ivette G.Capote Emanuela Marcante
Workshops
VIII International Opera Program - ARTESCENICA, Saltillo, Mexico, 2009
Directing Experience
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Associate artistic director - Featuring Latin American Music and Arts (FLAMART) Houston, 2011
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Artistic director - “Roots concert” (FLAMART) Houston, 2011
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Director - Pastorela “La Apuesta” Bilingual Theater of Houston (TBH) Houston, 2010
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Vocal director - Musical “Cabaret” - Autonomous University of Noreste (UANE) Saltillo, Mexico, 2009
Teaching Experience
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Private Studio - Alejandro Salvia Studio - Music School - New York City - 2014 -2019
(Private and group lessons that combine vocal technique, music theory, sight-singing, ear training, music history,
acting for singing techniques and audition coaching)
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Spanish/art/ dance teacher - El Taller Latino Americano - New York City - 2017 - 2018
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Voice/art Teacher - Sisa Pakari Cultural Center - Woodside , NY, November 2014 - June 2015
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Voice Teacher - Multicultural Education and Counseling Through the Arts (MECA)
Program focused in the Latin American & Spanish Vocal Repertoire Study - Houston, TX - January 2011 - July 2012
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Guest Lecturer & Masterclass Clinician - DACForce (Musical Theater Workshop)
(Voice in Movement & Alexander Technique) Acapulco, Mexico, 2010
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Musical Theater Voice Instructor - Autonomous University of Noreste (UANE) Saltillo, Mexico, 2009-10
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Voice Teacher - Jose Maria Ochoa Music Conservatory - Holguín, Cuba - 2005 - 2009
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Voice Instructor and Auditions Coach - Private Studio - Houston, New York, 2010-14