JAVIER ARREY

upcoming wco appearance

Puccini’s La Rondine (4/7/24)

Heralded for his “superbly refined voice” and “laudable performances” (Washington Classical Review), Chilean born American baritone Javier Arrey has appeared in houses like The Vienna State Opera, The Metropolitan Opera, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Palau de Les Arts, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Nacional de Chile, Washington National Opera and San Francisco Opera.

He has worked with conductors such as: Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Sascha Goetzel, Lorin Maazel, Eun Sum Kim, Gustav Kuhn, Roberto Rizzi-Brignoli, among others. His repertorie includes: Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor), Conte di Luna (Il Trovatore), Conte Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Renato (Un Ballo in Maschera), Alfio (Cavalleria Rusticana), Giovanni (Don Giovanni), Jago (Otello), Riccardo (I Puritani) and Rodrigo (Don Carlo), among others.

On CD, Mr.Arrey can be heard as Lescaut on the recording of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut for Decca Classics alongside Andrea Bocelli and Plácido Domingo.

In addition to his work on the opera stage, baritone Javier Arrey is a world-class interpreter of Lieder and concert repertoire most recently performing Carmina Burana in Europe, Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte in USA and Dvořák’s Biblical Songs & Gypsy Songs in Czech Republic.

In 2017, Javier was given the prestigious “Congressional Medal of Honor” at the National Congress of Chile in recognition of his artistic career and his social labor bringing the Opera to populations who have no access to live performances.