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have made him a successful interpreter not only of
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singers of his generation, singing regularly at the
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511:"Tenor Rockwell Blake Is Bel Canto Specialist"
429:, Conductor Gabriele Ferro (DVD Hardy Classic)
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269:(Lisbon, 2005) and as Libenskoff in Rossini's
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311:Grand Prix du Palmarès des Palmarès, 2004
181:tenor repertoire, performing in works by
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158:Il furioso all'isola di San Domingo
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372:Il barbiere di Siviglia
279:Prizes and distinctions
260:young artists program.
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