Jonas Durán has participated in many competitions and won first prize in the Jyväskylä International Singing Competition for Tenors in Finland in 2002. He was also a finalist in Madeleine Finden Singing Competition, Clonter Opera Prize and the Gösta Winbergh Award both in 2003 and 2004. In the season 2003/2004 Jonas Durán was appointed “soloist of the year” by The Swedish Wind Symphony Orchestra.
Jonas Durán was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, but grew up in Sweden. He received his musical education at the Ingesund Music School, the University College of Opera in Gothenburg and the RCM Benjamin Britten International Opera School where he studied with a. o. Madame Vera Rozsa. He has participated in master classes with Donald Maxwell, Philip Langridge, Sir Donald McIntyre, Gerald Finley, Sarah Walker and Eric Tappy.
In spring 2000, Jonas Durán made his operatic debut in the title role of La Clemenza di Tito for Gothenburg Opera School. Other roles include Janne in the world premiere of S@una Subtil by Fredrik Österling, Snout in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (director John Copley), Beppe in I Pagliacci, Rinuccio in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, Lensky in Eugene Onegin at Clonter Opera, Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte and Alfred in Die Fledermaus.
On the subject of oratorio and recitals, Jonas has concert performances in Germany, Spain, Italy and Sweden. In 2001 he participated in a tenor concert at the 90th Anniversary of the birthday of Jussi Björling at the Gothenburg Concert Hall.
As an ensemble member of the Swedish Wermland Opera Jonas sang parts such as Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Dmitri Shostakovich, Don Ottavio (opposite Håkan Hagegård as Don Giovanni), Ferrando in Peter Konwitchsny’s Cosi fan Tutte, Pirelli in Sweeney Todd, Rodolfo in Konwitschny’s production of La Bohème, the Duke in Rigoletto and Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and he performed in Henry Bronett’s Cirkus Opera. In spring 2010 he made his debut at The Royal Swedish Opera singing Macduff in Macbeth, a part he also performed at Malmoe opera.
His latest engagement at the Wermland Opera as Mime in Wagner’s Ring gave him great acclaim.
Jonas Durán /Tenor
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