Person Open DS/UK/14499 Andrade; Francisco (4 October 1950); Mexican operatic tenor Andrade Francisco 4 October 1950 Mexican operatic tenor Male (cisgender) José Francisco Araiza Andrade Mexico City, Mexico (born)

Mexican Musician; Singer, tenor, operatic Hispanic / Latino No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of José Araiza Andrade (tenor, organist and chorus master for Compania Nacional de Opera de Bellas Artes) and Guadalupe Andrade Spouse of Ethery Inasaridse (music historian and stage director) Former spouse of Vivian Jaffray (mezzo-soprano) Heterosexual José Francisco Araiza Andrade is a Mexican operatic tenor and lied singer who has sung as soloist in leading concert halls and in leading tenor operatic roles in the major opera houses of Europe and North America during the course of a lengthy career. He studied singing at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música de México and later in Germany, with Mozartian tenor Richard Holm, and lieder interpretation with Erik Werba. He made his operatic debut in 1970 in Mexico City as First Prisoner in Beethoven's Fidelio. Araiza initially came to international prominence singing in Mozart and Rossini operas, but in the 1980s broadened his repertoire to include Italian and French lyric tenor roles and Wagnerian roles such as Lohengrin and Walther von Stolzing. He was made a Kammersänger of the Vienna State Opera in 1988. Now retired from the opera stage, he teaches singing and serves on the juries of several international singing competitions. Awards, Honours and Legacy: In 2011 Araiza received the Medalla de Oro de Bellas Artes (Gold Medal for the Fine Arts) from the Mexican government during a concert at the Palacio de Bellas Artes marking his 40-year career. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/b39c8778-f245-4cb5-9977-b5817779c921 (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 4/1/2014 RAHAKirkbride 11/29/2022 641f9b3c-cf14-48ef-9b8b-ba431d98ff20