Baritone
Recipient of the Pavel Lisitsian Award
By Master of Ceremonies, Richard Kummins
Blas Canedo’s ability to engage audiences with passion and magnetism have led opera directors and conductors praising his beautiful tone, strong performance skills, and singular charisma. According to the national Colombian television program Vivamos la Opera, Canedo is considered “one of the promising young talents of his generation.” Canedo has performed over twenty five roles across the United States, South America, and Europe, including the title roles of Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Don Giovanni, and Signor Deluso; Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Gugliemo in Cosi fan tutte, Marcello in La Boheme, Germont in La Traviata, Belcore in L’Elisir d’Amore, Escamillo in Carmen, Albert in Werther, Beaupertui in Il Cappello di Paglia di Fiorenze, Dr. Miracle in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, and Dr. Rappaccini in La Hija de Rappaccini. His professional appearances as a soloist include Opera de Colombia, Prolírica de Antioquia, TCU-Fort Worth Opera Inst., Dallas Metroplex Opera, Banco de la República, Universidad Eafit, Universidad de Caldas, City of Manizalez, and the IDCT of the City of Bogota DC. Mr. Canedo has been invited a as soloist in summer programs such as the Crescendo Institute in Hungary, Le Chiavi di Bel Canto in Houston, the Opera Singers Initiative in NYC, and Opera in the Ozarks in Arkansas. Mr. Canedo was finalist in the 2015 Lois Alba Competition earned the Pavel Lisitsian Memorial Award. He also won the Colombian Banco de la República Young Talents competition twice, resulting in a nationwide performance tour. As a recitalist, he represented Colombia in El Encuentro Internacional de Música de Medellín. Mr. Canedo was invited by the Fine Arts Chamber Players of Dallas to perform in their “Rising Star” program at the annual Basically Beethoven Festival. As a concert soloist, Mr. Canedo performed Orff’s Carmina Buranawith Victoria Symphony, Texas, and the Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia, celebrating the 100 anniversary of the Conservatory of Tolima; Dvorak’s Te Deumwith the Caldas Symphony of Manizales, Colombia, commemorating the city’s 150th anniversary; Faure’s Requiem with the Corpas Symphony of Bogotá, Colombia; Schubert’s G Major Mass with Red de Orquestas de Medellin; Bach’s Cantata BWV 140 with Orchesta Batuta de Manizalez; Dobois’s Seven Last Words of Christ with First Presbyterian Church, Wichita Falls; Durufle’s Requiem with Saint John’s Episcopal Church; and Bacalov’s Misa in Tango with the orchestras of the First United Methodist Church in Plano and Coppell, Texas. Mr. Canedo earned a Bachelor of Law, LL. B. (equivalent to the Juris Doctor) from Universidad Externado de Colombia. His dissertation was titled “Aspects of Injury and Reparation in the Intellectual Property.” Mr. Canedo earned a Master’s of Music degree from Texas Christian University, a Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance from the University of North Texas, and is currently completing his doctoral studies in Vocal Performance, Voice Pedagogy and Voice Science at the University of Houston Moores School of Music.
Saturday, June 6th, 2015
Il balen del suo sorriso
from IL TROVATORE by Verdi
HD Video by Richard Kummins
Photo by Gwen Juarez
Eri tu che macchiavi que’ll anima
from UN BALLO IN MASCHERA by Verdi
HD Video by Robert Land Productions
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