CHAUSSON, CARLOS

Spanish baritone Carlos Chausson was born in Zaragoza. He studied his musical studies at the Escuela Superior de Canto in Madrid and then moved to the USA where got a Master of Music degreeat University of Michigan.

Carlos Chausson is an incomparable artist in buffo Italian roles and Mozart rôles. He has been guest artist at the Zurich Opera house for the last twelve consecutive seasons where he has sung his whole repertoire under important conductors such as Nikolas Harnoncourt and Nello Santi.  He has also sung at the most important opera houses over the world, including La Scala in Milan, The Metropolitan in New York, La Bastille in Paris, Munich Staatsoper, Teatro Liceu and Teatro Real de Madrid, under such  conductors as Abbado, Lopez Cobos, Benini, Palumbo and Fischer. Carlos Chausson has shared the stage with such artists as Placido Domingo, Monserrat Caballe, Jeniffer Larmore, Ileana Cotrubas, Beverly Shills, Ruggero Raimondi and Carlos Alvarez.

He has made a large number of recordings and DVDs, and lately has been honoured as “Mejor artista Lírico in the 2007 season” awarded by Fundación de Premios Líricos del Teatro Campoamor 2008.

BALADA, L.: Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) [Opera] (Carreras, Caballe, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Alcantara)	8.660237-38
ITALIAN OPERAS (4 DVD Box set) (NTSC)	2057928
MOZART: Cosi fan tutte (Zurich Opera, 2000) (NTSC)	100013
MOZART: Cosi fan tutte (Zurich Opera, 2000) (PAL)	100012
MOZART: Cosi fan tutte / Don Giovanni (Zurich Opera, 2000-2001) (NTSC)	100971
MOZART: Greatest Operas (Zurich Opera, 1996-2001) (PAL)	DV-BOXMOZART
MOZART: Nozze di Figaro (Le) (Zurich Opera, 1996) (PAL)	DV-OPNDF
OFFENBACH: Belle Helene (La) (PAL)	100086
OPERA EXCLUSIVE - OPERA NATIONAL DE PARIS (NTSC)	DVWW-GOLDBOX8
ROSSINI, G.: Barbiere di Siviglia (Il) (Paris National Opera, 2002) (NTSC)	DVWW-OPBARB
ROSSINI, G.: Barbiere di Siviglia (Il) (Zurich Opera, 2001) (NTSC)	2051248
ROSSINI: Barbiere di Siviglia (Il) (Zurich Opera, 2001) (NTSC)	2051249