Julio Julián

Julio Julián (Mexico City, 15 August 1935) is a Mexican operatic tenor, primarily known for zarzuela.^[1]^[2] His three sisters formed the trio Las Hermanas Julián.^[3]^[4]

Julián's career debut was in 1955 when he participated in Mexico's renowned "Opera Nacional". He was seen and heard in various performances for radio and television in the 1950s, when he was signed by RCA records.^[5]^[6]

He lived in Spain for a time, where he continued in his interest in opera and concerts. There, he married the Spanish soprano zarzuela singer Conchita Domínguez, and later moved to the United States. He retired from operatic performance in the mid-1980s to teach music.

He is a member of Jehovah's Witness.^[7]

Performances and recordings

Espiritu Gentil
Perfume de Gardenias
Ch’ella mi Creda
Ojos Tapatios
Nessun Dorma
Un Millon de Primaveras
Jurame
You raise me up

References

^ Diccionario de la zarzuela: biografías de compositores, argumentos ... ed. Roger Alier Aixalà, Xosé Aviñoa, F. X. Mata - 1986 - Page 362
^ Estudios y fuentes del arte en México Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas - 1978 - Volume 36 - Page 203 "Después en Cavalleria Rusticana debutó el tenor Julio Julián, hermano de las integrantes de un trío llamado Las Hermanas Julián. Era discípulo de Fanny Anitúa, y Fanny como todos los maestros, que pecan de demasiado amor y ... "
^ Armando Jiménez Cabarets de Antes y de Ahora en la Ciudad de México 1991 - Page 32 "Volviendo al club nocturno "Las Mil y Una Noche", la inauguración estuvo muy concurrida, pues fue anunciada profusamente con bastante anticipación. Actuaron Su Muy Key ("La Muñequita China"), las Hermanas Julián y Luis Pérez Meza El ..."
^ Steven Joseph Loza Barrio Rhythm: Mexican American Music in Los Angeles Page 130 - 1993 "At right are Las Hermanas Padilla, popular singers in Los Angeles throughout the 1940s. At center is Mexican singer Pedro Vargas and at left are Las Hermanas Julián (circa 1940, Mason Theater). Courtesy of Philip Sonnichsen Collection."
^ El Diario De Nueva York - Dec 23, 1962 "el magnifico tenor Julio Julián" [1]
^ "Guia Cinema De Peliculas", La Nacion - Nov 11, 1962
^ "It Is Written That I Will See Him". Awake!: 10–14. 22 December 2004.