caption years_active children birth_place nationality name parents birth_date spouse image article_title education birth_name occupation
josé cura in 2013 1992 -- present ben cura , yazmine cura , nicolás cura rosario , argentina argentina - spain josé cura oscar cura † , olga gómez 05 december 1962 silvia ibarra -lrb- 1985-present -rrb- josé cura in 2013.jpg josé cura
 escuela rosario superior de música at the universidad nacional de josé luis victor cura gómez singer , conductor , director , scenographer , photographer
josé cura

josé cura -lrb- born december 5 , 1962 in rosario , argentina -rrb- is an argentine operatic tenor , conductor , director , scenographer and photographer known for intense and original interpretations of opera characters , notably `` otello '' in verdi 's `` otello '' , `` samson '' in saint-saëns ' `` samson et dalila '' , `` canio '' in ruggero leoncavallo 's `` pagliacci '' , `` stiffelio '' in giuseppe verdi 's `` stiffelio '' and many others .
2007 saw the world-premiere of `` la commedia è finita '' .
the show , designed and directed by josé cura - in which he also sang the lead role of canio - marked the beginning of his career as a director and scenographer .
he followed this with his productions of `` samson et dalila '' at the badisches staatstheater in 2010 -lrb- in which he also sang the title role -rrb- as well as `` la rondine '' at the opéra national de lorraine -lrb- in which he also conducted -rrb- and `` cavalleria rusticana and pagliacci '' at the opéra royal de wallonie , both in 2012 - singing the roles of `` turiddu '' and `` canio '' in both as well .
