Carlos Seise was born to sing. After graduating from the Conservatory of Music in Puerto Rico, he was given a government scholarship to continue his studies in New York with renowned opera coach Carmen Savoca and Payton Hibbit, former teachers of the great Spanish tenor, Placido Domingo. Upon his return to Puerto Rico in 1987, Mr. Seise entered the Metropolitan Regional Auditions winning first prize in the tenor category. Shortly after, he made his singing debut as Rodolfo in La Boheme which became one of his signature roles. His singing career has since been a succession of triumphs starting with his tenor role in Carmina Burana, with the Dominican Republic Symphony to opera houses world wide, performing leading tenor roles in La Traviata, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, Don Pasquale, the Magic Flute, Cosi fan Tutti, Cavalleria Rusticana, Amael and the Night Visitors, and La Boheme, sharing the stage with many distinguished colleagues such as Eva Marton, Veronica Villaroel, Justino Diaz, Pablo Elivra, Luciano Pavorotti, Placido Domingo, and many others. His newest operatic roles include, Faust, Rigoletto, L'Elixir D'amore and Werther. Most recently, Seise performed in the world premiere of two contemporary operas written especially for him, "Bethlehem Inn" by Puerto Rican Composer, Roberto Milano, and, "Benito Sereno" by Spanish Composer, Jose` Ignacio Morales, from Madrid. Oratorios include, Requiems of Mozart and Verdi, Coronation Mass, by Mozart, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Magnificat, by Bach and Schubert's Mass in G, and several others. Seise has performed as a concert soloist with leading symphonies and in solo recitals in Achen, Almirante sur, Andacollo, Bakersfield, Belpre, Bohn, Bogota, Boston, Brea Pozo, Buenos Aires, Burbank, Caracas, Ciudad del Carmen, Chicago, Cleveland, Cordoba, Chihuahua, Dallas, Detroit, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Fremont, Grand Rapids, Guadalajara, Hartford, Houston, Kansas City, Lapeer, London, Los Angeles, Managua, Mayaguez, Mendoza, Mexico City, Miami, Monterrey, Montreal, Munich, Muskegon, Neuquen, Newark, New York City, Orlando, Panama City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Ponce, San Diego, San German, San Francisco, San Jose, San Juan, San Rafael, Santiago, Santiago del Estero, Santo Domingo, Tampa, Toledo, Toronto, Vienna, Villa Hermosa, Visalia and Washington, DC, to name a few. His generous spirit is amply demonstrated by his efforts to help raise money for his charitable programs in Argentina and around the world. "His interpretations are brilliant, ebullient and with a lot of gusto", El Mundo "A powerful singer who thrilled the audience", The Tribune
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