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= Gaston Rivero = Gaston Rivero (February 6, 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is an Uruguayan-US American operatic tenor.

He is a winner of the Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in 2009, has appeared in many opera houses, including the Staatsoper Berlin, National Theater Bordeaux, l'Opera de Geneve, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Tokyo National Theater, Oper Leipzig, Tel Aviv Opera and Staatstheater Stuttgart as well as in several  Broadway and off Broadway shows.

Early years
Gaston Rivero was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied at the National Conservatory of Music Carlos Lopez Buchardo in Buenos Aires and then in New York City with the prestigious voice teacher, vocal coach and conductor Eugene Kohn.

Professional career
His stage debut came when film director Baz Luhrmann selected him for his production of Puccini's La Bohème on Broadway 2002. Gaston Rivero is known for the Deutsche Grammophon DVD of Il Trovatore alongside Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko and Daniel Barenboim. He has worked with many different film-makers; Philipp Stölzl, Johannes Schaaf and Baz Luhrmann.

Gaston Rivero's career has spanned several media and arts professions: actor, opera singer, producer, composer and music consultant.

Venues

 * Oper Leipzig: Rodolfo in La Boheme (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) - Alfredo in La Traviata (2012, 2013, 2014) - Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) - Ein Sänger in Der Rosenkavalier (2012, 2014) - Ismaele in Nabucco (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) - Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut (2015) - B.F. Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly (2015, 2016)
 * Staatsoper Berlin: Manrico in Il Trovatore (2013) - Don Carlo in "Don Carlo" (2014) - Macduff in "Macbeth" (2015)
 * New National Theatre Tokyo: Don Jose in Carmen (2014)
 * Staatstheater Stuttgart: Rodolfo in Luisa Miller (2015)
 * The Slovak National Theatre: Rodolfo in La Boheme (2015)
 * The Israeli Opera: Rodolfo in La Boheme (2014)
 * Aalto Musiktheater Essen: Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut (2014) - Rodolfo in Luisa Miller (2015) - Radames in “Aida” (2016) - Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca (2016)
 * Staatstheater Nürnberg: Manrico in Il Trovatore (2012) - B.F. Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly (2005)
 * Oper Graz: Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut (2012) - Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca (2014, 2015)
 * Deutsche Oper Berlin: Don Jose in Carmen (2009, 2011, 2012,2013, 2014) - Rodolfo in La Boheme (2011) - Agamegnone in Cassandra (2010) - Cloriviere in Maria Victoire (2011)
 * The Latvian National Opera: Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut (2015)
 * Menuhin Festival Gstaad: Don Jose in Carmen (2014)
 * Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz: Radames in Aida (2014)
 * Lithuanian National Opera: Manrico in Il Trovatore (2015)
 * Staatstheater Kassel: Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca (2013)
 * Grand Théatre de Genève: Ein Sänger in Der Rosenkavalier (2012, 2014)
 * Teatro Solís de Montevideo: Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana (2011) - Macduff in Macbeth (2013)
 * The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: Alfredo in La Traviata (2014)
 * Grand Théatre/Opéra National de Bordeaux: Manrico in Il Trovatore (2011)
 * Staatstheater Mainz: Faust in Mefistofele (2013)
 * Staatstheater Hannover: Don Jose in Carmen (2013)
 * Stadttheater Klagenfurt: Radames in Aida (2010) - Manrico in Il Trovatore (2010) - Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca (2011)
 * Croatian National Theatre Zagreb: Manrico in Il Trovatore (2011)
 * Palm Beach Opera: Alfredo in La Traviata (2008)
 * Theater Freiburg: Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut (2011)
 * Staatstheater Darmstadt: Rodolfo in La Boheme (2010)
 * Hungarian State Opera Budapest: Faust in Mefistofeles (2011, 2012) - Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut (2011) - B.F. Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly (2013) - Don Carlo in Don Carlo (2013)
 * Opera Carolina: Romeo in Romeo et Juliette (2007)
 * PortOpera: Romeo in Romeo et Juliette (2007)
 * Opéra de Lausanne: Don Jose in Carmen (Japan Tour 2008)
 * Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa: Don Carlo in Don Carlo (2013)
 * Teatro Massimo di Palermo: Ismaele in Nabucco (2013)
 * Wichita Grand Opera: Alfredo in La Traviata (2006) - Don Carlo in Don Carlo (2015)
 * El Paso Opera: Alfredo in La Traviata (2006)
 * Lyric Opera of San Antonio: Alfredo in La Traviata (2006)
 * Opera Orchestra of New York: Primo cantatore in La Gioconda (2004) - Trin in La Fanciulla del West (2004) - Hadji in Lakme (2004) - Flaminio in L’amore dei Tre Re (2007)
 * Auditorio Zaragoza: Alfredo in La Traviata (2008) - Don Jose in Carmen (2007)- Manrico in Il Trovatore (2009) - Rodolfo in La Boheme (2010)
 * Knoxville Opera: Don Jose in Carmen (2006)
 * Deutsche Oper Berlin: Normano in Lucia di Lammermoor (2008) - Messagero in Aida (2008) - Parpignol in La Boheme (2008) - Giuseppe in La Traviata (2008)
 * Westfield Symphony Orchestra: B.F. Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly (2007)
 * Festival de Sédières: Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca (2009)

Recordings

 * "GIUSEPPE VERDI: Il TROVATORE" (Germany 2013); Anna Netrebko · Gaston Rivero - Plácido Domingo - Marina Prudenskaya - Staatskapelle Berlin - Daniel Barenboim - Staatsoper im Schiller Theater - Stage Director: Philipp Stölzl, Deutsche Grammophon, UNITEL CLASSICA
 * Vittorio Gnecchi: Cassandra / Richard Strauss: Elektra (Germany 2010; Director: Kirsten Harms)