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José Cura

1962 - Today

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José Luis Victor Cura Gómez (born 5 December 1962) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Cura has received more than 148,511 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). José Cura is the 1,224th most popular musician (up from 1,343rd in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 401st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Argentinean Musician.

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  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, José Cura ranks 1,224 out of 2,662Before him are George Winston, Oliver Shanti, Geddy Lee, Blind Willie Johnson, Joseph Böhm, and Mick Jones. After him are Eric Martin, Daryl Hall, Alexander Dreyschock, Sabine Meyer, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Elton Dean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, José Cura ranks 194Before him are Uwe Rahn, Yōko Ogawa, Suzy Amis Cameron, Gabriele Tarquini, Lana Clarkson, and Michael Ball. After him are Atiq Rahimi, Grigory Leps, Ally Sheedy, Janne Andersson, Mic Michaeli, and Andrey Lavrov.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, José Cura ranks 346 out of 1,019Before him are Olga Orozco (1920), José Omar Pastoriza (1942), César Aira (1949), Martín Miguel de Güemes (1785), Luis Puenzo (1946), and Héctor Alterio (1929). After him are Ariel Dorfman (1942), Alberto Crespo (1920), Gabriel Milito (1980), Héctor De Bourgoing (1934), Roberto Juarroz (1925), and Roberto Sensini (1966).

Among MUSICIANS In Argentina

Among musicians born in Argentina, José Cura ranks 12Before him are Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Juan d'Arienzo (1900), Charly García (1951), Aníbal Troilo (1914), Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901), and Gustavo Cerati (1959). After him are Dominic Miller (1960), Fito Páez (1963), and Paz Lenchantin (1973).

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