Jos� Cura is an Argentine-Spanish 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-Sa�ns? 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 � finita. The show, designed and directed by Jos� 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 as well as La Rondine at the Op�ra national de Lorraine and Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at the Op�ra Royal de Wallonie, both in 2012 - singing the roles of Turiddu and Canio in both as well. 

December 5th, 1962 in Rosario (Age 61)