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Highlights in the 2020/21 season include his anticipated debut with Bayerische Staatsoper as Ferrando in Dieter Dorn’s production of Così fan tutte as well as the role of Chevalier Des Grieux in a new production of Manon in Hamburg and his return to Deutsche Oper am Rhein. At his home company in Wiesbaden, his roles include Almaviva in a new production of Il barbiere di Sviglia, Alfredo La Traviata, Rinuccio Gianni Schicchi and Macduff Macbeth.
Last season Hotea starred as Ernesto in new production of Don Pasquale at Royal Opera House, as well as debuting Arturo I Puritani at Deutsche Oper am Rhein. In Wiesbaden his roles included the Italian Tenor Der Rosenkavalier, Des Grieux Manon and Nemorino L’elisir d’amore. Hotea was also invited to perform Rinuccio Gianni Schicchi during the Spring Festival Tokyo Opera Nomori.
Recent performances include Almaviva Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Staatsoper Stuttgart, Opera National de Rhin, Wiener Staatsoper, Greek National Opera and Choregies d’Orange; Nemorino at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Elvino La Sonnambula at Oper Frankfurt; Ernesto Don Pasquale at Oper Zurich. Staatsoper Stuttgart and Deutsche Oper am Rhein; Des Grieux Manon at Greek National Opera; Cassio Otello at Opera de Monte-Carlo; and Tebaldo I Capuleti ed i Montecchi at Opera National de Paris. In Wiesebaden his roles included Dex Grieux, Ernesto, Alfredo La Traviata, Ferrando Cosi Fan Tutte, Nemorino, Duca Rigoletto, Don Ottavio Don Giovanni and Tamino Die Zauberflöte.
Born in Baia Mare, Romania Hotea is a graduate of the Bucharest Music Academy. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 as Nemorino and was immediately engaged as a soloist of the Romanian National Opera of Bucharest where his roles included Alfredo, Almaviva and Don Ottavio. A prize winner in several competitions he was also awarded the Grand Prize of the International Contest Hariclea Darclée in 2015. He currently resides in Frankfurt.
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