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| Born | 1 May 1967 Kavajë, Albania |
| Occupation | spinto tenor |
| Years active | 1990–2014 |
| Style | Classical music |
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Agim Hushi (born 1 May 1967) is an Albanian-born, Australian-naturalized spinto tenor currently living and working in Vienna, Austria.
Agin was born in Kavajë, Albania. After his university studies for literature and psychology in Tirana, Hushi was noted for his tenor voice. He studied at the Albanian Academy of Arts in Tirana from which he graduated in 1991.
From 1991 to 1992 he was principal tenor with the Albanian State Opera, where he performed in Tosca , Cavalleria rusticana and Il trovatore . From 1992 until 1995 he continued his postgraduate studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest where, in parallel with vocal studies, he specialized in pedagogy of singing.
In 1995 he was appointed principal tenor at the Hungarian State Opera where he performed major roles including in Manon Lescaut , Turandot , Il tabarro , Il Lombardi .
In 1997, he moved to Australia after having been invited to perform the role of Des Grieux in Puccini's Manon Lescaut for the State Opera of South Australia in Adelaide conducted by Richard Bonynge. He then sang in the same opera for Opera Australia. Hushi continued to sing around Asia, New Zealand and USA.
In 1999 with an Australian government grant he went for a bel canto experience in Milan with Franco Corelli.
Hushi has performed in Australia, New Zealand, China, the United States, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Dubai, Hungary, Germany, Russia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Italy, Spain, UK, Switzerland, Albania and Austria.
His primary roles are those of Cavaradossi (Tosca), Calaf (Turandot), Des Grieux (Manon Lescaut), Radames ( Aida ), Manrico (Il trovatore), Luigi (Il tabarro), Canio ( Pagliacci ) and Turiddu (Cavalleria rusticana).
In 2010 Hushi recorded with Albanian soprano Inva Mula for EMI her new CD, Il Bel Sogno with operatic arias supported by Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. In October 2012 Hushi recorded his first solo album, Amore Grande, with the most famous tenor songs conducted by A. Pavlic[ clarification needed ] and the New Europe Symphony Orchestra, Bulgaria. This CD was regarded from Deutsche Grammophon and critics as one of the best CD since Giuseppe Di Stefano's best days in all tenors recordings.[ citation needed ]
Hushi is currently the head of the opera department at the Vienna Conservatorium.[ citation needed ] He was a founder of Belcanto School of Singing in Adelaide, Australia. [1] [2] [3]
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