Zurich-based Bolivian bass, José Coca Loza, begins 2020/21 Season singing the bass part in The Messiah at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Grand Théâtre de Genève in Robert Wilson’s production and under the baton of Mark Minkowski. Later this season he will sing a gala solo concert in Verona under the baton of Andrea Marcon and the Venice Baroque Orchestra. In November, José appears as Alidoro in a semistaged production of La Cenerentola in Baden Baden with Les Musiciens du Prince under the Baton of Gianluca Capuano and will sing alongside Cecilia Bartoli in her European Concert Tour. He will reappear at the Mozart Woche in Salzburg in a semistaged concert of Don Giovanni as Masetto/Commendatore directed by Rolando Villazon with Capella Barca and Maestro Andras Schiff.
Recent highlights include his Royal Opera House Covent Garden debut as Lesbos alongside Joyce DiDonato in the season opening production of Agrippina (Kosky/Emelyanychev); the role of Astolfo in Orlando Furioso at Tchaikovsky Hall; The Messiah at the Mozart Woche in Salzburg; Fidelio on tour as Rocco with Gustavo Dudamel and Haly in L'italiana in Algeri with Ensemble Mattheaus (Jean-Christophe Spinosi conducting) at Salzburg Festival and at the Opera Royal de Versailles; Alidoro in La Cenerentola on tour with Cecilia Bartoli at Lucerne Festival, Palau del la Musica in Barcelona and at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid; the role of Clistene in L’Olimpiade with Andrea Marcon conducting La Cetra Barockorchester at Amsterdam Concertgebouw; Mustafa in L'italiana in Algeri under the baton of Giancarlo Andretta with Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, and Truffaldino in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Festival de Música de Canarias in Tenerife and Las Palmas. On the concert platform, José sang Mozart’s Requiem with Tonhalle Orchester Zurich and with The Hague Philharmonic.
After completing his studies at the Music Conservatory in Basel, José joined the Opera Studio at Theatre Basel where he sang such roles as Melisso / Alcina, Alte Diener / Elektra, and Marchese d’Obigny / La Traviata and he is a pupil of Silvana Bazzoni since 2014.
His engagements this season include La cenerentola at the Wiener Staatsoper, St. John Passion in Basel and with ORTVE in Madrid and Il barbiere di Siviglia in Salzburgo.
Date: October 2021 Not to be altered without permission. Please destroy all previous biographical material.
Agenda 2021-2022
L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI 19 February 2022 13:00 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
ST. MATTHEW PASSION 21 March 2022 18:30 Theater Basel, Basel 25 March 2022 19:00 Theater Basel, Basel 27 March 2022 18:00 Theater Basel, Basel 03 April 2022 16:00 Theater Basel, Basel 09 April 2022 19:00 Theater Basel, Basel 12 April 2022 19:00 Theater Basel, Basel 13 April 2022 19:00 Theater Basel, Basel 19 April 2022 19:00 Theater Basel, Basel 25 April 2022 19:00 Theater Basel, Basel 07 May 2022 19:00 Theater Basel, Basel 10 May 2022 19:00 Theater Basel, Basel 22 May 2022 18:00 Theater Basel, Basel 26 May 2022 19:00 Theater Basel, Basel 28 May 2022 19:00 Theater Basel, Basel 13 June 2022 19:00 Theater Basel, Basel 26 June 2022 16:00 Theater Basel, Basel
ST JOHN PASSION WITH THE ORTVE 7 April 2022 19:30 Teatro Monumental, Madrid 8 April 2022 19:30 Teatro Monumental, Madrid
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA 3 June 2022 19:00 Haus fur Mozart, Salzburger Festspiele 5 June 2022 15:30 Haus fur Mozart, Salzburger Festspiele 4 August 2022 19:30 Haus fur Mozart, Salzburger Festspiele 8 August 2022 18:30 Haus fur Mozart, Salzburger Festspiele 11 August 2022 15:00 Haus fur Mozart, Salzburger Festspiele 14 August 2022 15:00 Haus fur Mozart, Salzburger Festspiele 16 August 2022 18:00 Haus fur Mozart, Salzburger Festspiele LA CENERENTOLA 28 June 2022 Wiener Staatsoper