Rolando Villazón, who will be giving a recital in Paris on Monday, January 28 for an evening of Boito, Cilea, Gomes, Ponchielli, and Verdi, must make sure to pace himself well to the end.
Later that evening, he will be presented at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées with the chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his significant contribution to the arts.
This should be good practice for his upcoming award ceremony: Villazón was also named in the category of "Lyrical Artist of the Year" at the 2008 Les Victoires de la Musique, which will be handed out February 13 @ la Halle aux Grains de Toulouse, beating out Natalie Dessay and Sandrine Piau.
homeboi’s on a roll!