You are invited to a Holiday Celebration of
Conservation Stewardship & Latino Culture
Corazón Latino, in coordination with Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva, Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, invites you to learn about natural resource conservation and community engagement in collaboration with El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico, and to celebrate the holidays with a performance by world-class tenor, and U.S. Army Veteran, Jesús Daniel Hernández.
WHEN:
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Briefing: 5:30-6:00 p.m.
Concert and Reception: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Longworth 1334
Hearing Room
The Longworth House Office Building
15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515
RSVP: www.corazonlatino.us/events
Questions: sonia@corazonlatino.us
Jesus Daniel Hernández was born and raised in Juarez Mexico, and moved to the United States as a teenager. He enlisted in the US Army, and soon after, volunteered to serve in a Chemical Unit being deployed to Iraq. A chance encounter with Plácido Domingo in San Antonio, about 10 years ago changed his life. After a concert given by Maestro Domingo, Specialist Hernández asked if he could sing for the great tenor to see what the Maestro thought of his voice. Upon hearing the young soldier sing, Maestro Domingo invited the tenor to join the prestigious Plácido Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program with the Washington National Opera. He moved to Washington, DC to pursue his boyhood dream of being a professional singer.
While a participant in the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program, Jesus performed with The Washington National Opera in the productions of Lucrezia Borgia, La Traviata, Falstaff (WNO Look-In), and in Hamlet-A. Thomas. Other roles have included performances il Duca di Mantova (Rigoletto) Rodolfo (Boheme), Camille (Merry Widow), Alfredo (Traviata), Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi), Cavaradossi (Tosca)(, Turiddu (Cavalleria), Pinkerton (Butterfly), and numerous Zarzuelas. His experience includes concert performances for NEA Opera Honors ceremonies, the Horatio Awards at the United States Supreme Court, and numerous concerts in Europe. His upcoming album as a solo artist “L’orologio” is coming this fall in Itunes and Spotify, and he will be debuting his first Macduff (Macbeth) in Youngstown Ohio in November.
