Lisandro Abadie (born 28 July 1974) is an Argentine

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. He studied in Switzerland, initially in

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at the

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(music diploma in 2001) and subsequently at the Music School of Lucerne University, graduating with a solo-singing diploma in 2005 and winning the Edwin Fischer Memorial Prize in 2006. He has performed under conductors such as William Christie, Facundo Agudin, Laurence Cummings, Václav Luks, Anthony Rooley or Hervé Niquet, in concert, on stage and in recordings, and has sung works by

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, Purcell, Händel, Marais, Monteverdi and Brahms. He has also sung in Bach's

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and St John Passions.

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21st-century Argentine male opera singers Bass-baritones 1974 births Living people Singers from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-singer-stub