Francisco de la Caridad Alonso Díaz

Tenor, First Soloist and General and Artistic Director of the Ernesto Lecuona Lyric Theater Company, Bachelor of Music in the Specialty of Singing, more than 40 years of Artistic Career and more than 30 years of teaching work.

Creator of the Study Plans for the Artistic Teaching Units of Medium Level Music in the Specialty of Singing, Founder of the First of them and its Director.

He began his professional artistic career in 1969 upon joining the cast of the Ernesto Lecuona Lyric Theater Company, where as First Soloist he has performed the leading roles in more than 35 titles of the genre including: the operas Tosca, Rigoletto, La boheme, Traviata, Bastian y Bastiana, Rita, the zarzuelas Cecilia Valdés, Amalia Batista, Maria la O, Maria Belen Chacon, El cafetal, Lola Cruz, Luisa Fernanda, Los claveles, La del manojo de rosas, La leyenda del beso, La del Soto del Parral, La Verbena de la Paloma, as well as musical revues, Anthologies of operas, zarzuelas and musical comedies etc.

In his concert repertoire he has more than 200 works by authors such as: Caccini, Monteverdi, Paisiello, Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, Schubert, Leoncaballo, Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Bellini, Montalvage, Falla, Obradors, Guastavino, Ginastera, Lara, Greever, Lecuona, Prats, Roig, Grenet, Sánchez de Fuente, Casas Romero, to name a few.

He has performed on the best stages in Cuba and in countries in Europe, Asia and America: Spain, Portugal, France, Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Austria, USA, DPRK, Russia, Lithuania and Brazil

He has worked under the baton of distinguished orchestra conductors, among others: Rodrigo Prats, Gonzalo Roig, Adolfo Guzmán, Norman Milanes, Félix Guerrero, Enrique Pérez Mesa, Eduardo Díaz, Kim Tse Jung, (DPRK), Ricardo Lafuente, (Spain), José Ramón Lozada (Spain), Oliver Díaz (Spain)

He has participated in important International Events: Habaneras and Polyphony Competitions in Alicante, Spain, April Spring Festival in DPRK, where he obtained the Award for Best Male Performance, Ibero-American Zarzuela Festival, International Lyric Art Festivals, International Theater Festivals of Havana.

Judge in Important National and International Competitions: International Habaneras and Polyphony Competition in Torrevieja, Spain, Ibero-American Singing Competition, National Rodrigo Prats Singing Competitions, National Ernesto Lecuona In Memoriam Singing Competitions, Pedro Junco Music Competitions, Planeta Azul Music Competitions for Boys and Girls, etc.

He also has an important teaching career of 30 years as a professor within the artistic education system:
Professor at Federico Engels Vocational School 1978-1980
Professor at the Professional Development Center of the Provincial Culture Management 1980-2000.
Professor at the Higher Pedagogical Institute 1990-1992.
Professor and Director of the Medium Level Artistic Teaching Unit Ernesto Lecuona Lyric Theater Company. 2002-2010.

His works on artistic education have been published in:
- Vista Alegre Magazine, Torrevieja, Alicante Spain
- Cultural Weekly "Pasos"

For his outstanding artistic and teaching career, he has received recognition in Cuba and abroad, among the most relevant:

- Distinction for Cuban Culture from Mincult
- National Theater Prize Omar Valdés from UNEAC for lifetime work
- Raúl Gómez Garcías Medal SNTC
- Labor Achievement Medal from CTC
- Nicolás Guillén Diploma from UNEAC
- Diploma from Mincult for his work on National Artistic Evaluation Courts
- Seal of Laureate from SNTC
- Golden Tower of the City of Torrevieja Spain
- Granary of Plant from the City of Posada de Llanera, Spain
- On 13 occasions National Vanguard of SNTC
- Different recognitions from Cuban Universities and Institutions.
- Proposed to obtain the Alejo Carpentier Medal
- Honorary Member of the Association of Educators of Cuba

Awards and Honors:
For his Outstanding artistic and teaching career in Artistic Education he has received Prizes, Decorations and Recognition such as:
- Prize for Best Performance Lyric Singer at the International April Spring Festival DPRK. 1993.
- Prize as Stage Director for Best Stage Production National Festival of Lyric Scenes. UNEAC 1994.
- Distinction for Cuban Culture (The highest award given to artists in Cuba) 1993.
- National Theater Prize Omar Valdés. 2006
- Recognitions and Honors from Universities, Mincult of Cuba, and other Cultural and Educational Institutions of Cuba.
- Raúl Gómez García Medal for more than 25 years of artistic life awarded in 1994.
- Seal of Laureate which is awarded to Artists of Recognized Artistic Career.
- Member of UNEAC (National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba) Institution of which he was President between 1995 and 2006.
- Member of the National Courts of Artistic Evaluation of Cuba, for Professional Artists