Tenors generally have a group of operas and arias in their repertoire in which they have specialised and for which they train their throats to be able to succeed.
What is surprising about Julián Gayarre is that news chronicles reflect that the repertoire he was successful with was not only atypically extensive but that he was also capable of great success with operas that demanded completely different voice ranges.
There is no known recording of his voice yet an analysis by music critics found in period press along with the variety of his repertoire lead us to the same conclusion that some great contemporary tenors have drawn in that Gayarre’s voice was like no other.
A list of operas interpreted by Julián Gayarre at theatres throughout his musical life: