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Mihailo Arsenski TENOR Mobil 0176 7086 5780 [email protected] www.arsenski.de REPETOIRE The French- Macedonian tenor Mihailo Arsenski made his debut at the Macedonian National Opera in the roles of Alfredo (La Traviata), Almaviva (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Beppe (I Pagliacci), Camille (Die Lustige Witwe) and Homonay (Der Zigeunerbaron). He obtained the «Artist Diploma» from the Oberlin Conservatory, USA, in the class of Richard Miller and until 2001 was part of the Opera Studio «Centre de Formation Lyrique» at the Paris National Opera. In Paris he performed regularly in concerts and productions at the Amphitheatre of Opera Bastille, including Nemorino (L'Elisir d'Amore), Fenton (Falstaff), Roméo (Roméo et Juliette), coached by Janine Reiss (Opéra de Paris), Robert Kettelson (La Scala di Milano) and Joan Dornemann (Metropolitan Opera, NY). He also sang a number of roles at the Paris National Opera, at the Opéra Bastille and Palais Garnier, including Matteo Borsa in Rigoletto, Abdallo in Nabucco, Uldino in Attila, Gastone in La Traviata, Thibault in Vêpres Siciliennes, Dritter Jude in Salome, Haushofmeister bei Faninal in Rosenkavalier and Solo Tenor in Les Noces by Stravinski, with conductors such as Daniel Oren, Pinchas Steinberg, Gary Bertini, Renato Palumbo, Paolo Carignani, Nicola Luisotti, Ulf Schirmer, Dietrich Henchel, James Conlon, Philippe Jourdain, Vladimir Jurowski, Jesus Lopez-Cobos and Arturo Tamaio. Concerts in Paris at the Opéra Comique, Théatre de Champs Elysées, Salle Pleyel and Salle Gavot. Mihailo took part in the Master Classes with Alain Vanzo, Michel Sénechal and Christa Ludwig. He represented Macedonia at the BBC «Cardiff Singer of the World» 2001 competition.. In France Mihailo Arsenski has sung the leading roles of Gérald (Lakmé) in Marmande, Nadir (Les Pêcheurs de Perles) in Calais, Vincent (Mireille) in Mérignac, Almaviva (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) in Compiègne, Nemorino (L’Elisir d’Amore) in Le Mans, as well as Duca (Rigoletto), Rodolfo (La Bohème) and Alfredo (La Traviata) on tour with Renouveau Lyrique. Studio: Wohnhaus für Musikfreunde Nähe Ostbahnhof | 4 Stock - links Buchbacher Str.10 | 81671 München In Switzerland, he sang Gennaro (Lucrezia Borgia) at the Festival of Engadin-St.Moritz and the Basel-Riehen Festival with the Hungarian Radio Orchestra from Budapest, as well as Oronte (I Lombardi), Amenofi (Mosè) and Nemorino (L'Elisir d'Amore) at the Opera Viva Festival, in Engadin with the Orchestra of the Hungarian National Opera from Budapest. Debut as Werther with the State Symohony Orchestra in Vilnius, Lithuania. Speaks fluently English, German, Italian and French. Vocal coach Danilo Rigosa. Studio: Wohnhaus für Musikfreunde Nähe Ostbahnhof | 4 Stock - links Buchbacher Str.10 | 81671 München .

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