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Nicholas Tamagna Nicholas Tamagna Countertenor Biography Biography PARNASSUS ARTS PRODUCTIONS Nicholas Tamagna Countertenor Nicholas Tamagna rose like a meteor in recent years Magnificat and the World Premiere of Jonathan and is now one of the world‘s most fascinating Breit‘s Der Zippelfagottist as the title character. alto. The highlights of the last few seasons were At Merkin Hall, he sang Goffredo in Rinaldo with undoubtedly the participation as Ermano in the operamission, and with One World Symphony award-winning CD recording of Gismondo, re di he performed the title role in Sung Jin Hong‘s Polonia (Leonardo Vinci) on the Parnassus label Hannibal. He joined le Poème Harmonique on tour and its extensive concert tour, his MET debut in as the Spirit in Dido and Aeneas at Opéra de Haute- March 2020 as Narciso in Handel‘s Agrippina at the Normandie Rouen, Opéra Royal de Versailles, and side of Joyce DiDonato, Harry Bicket, Kate Lindsey Opéra de Vichy between 2014-2016. and Brenda Rae as well as the worldwide cinema broadcast of the performance and his spectacular interpretation of the Handel roles Ruggiero in Alcina and Silvio in Il Pastor Fido at the Handel Festival in Halle. In the 2020/2021 season there are outstanding projects for the countertenor including the role of Disinganno in a new production of Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno at the Hanover State Opera (house debut), Hasse‘s Cajo Fabrizio at the Theater an der Wien, where the artist will perform the role of Turrio, the Refugee in a new production of The Flight at the Staatstheater Oldenburg, and Ruggiero in a touring production of Handel‘s Alcina. In 2017/18, Nicholas Tamagna appeared in a co-production with the Reisopera (in Enschede, Holland) and the Staatstheater Oldenburg (Germany), in the title role of Hasse‘s Siroe, Re di Persia. At the Musikfestspiele Potsdam, Germany he also sang the role of Amore in L‘Europa by Alessandro Melani at the Palace Sanssouci. He also reprised his role in To Be or Not to Be (a Purcell/Shakespeare Pastiche) at the Philharmonie de Paris with French early music ensemble Le Poème Harmonique. Last season he made his Spoleto In 2014/15, he returned to the Händel-Festspiele in Festival USA debut as Pompeo in Vivaldi‘s Il Farnace. Karlsruhe, Germany as Oronte in Händel‘s Riccardo At Opera Omaha, he performed as The Refugee in Primo, where he made his European debut the the company premiere of Jonathan Dove‘s Flight. previous year. He joined the ensemble of Theater The 2015/16 season saw his Australian debut in a Münster as a guest in the role of Polinesso in reprisal of the title role of Philip Glass‘ Akhnaten Händel‘s Ariodante and débuted at the Royal Opera with the Melbourne Consort, and sang the alto solo House at Covent Garden as Hassan in Zaid Jabri‘s in Vivaldi‘s Stabat Mater in a dance co-production Cities of Salt. with Malandain Ballet Biarritz and Opéra de Rouen (France). He made his Carnegie Hall debut as a During the 2012/13 season, Nicholas Tamagna soloist with Cecilia Chorus, where he sang Bach‘s triumphed as Akhnaten with Indianapolis Opera, Biography PARNASSUS ARTS PRODUCTIONS from which a filmed version was broadcast. Other Fischer Hall, the Moscow Philharmonic and the role highlights of previous seasons include: the title Bozar in Brussels. Mr. Tamagna was the first winner role in the North American premiere of Händel‘s of the first Nico Castel International Mastersinger Rodrigo (operamission), Endimione in Cavalli‘s competition. In 2011 he won the 2nd jury prize in La Calisto (Vertical Repertory Players), Cesare in the Arkadi Foundation‘s opera competition. Händel‘s Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Bel Cantanti Opera), Farnace in Mozart‘s Mitridate, Re di Ponto (Little Nicholas Tamagna sings opera roles and concerts Opera Theatre of New York), the Duchess in Gilbert with well-known conductors such as George and Sullivan‘s The Gondoliers (Utopia Opera), Prince Petrou, Harry Bicket, Vincent Dumestre, Jory Orlofsky in Strauss‘s Die Fledermaus (Amore Opera), Vinikour, and David Bates. Nicholas Tamagna has Gluck‘s Orfeo ed Euridice (Opera Memphis), and many exciting projects planned for the coming Ruggiero in Händel‘s Alcina (Pocket Opera of New years including CD recording, opera and concert York). tour projects. Nicholas will play the role of Tolomeo in Handel‘s Giulio Cesare at the Handel Festival Nicholas is on the DVD recording of Akhnaten in Göttingen and at the Reisoper, Disinganno at singing the title role (Orange Mountain Music), the Staatstheater Hannover, the role of Nicefero the Spirit in Dido and Aeneas (2015, Outhère Music) in Hasse‘s Irene at the Bayreuth Baroque Opera and with the Canadian early music ensemble Festival, Ruggiero in Vivaldi‘s Orlando Furioso in the ¡Sacabuche! seen in performances of unpublished 2021/22 season in Paris and Dortmund and will works of the Italian Baroque (ATMA Classique). As present his solo program Die Liebe und der Wahnsinn an active concert soloist, he has sung in prestigious in the Schloßtheater Celle for the first time in June venues such as Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Avery 2022. Management Georg Lang Barnabitengasse 5/4 1060 Vienna, Austria T: +43(0) 1 8904151 -20 E: [email protected] 2021_03_12. Please refrain from using outdated material..
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