Tenor
Website: www.lucianobotelho.org
Biography
Brazilian born, he graduated from the University of Rio de Janeiro, completed a Master’s degree at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama and went on for postgraduate studies at the Welsh International Academy of Voice. Prize-winner of several competitions, he was a finalist in both the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and the Francisco Viñas Competition. His debut was as Tamino Die Zauberflöte at the Amazonas Opera Festival and he has gone on to appear in theatres throughout Europe, South America and Australia. Recent appearances include Guglielmo Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrale at Le Grand Théâtre de Genève and he sang the challenging role of Leicester Elisabetta Regina d’Inghilterra with English Touring Opera and the Donizetti Society said:
The exception I mentioned was Luciano Botelho as Leicester, who gives us something more as regards the fioritura. His voice sounds slightly baritonal in the lower and middle reaches, as reportedly did Nozzari’s, yet capable of impressive high notes on occasion, again like Nozzari. His prison scene was the highlight of the evening.
Roles performed
ANNA BOLENA: Percy
Oper der Stadt Köln
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: (Rossini) Conte Almaviva
ROH Covent Garden
New National Theatre Tokyo
Cia. Brasileira de Opera
Teatro Amazonas
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Paisiello): Conte Almaviva
Theatro Säo Pedro
LA BELLA DORMENTE NEL BOSCO: Prince
Casa das Artes de Famalicão
LA BOHEME: Rodolfo
English Touring Opera
Fundacion Excelentia -Teatro Lopes da Veja Madrid
Fundacion Excelentia – Auditorio Nacional de Música Madrid
IL CAPPELLO DI PAGLIA DI FIRENZE: Fadinard
Theatro Municipal de São Paulo
LA CENERENTOLA: Ramiro
Glyndebourne Touring Opera
Malmö Opera
Opéra National de Lorraine
National Theatre Belgrade
Teatro Amazonas
LE COMTE ORY: Comte Ory
Grand Théâtre de Genève
Angers Nantes Opéra
LE CONVENIENZE E INCONVENIENZE TEATRALI: Guglielmo
Grand Théâtre de Genève
COSI FAN TUTTE: Ferrando
Verbier Accademy
Teatro Municipal de São Paulo
LA DONNA DEL LAGO: Giacomo
Theater an der Wien
Grand Théâtre de Genève
DON GIOVANNI: Don Ottavio
Teatro Amazonas
DON PASQUALE: Ernesto
Theatro Municipal Do Rio de Janeiro
ELISABETTA REGINA D’INGHILTERRA: Leicester
English Touring Opera
L’ELISIR D’AMORE: Nemorino
English National Opera
Opéra de Dijon
Theatro Municipal Do Rio de Janeiro
FALSTAFF: Fenton
Theatro Säo Pedro
L’Opéra de Rennes
Angers Nantes Opéra
Palacio das Artes, Belo Horizonte
LA FILLE DU REGIMENT: Tonio
Opera Holland Park
GIANNI SCHICCHI: Rinuccio
English Touring Opera
GUILLAUME TELL: Ruodi
Hamburgische Staatsoper
Welsh National Opera
IDOMENEO, RE DI CRETA: Idamante
Göteborgs Operan
LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX: Intendant
ROH Covent Garden
LIQUID VOICES (Oliveira): Pescador
SESC São Paulo
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR: Edgardo
Theatro Municipal Do Rio de Janeiro
LUCREZIA BORGIA: Gennaro
Teatr Wielki
DIE LUSTIGE WITWE: Camille de Roussillon
Teatro Municipal de São Paulo, Brazil
MARIA DI ROHAN: Riccardo
Caramoor Festival
MARIA STUARDA: Leicester
Nationaltheater Mannheim
SÃO JOÃO: Carlos
34º Festival Internacional de Música Colonial Brasileira e Música antiga
ORFEO: Title role
Theatro Municipal de São Paulo
Theatro Municipal Do Rio de Janeiro
ORPHEE ET EURYDICE: Orphée
Staatstheater Stuttgart
PIA DE TOLOMEI: Ghino
English Touring Opera
LES PECHEURS DE PERLES: Nadir
Theatro Municipal Do Rio de Janeiro
RIGOLETTO: Duca
Opera Theatre Company
Opéra de Rennes
LA SCALA DI SETA: Dorvil
Scottish Opera
LA SONNAMBULA: Elvino
Oper Frankfurt
IL TURCO IN ITALIA: Narciso
Garsington Opera
Teatro Municipal de Santiago
Opéra de Dijon
Theatro Municipal Do Rio de Janeiro
Opera Australia
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE: Tamino
Theatro Municipal de São Paulo
Theatro Municipal Do Rio de Janeiro
Theatro da Paz
Teatro Amazonas
Videos
Concert Repertory
Bach MAGNIFICAT; Britten: LES ILLUMINATIONS, SERENATE FOR TENOR HORN AND STRINGS; Händel MESSIAH; Haydn DIE SCHÖPFUNG; Mozart REQUIEM, GREAT MASS IN C MINOR; Carl Orff: CARMINA BURANA; Rossini STABAT MATER, PETIT MESSE SOLENNELLE; Puccini: MESSA DI GLORIA.
Conductors he has collaborated with
Antonello Allemandi,; Marin Alsop; Paolo Arrivabeni; Emmanuele Baldini; Tito Ceccherini; Will Crutchfield; Lawrence Cummings; Mark Elder; Gabriele Ferro; Kynan Johns; Leo Hussain; Nicholas Kok; Alessandro de Marchi; Roberto Minczuk, David Parry; Carlo Rizzi.
Stage Directors he has collaborated with
Martin Duncan; André Heller-Lopes; Moshe Leiser/Patrice Caurier; Christof Loy; David Pountney; Emilio Sagi; Juliana Santos; Alessandro Talevi; Graham Vick, Jossi Vieler/Sergio Morabito.
DVD and CD Recordings
LA SONNAMBULA – DVD Stuttgart Oper
SOUNDS OF BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA – Recital CD
LiNDA DI CHAMOUNIX – CD for Opera Rara
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