Biography

 

 

The tenor Luciano Botelho is rapidly establishing a reputation as one of the most exciting young tenors on the international opera circuit. He trained at the University of Rio de Janeiro before undertaking Postgraduate study at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice.

His Opera debut was in 2001 as Tamino - Die Zauberflöte in the Amazonas Opera Festival where he has also sung Don Ottavio - Don Giovanni; Ramiro - La Cenerentola and Il Conte Almaviva - Il barbiere di Siviglia. In 2003 he was acclaimed by Brazilian critics as "one of the best talents of this country" after his performance of Fadinard - Il cappello di paglia di Firenze in São Paulo Opera Theatre. In 2007 he represented Brazil at BBC Cardiff singer of the World Competition.

Recently he performed the title role at Le Comte Ory in Angers Nantes Opera; Giannetto - La gazza ladra at l’Opéra de Massy; Gennaro - Lucrezia Borgia in Warsow; Leicester – Maria Stuarda in Manheim Nationaltheater; Ferrando - Così fan tutte at Vebier Festival; Orphée – Orphée et Euridice at Stuttgart Staatstheater; Ramiro – La Cenerentola at Nancy and Malmo and Nemorino – L’Elisir D’Amore in Dijon.

In UK he appeared with great success singing Percy – Anna Bolena with English Touring Opera; Tonio – La fille du regiment at Opera Holland Park; at Covent Garden as Intendent – Linda di Chamounix (with a recording by Opera Rara) and Nemorino – L’elisir D’Amore at English National Opera.

Future plans include Giacomo - La donna del Lago at the Grand Théâtre du Genève, a touring production of Conte Almaviva - Il Barbiere di Siviglia in Brazil; Riccardo il Conte di Chalais - Maria di Rohan at Caramoor Festival/NY; Ramiro - Cenerentola at Glyndebourne; Conte Almaviva - Il Barbiere di Siviglia at ROH; Fenton - Falstaff at Angers Nantes Opéra and Elvino - La Sonnambula at Stuttgart.

 

 

 

Opera Repertoire 

Bellini - I Capuleti e I Montecchi /Tebaldo

           La Sonnambula/Elvino

Bizet - Les Pêcheurs des Perles/Nadir

Donizetti - L’Elisir d’Amore/Nemorino

               La Fille du Regiment/Tonio

               Anna Bolena/Percy

               Maria Stuarda/Leicester

               Lucrezia Borgia/Gennaro

Glück - Orphée et Euridice/Orphée

Monteverdi - Orfeo/Orfeo

Mozart - Don Giovanni/Don Ottavio

            Die Zauberflöte/Tamino

            Cosi fan tutte/Ferrando

Nino Rota - Il cappello di Paglia di Firenze/Fadinard

Puccini - Gianni Schicchi/Rinuccio

Respighi - La bella dormente nel bosco/Principe

Rossini - Il Barbiere di Siviglia/Conte Almaviva

            La Cenerentola/Ramiro

            La Donna del Lago/Giacomo

            La Gazza Ladra/Gianett

            Le Comte Ory/Comte Ory

            Matilde di Shabran/Corradino

Verdi - Falstaff /Fenton

 

 

 

Concert Repertoire

Bach - Magnificat

Berlioz - Romèo et Juliette

            La damnation de Faust

Britten - Les illuminations

            Serenade for Tenor, Horn and strings

Mozart - C Minor Mass

            Réquiem

Orff - Carmina Burana

Puccini - Messa di Gloria

Rossini - Stabat Mater

Shimanovsky - Harnasie