Francesco Anile

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Francesco Anile

Francesco Anile (born 12 February 1962 in Polistena) is an Italian tenor. He regularly sings in Italy and abroad, performing in theatres such as the Teatro Massimo in Palermo and San Carlo in Naples. Turandot, Norma and Otello are some of the works of his repertory which he plays with more strength and character. In March 2009, he was Manrico in Verdi's Il trovatore, and he has performed Canio in Pagliacci, directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

Biography

Graduated in clarinet and singing at the "F. Cilea" Conservatory of Reggio Calabria, Francesco Anile completed his studies with the baritone Aldo Protti in Cremona, and later as a tenor with Ottavio Taddei in Firenze. In 2001, he took a high-specialization course at Opera Verdi Festival in Parma, under the supervision of Renata Scotto.

Anile made his New York City Opera debut on the NYCO's Opening Night for the 2016-17 season, on September 8, 2016 in a new production double bill of two operas that both premiered in May 1892. He debuted as Canio in Pagliacci directed by Lev Pugliese with conductor James Meena leading the NYCO Orchestra at Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall.[1] New York Classical Review wrote: "Anile ... has the voice: a clear, expressive instrument that pleasantly “pings” above the orchestra, and equally, what appears to be a fountain of acting chops. In the famous scene in which Canio realizes that Nedda has been unfaithful, the soft sobbing into his costume was undeniably affecting. And when he leaped onstage to open the traveling show, his drunkenness was believable, not overdone."[2] The Huffington Post wrote: "Anile’s Canio was a virile, force of nature performance."[3]

Awards

Finalist in several nationwide competitions, he won the first prize "E. Bastianini" at the Grandi Voci Toscane in Campi Bisensio and the third prize at the "M. Del Monaco" in Marsala.

Conductors and directors

Francesco Anile has worked with some of the more notable international conductors, such as Nello Santi, Maurizio Benini, Evelino Pidò, Maurizio Arena, Gianandrea Noseda, Massimo Pradella, Niksa Bareza, Loris Voltolini, Stefano Ranzani, Peter Mianiti, Antonio Pirolli, Giampaolo Bisanti, Patrick Fourniller, and Julian Kovatchev. He also worked with several internationally renowned directors, such as Eimuntas Nekrosius, Roberto De Simone, Gianfranco de Bosio, Federico Tiezzi, Plamen Kartalof, Henning Brockhaus, Pierfrancesco Maestrini, Aldo Tarabella, and J. Peter Messner.

Repertoire

Over a number of few years, Francesco Anile's repertory has gradually grown enriched by major roles, such as: Cavaradossi (Tosca), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Luigi (Tabarro), Ishmael (Nabucco), Manrico (Il trovatore), Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto), and Radamès (Aida).

His vocal timbre has recently improved, changing him into a lyric and dramatic tenor. He has reached a heavier vocal weight, enabling his voice to be "pushed" to dramatic climaxes without strain. It is the reason why he now prefers roles such as Calaf (Turandot), Cavaliere Des Grieux (Manon Lescaut), Canio (Pagliacci), Pollione (Norma) and Otello.

He made his Metropolitan Opera debut on April 23, 2016 in the role of Otello, replacing Aleksandrs Antonenko, who lost his voice near the end of the opera.[4]

He also interprets the Messa di Requiem by Verdi, the Messa di Gloria by Puccini and the Messe à S. Cecile by Bizet.

Performances

Year n. Title Composer Role Theatre City
76 Aida G. Verdi Radames Seul Art Center Seul - Korea
75 Otello G. Verdi Otello Teatro Regio Torino
74 Cavalleria Rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro Sociale Como
73 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Lirico Cagliari
72 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Lirico Cagliari
2014 71 Tosca G. Puccini Cavaradossi teatro Politeama Lecce
70 Tosca G. Puccini Cavaradossi Bassano Opera Festival Bassano del Grappa
69 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro Lirico Cagliari
68 Otello G. Verdi Otello Teatro degli Arcimboldi Milano
67 Otello G. Verdi Otello Teatro Sociale di Como Como
66 Aida G. Verdi Radames Teatro Nazionale Kiev - Ukraine
65 Il tabarro G. Puccini Luigi Gran Teatro Puccini Torre del Lago (LU)
64 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Gran Teatro Puccini Torre del Lago (LU)
63 Aida G. Verdi Radames Arena Romana di Viminacium Belgrado - Serbia
62 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro Coliseo Buenos Aires - Argentine
61 Otello G. Verdi Otello Teatro Lirico di Cagliari Cagliari
2013 60 Manon Lescaut G. Puccini Des Grieux Hamburgische Staatsoper Amburgo - Germany
59 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro Comunale Bologna
58 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Festival Lirico Ascoli Piceno
2012 57 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Comunale Bologna
56 Madama Butterfly G. Puccini Pinkerton Seoul Arts Center Seul - Korea
55 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Busan Teatro Nazionale Busan - Korea
54 Aida G. Verdi Radames Terme di Caracalla Roma
53 Manon Lescaut G. Puccini Des Grieux London (SBC) Londra - UK
52 Manon Lescaut G. Puccini Des Grieux Teatro del Maggio Fiorentino Firenze
2011 51 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro alla Scala Milano
50 Trovatore G. Verdi Manrico Macao Music Festival Macao - China
49 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro G. Di Stefano trapani
48 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro G. Di Stefano Trapani
47 Aida G. Verdi Radames Teatro Massimo Palermo Palermo
46 Carmen G. Bizet Don Josè Cairo Opera House Cairo - Egypt
45 Requiem G. Verdi Tenore Cairo Symphony Orchestra Cairo - Egypt
2010 44 Tosca G. Puccini Cavaradossi Limoges Teatro Comunale Limoges - France
43 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro Marrucino di Chieti Chieti
42 Manon Lescaut G. Puccini Des Grieux Teatro La Fenice di Venezia Venezia
41 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Sociale Trento
40 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Sociale Como
39 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Ponchielli Cremona
38 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Fraschini Pavia
37 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Pisa
36 Madama Butterfly G. Puccini Pinkerton Teatro San Carolo di Napoli Napoli
35 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro Massimo di Palermo Palermo
34 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro Lirico di Cagliari Cagliari
33 Il trovatore g. Verdi Manrico Teatro Pérez Galdòs Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
32 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro del Maggio Fiorentino Firenze
31 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Filarmonico Verona
2009 30 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Opera de Massy Massy - France
29 Tosca G. Puccini Cavaradossi Teatro Rendano Cosenza
28 Aida G. Verdi Radames Teatro Massimo Palermo
27 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Grande Brescia
26 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Ponchielli Cremona
25 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro dell'Aquila Fermo
24 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Fraschini Pavia
23 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Sociale di Como Como
22 Cavalleria rusticana G. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro delle Asturie Gijon - Spain
21 Aida G. Verdi Radames Terme di Caracalla Roma
20 Manon Lescaut G. Puccini Des Grieux Teatro Massimo Catania
19 Manon Lescaut G. Puccini Des Grieux Teatro Massimo Palermo
18 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Comunale Bologna
17 Iris P. Mascagni Osaka-Jor Teatro Verdi Trieste
2008 16 Il tabarro G. Puccini Luigi Teatro Alighieri Ravenna
15 Madama Butterfly G. Puccini Pinkerton Daegu National Theater Seoul - Korea
14 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Croatian National Theatre Zagabria - Croatia
13 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Bunka Kaikan Theatre Tokyo - Japan
12 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Biwako Hall Theatre Otzu - Japan
11 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro Massimo Palermo
10 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro San Carlo Napoli
9 Aida G. Verdi Radames Seoul Arts Center Seul - Korea
2007 8 Il tabarro G. Puccini Luigi Teatro del Giglio Lucca
7 Il trovatore G. Verdi Manrico SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana - Slovenia
6 Il trovatore G. Verdi Manrico Teatro Opera Zagabria - Croatia
2006 5 Otello G. Verdi Otello Seoul Arts Center Seul - Korea
4 Carmen G. Bizet Don Josè Cairo Opera House Il Cairo - Egypt
3 Madama Butterfly G. Puccini Pinkerton Cairo Opera House Il Cairo - Egypt
2005 2 Il trovatore G. Verdi Manrico Teatro Verdi Campobasso
2004 1 Aida G. Verdi Radames Arena Antica Plovdiv - Bulgaria

References

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  4. ↑ Blum, Ronald, Associated Press (April 23, 2016). "Italian Tenor Makes Met Opera Debut With 5 Minutes Notice". ABC News. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
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