Francesco Anile Explained

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 enthusiastically. 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 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 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 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 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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New York City Opera to Open Season with ALEKO & PAGLIACCI Double Bill. BWW News Desk. BroadwayWorld.com.
  2. Web site: New York Classical Review. newyorkclassicalreview.com.
  3. Web site: New York City Opera Presents a Historically Interesting Double-Bill of 'Aleko' and 'Pagliacci'. Contributorarts-culture- entertainment. ZEALnyc. 15 September 2016. HuffPost.
  4. Web site: Italian Tenor Makes Met Opera Debut With 5 Minutes Notice. Blum, Ronald, Associated Press. ABC News. 2016-04-24. April 23, 2016.

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