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November 27, 2011 - Lincoln Center
Soloist - Counter-Tenor
Nicholas Tamagna is the 2011 winner of the Nico Castel International Mastersinger Competition at Carnegie Hall and third place winner of the Arkadi Foundation Competition at Merkin Hall. He made his debut performance as Orpheus in Orfeo ed Euridice with Brooklyn Repertory Opera (2008) and reprised the role with Opera Memphis (2010). Opera Now described him as "exquisite, combining perfect tonal quality with substantial power...a silky beauty, giving a glimpse, perhaps, of why castrati voices became the divos of the Baroque era." About his portrayal of Farnace in Mozart's Mitridate, The New York Times wrote, "the countertenor Nicholas Tamagna was charismatic, vibrant in recitative and with full, rounded tone in his arias. He grew in force and stability...and he understood the most important thing about this repertory: that ornamentation serves a dramatic purpose."
Additional Roles performed include Cesare (Giulio CNico Castel International Mastersinger Competitionesare in Egitto/Bel Cantanti Opera), Tolomeo (Giulio Cesare in Egitto/Opera London), Prince Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus/Amore Opera), and Ruggiero (Alcina/PONY). Nicholas performs as a soloist with many ensembles and orchestras including One World Symphony, Amor Artis, Fairfield Chorale Society, La Fiocca Ensemble, Ensemble Calandra, and Crescendo Chorus and Chamber Ensemble. Visit his website at www.nicholastamagna.com.
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