Luciano Botelho Tenor

Brazilian tenor, Luciano Botelho, starts the 2009-10 Season with his Royal Opera House, Covent Garden debut in the role of the Intendante Linda di Chamonix in performances that will be recorded by Opera Rara. His appearance as Don Ramiro La Cenerentola at Malmö Opera, Sweden, follows, during which he takes a break for a short European concert tour with Julianne Banse, returning to Sweden for further performances as Cenerentola’s Prince. The New Year finds him appearing as Flavio Norma under the baton of Jean-Christoph Spinosi at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, and at Opera Dijon as Nemorino L’elisir d’amore, interspersed with performances of Gluck’s Orfeé Orfeé et Euridice at Staatstheater Stuttgart. He also makes his role debut as Giacomo La Donna del Lago opposite Joyce diDonato at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.

Recent engagements include Percy Anna Bolena with English Touring Opera, Tonio La Fille du Regiment at Opera Holland Park, Ferrando Cosi fan tutte at Verbier Festival, Rossini’s Stabat Mater at Santa Cecilia Rome, Corradino Matilde di Shabran (cover)at ROH Covent Garden, Leicester Maria Stuarda at Nationaltheater Mannheim, Gennaro Lucrezia Borgia at Polish National Opera, and as Gluck’s Orfeé Orfeé et Euridice at Staatstheater Stuttgart.

“The remarkable Don Ottavio of Luciano Botelho deserves special mention: the beauty of the timbre, the elegance of the phrases, the security in the production of pianos and the control of the breath made him shine not only in “Dalla sua pace” but also in “Il mio tesoro”.” Lauro Machado, O Estado de São Paulo – May 25, 2002.

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