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Nicholas Tamagna (born July 30, 1982) is an Italian-American countertenor. He performs primarily in Baroque and contemporary opera and has appeared at venues including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Theater an der Wien, the Israeli Opera, and the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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Tamagna was born in Cortlandt Manor, New York, and holds dual Italian and American citizenship.[4] In 2010, he was awarded first prize at the inaugural Nico Castel International Mastersinger Competition, presented by the New York Opera Studio and Distinguished Concerts International New York.[5] The following year, he received the 2nd Jury Prize at the Arkadi Foundation Opera Competition.[6]

Career

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Early career (2009–2019)

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Tamagna's early career was based in New York. In 2009, he sang the title role in Handel's Giulio Cesare with Bel Cantanti Opera in Washington, D.C. The production was reviewed in The Washington Post and Opera Britannia.[7][8]

In 2010, he sang the title role of Orpheus in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice with Opera Memphis, conducted by Michael Ching.[9]

In 2011, he appeared as Farnace in the New York stage premiere of Mozart's Mitridate, re di Ponto with the Little Opera Theater of New York. The production was reviewed in The New York Times.[10][11]

During the 2012–13 season, Tamagna performed the title role in Philip Glass's Akhnaten with Indianapolis Opera. The production was filmed and broadcast.[12]

In 2013, he sang the title role in the North American premiere of Handel's Rodrigo with Operamission at the Gershwin Hotel in New York. The production received coverage in The New York Times, Opera Today, and The Classical Review.[13][14][15]

In 2014, Tamagna began performing regularly in Europe. He sang Oronte in Handel's Riccardo Primo opposite Franco Fagioli at the Karlsruhe Händelfestspiele, at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, conducted by Michael Hofstetter with the Deutsche Händel-Solisten.[16] The production was revived in February 2015.

He subsequently appeared at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, where his roles included the Refugee in Jonathan Dove's Flight and the title role in Hasse's Siroe, Re di Persia, the latter a co-production with the Nederlandse Reisopera conducted by George Petrou.[17] With the Nederlandse Reisopera, he also sang Tolomeo in Handel's Giulio Cesare.[18]

In 2016, Tamagna sang Goffredo in Handel's Rinaldo with Operamission at Merkin Concert Hall. The performance was reviewed in The New York Times.[19]

Tamagna developed an association with the French early music ensemble Le Poème Harmonique under Vincent Dumestre, performing in their Purcell/Shakespeare programme at the Philharmonie de Paris and recording the album Son of England (2017) on the Alpha Classics label.[20][21]

In 2019, he sang Ruggiero in Handel's Alcina with the Lautten Compagney Berlin at the Händelfestspiele Halle,[22] and Silvio in Handel's Il Pastor Fido at the Händelfestspiele Halle with {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna and Parnassus Arts Productions.[6] That same year, he sang Ottone in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea with Florentine Opera.[23]

Metropolitan Opera debut and international career (2020–present)

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In February 2020, Tamagna made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Narciso in Handel's Agrippina, directed by David McVicar and conducted by Harry Bicket, alongside Joyce DiDonato in the title role. The production was broadcast in HD cinemas worldwide as part of the Met's Live in HD series.[24][25][26][27][28][29]

In 2020 and 2023, Tamagna appeared at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, singing Turrio in Hasse's Cajo Fabrizio and Casimiro in Caldara's Il Venceslao, both in productions directed by Max Emanuel Cencic.[30][31]

In 2022, he sang Timagene in Leonardo Vinci's Alessandro nell'Indie at the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival, directed by Max Emanuel Cencic. The production was broadcast on ARTE and BR Klassik.[32] That same year, he sang Tolomeo in Handel's Giulio Cesare and Adalberto in Handel's Ottone at the Göttingen International Handel Festival,[33] and the title role of Ruggiero in Vivaldi's Orlando furioso RV 819 at the Konzerthaus Dortmund, conducted by George Petrou.[2] He also performed Apollo in Albinoni's Il nascimento dell'aurora at the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival.[2]

In 2023, Tamagna made his Australian debut in the title role of Legrenzi's Giustino with Pinchgut Opera in Sydney.[34] That same year, he sang Polinesso in Handel's Ariodante at the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, conducted by Jean-Christophe Spinosi in a production directed by David McVicar.[35]

In 2024, he made his San Francisco Opera debut as Armindo in Handel's Partenope, directed by Christopher Alden.[36][37][38][39][40][41] Later that year, he sang Hamor in Handel's Jephtha at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg with Concerto Köln.[42] He also returned to the Israeli Opera as Orfeo in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, directed by Yehezkel Lazarov.[43]

Tamagna has also been engaged as a cover artist at the Vienna State Opera and the Salzburg Festival.[2]

Repertoire

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Tamagna's repertoire centres on Baroque opera, particularly the works of Handel, in which he has sung more than 20 roles including Giulio Cesare, Ruggiero (Alcina), Orlando (Orlando), Rodrigo (Rodrigo), Armindo (Partenope), Tolomeo (Giulio Cesare), Narciso (Agrippina), Goffredo (Rinaldo), Adalberto (Ottone), Oronte (Riccardo Primo), Polinesso (Ariodante), and Silvio (Il Pastor Fido).[2]

He has also performed in operas by Gluck (Orfeo ed Euridice), Vivaldi (Orlando furioso), Monteverdi (L'incoronazione di Poppea), Hasse (Siroe, Cajo Fabrizio), Caldara (Il Venceslao), Leonardo Vinci (Alessandro nell'Indie, Gismondo), Legrenzi (Giustino), Albinoni (Il nascimento dell'aurora), and Gassmann (L'opera seria), as well as contemporary works including Glass (Akhnaten) and Dove (Flight, Itch).[2]

Discography

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Audio recordings

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YearTitleRole / ContributionLabelNotes
2017Son of England: Music of Henry Purcell and John BlowAlto soloistAlpha ClassicsWith Le Poème Harmonique, Les Cris de Paris, cond. Vincent Dumestre
2019Ring Out (Jessica Meyer)CountertenorBright Shiny ThingsDebuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart.[44]
2019Where Should This Music Be? Songs of Lola WilliamsCountertenorNew World Records (NW 80818)World premiere recording. Winner of The American Prize, Ernst Bacon Memorial Award (2019).[45]
2020Gismondo, re di Polonia (Leonardo Vinci)ErmanoParnassus Arts ProductionsWorld premiere recording. 3-CD set. Named to the Bestenliste (Quarterly Critics' Choice) of the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Nominated for Opus Klassik 2021 (Orchestra/Ensemble of the Year).[46]
2023Un'alma innamorata (Raphael Fusco)CountertenorPentatoneWorld premiere recording. Cantata commissioned by Tamagna. With I Porporini, cond. Gerd Amelung.
2024DONNE ALL'OPERASoloistArion MusicWith Vivica Genaux, Francesca Ascioti, ENEA Barock Orchestra, cond. Valeria Montanari
2024Sultans of the Opera (Dream of the Orient)SoloistMCY-MusicWith Pera Ensemble

Video recordings

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YearTitleRoleFormatNotes
2015Dido and Aeneas (Purcell)The SpiritDVD (Outhere Music)With Le Poème Harmonique, cond. Vincent Dumestre
2020Agrippina (Handel)NarcisoMet Opera HD Live (cinema broadcast)Metropolitan Opera. Cond. Harry Bicket
2022Alessandro nell'Indie (Leonardo Vinci)TimageneARTE / BR Klassik (television broadcast)Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival

Teaching

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Tamagna has served as a guest teacher at the Baroque Vocal Academy at the University of Mainz and has given masterclasses at institutions in Europe and the United States.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ↑ "Nicholas Tamagna". Metropolitan Opera. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Nicholas Tamagna". Operabase. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Nicholas Tamagna". San Francisco Opera. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Dale (September 29, 2019). "A Countertenor for the 21st Century: An Interview with Nicholas Tamagna". Countermelody Podcast. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Nico Castel International Mastersinger Competition – 2010 Winners". New York Opera Studio. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Nicholas Tamagna". Parnassus Arts Productions. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  7. ↑ Estren, Mark J. (October 2009). "Bel Cantanti Gets Good Handle on Handel". The Washington Post.
  8. ↑ Garmise, Richard (October 2009). "Giulio Cesare: Bel Cantanti, Washington DC, 10th October 2009". Opera Britannia. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Opera Memphis". Memphis Daily News. 2010.
  10. ↑ Woolfe, Zachary (May 19, 2011). "From Milan to New York in 240 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Teen Spirit". Parterre Box. May 23, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Akhnaten". Nuvo. 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  13. ↑ Schweitzer, Vivien (May 22, 2013). "An Emotional Crew Staying at This Hotel". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Myth Focuses as Myths Do". Opera Today. May 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Rough-hewn and under-rehearsed, troupe fails its mission with Handel's early 'Rodrigo'". The Classical Review. May 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Riccardo Primo". Opera on Video. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Siroe, Re di Persia". Der Opernfreund. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Giulio Cesare van Handel". Amare. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  19. ↑ Oestreich, James R. (June 16, 2016). "Review: Handel's 'Rinaldo,' With Period Brass in Good Repair". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  20. ↑ "To Be or Not to Be". Philharmonie de Paris. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Son of England". Le Poème Harmonique. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Alcina". Lautten Compagney Berlin. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Performance Review: Claudio Monteverdi – L'incoronazione di Poppea". Voix des Arts. April 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  24. ↑ Woolfe, Zachary (February 7, 2020). "Review: The Met Opera Is Handel's House in 'Agrippina'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  25. ↑ Grella, George (February 7, 2020). "Met's modern-dress Agrippina stylishly balances comedy and deeper emotions". New York Classical Review. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  26. ↑ Nordlinger, Jay (February 18, 2020). "Notes on Camp". The New Criterion. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Handel meets House of Cards? A compelling Agrippina from the Met". Seen and Heard International. March 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  28. ↑ "New York, Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina". GBOpera Magazine. February 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Keep the Rome Fires Burning". Parterre Box. February 7, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Cajo Fabricio". Theater an der Wien. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Il Venceslao". Theater an der Wien. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  32. ↑ Hugill, Robert (September 2022). "The Trocs go to the opera? Vinci's Alessandro nell'Indie with five countertenors at Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival". Opera Today. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Giulio Cesare in Egitto – Göttingen 2022". Opera on Video. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  34. ↑ Eccles, Jeremy (May 26, 2023). "Baroque opera resurrected at Pinchgut: Legrenzi's Giustino". Bachtrack. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  35. ↑ "Ariodante". The Jerusalem Post. February 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  36. ↑ "San Francisco Opera 2023-24 Review: Partenope". OperaWire. June 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  37. ↑ "Handel's Partenope Shines in SF Opera Revival". San Francisco Classical Voice. June 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  38. ↑ "Opera Review: PARTENOPE (San Francisco Opera)". Stage and Cinema. June 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  39. ↑ "Partenope delights with terrific singing, sprightly playing and San Francisco Opera's surrealist staging". Seen and Heard International. June 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  40. ↑ "SF Opera's 'Partenope' offers Old Hollywood glamour, little subtext". 48 Hills. June 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  41. ↑ "In Napoli Where Love Is Queen". Parterre Box. June 24, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  42. ↑ "Concerto Köln & Monteverdi Choir Hamburg 2024 Review: Jephtha". OperaWire. December 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  43. ↑ "Orfeo ed Euridice". The Jerusalem Post. 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  44. ↑ "Ring Out". Jessica Meyer. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  45. ↑ "Ernst Bacon Memorial Award". The American Prize. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  46. ↑ "Bestenliste 3/2020". Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
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