Tenor
Francesco Napoleoni
Career and Achievements
Francesco Napoleoni is an Italian Spieltenor, educated very young in the “G. Bricciardi” Conservatory in his home town, Terni, and then he privately trained in Milan with the Maestro Vittorio Terranova. Very important for his technical-vocal development is the acquaintance with the tenor Antonio Gandìa in a masterclass held in the Zarzuela Theatre in Madrid.
He majored at the Accademia di alto perfezionamento in the Puccini Festival at Torre del Lago, where he played as student in two Tuscan Opera Studio: LTL, which led to his debut in Febr. 2016 at Teatro del Giglio in Lucca with The Merry Widow (Franz Lehar) and then MOF (where he won a scholarship after attending a masterclass with the soprano Fiorenza Cedolins) with a following debut at Teatro Goldoni in Livorno in Il Tabarro (Giacomo Puccini).
He cooperated with several important lyric Foundations (Festival Puccini Torre del Lago, Luglio Musicale Trapanese, Teatro Coccia in Novara, Teatro Goldoni in Livorno, Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, Teatro Verdi in Pisa, Teatro Sociale in Rovigo, Fondazione Teatro Lirico G. Verdi di Trieste, Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre), by which he was cast in important productions under the direction of important conductors, such as Marcello Rota, Enrico Calesso, Jacopo Brusa, Dmitri Jurowski, Hirofumi Yoshida, Fabio Mastrangelo, Nicola Paszkowski, Manuela Ranno, and important directors such as Giancarlo del Monaco, Enrico Vanzina, Dieter Kaegi, Maurizio Scaparro, Massimo Gasparon, Contarini Pizzi, Fabio Sparvoli, Giandomenico Vaccari, Salvo Piro, Renato Bonajuto.
He is cast for the opening of Puccini Festival 2016 concert, Puccini Raro, and he received a special mention at “Premio Accademia Amici del Festival Pucciniano” in Torre del Lago. He attended the Masterclasses of the soprano Fiorenza Cedolins, of the basso Roberto Scandiuzzi, of the baritono Silvano Carroli, of the Maestro Eugenio Fogliati and of the conductor Maurizio Barbacini.
In November 2019 he debuted with success in the role of Don Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro (W.A. Mozart) at the Teatro Goldoni in Livorno.
In August 2020 he debuted as Goro in Madama Butterfly (G. Puccini) at the 66° Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago under the musical direction of Maestro Enrico Calesso and the direction of Manu Lalli. In July 2021 he performed in the Lyric Concert for the summer season of the Social Theater of Rovigo.
Then, he performed again as Goro in Madama Butterfly (G. Puccini) at the 68° Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago. After this, he sang Don Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro (W.A. Mozart) at Teatro del Giglio di Lucca and also at Teatro Verdi di Pisa, and he sang Monostato in Il Flauto Magico (W.A. Mozart) at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste under the direction of Maestro Jacopo Brusa and with the stage director Andrea Binetti.
He majored at the Accademia di alto perfezionamento in the Puccini Festival at Torre del Lago, where he played as student in two Tuscan Opera Studio: LTL, which led to his debut in Febr. 2016 at Teatro del Giglio in Lucca with The Merry Widow (Franz Lehar) and then MOF (where he won a scholarship after attending a masterclass with the soprano Fiorenza Cedolins) with a following debut at Teatro Goldoni in Livorno in Il Tabarro (Giacomo Puccini).
He cooperated with several important lyric Foundations (Festival Puccini Torre del Lago, Luglio Musicale Trapanese, Teatro Coccia in Novara, Teatro Goldoni in Livorno, Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, Teatro Verdi in Pisa, Teatro Sociale in Rovigo, Fondazione Teatro Lirico G. Verdi di Trieste, Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre), by which he was cast in important productions under the direction of important conductors, such as Marcello Rota, Enrico Calesso, Jacopo Brusa, Dmitri Jurowski, Hirofumi Yoshida, Fabio Mastrangelo, Nicola Paszkowski, Manuela Ranno, and important directors such as Giancarlo del Monaco, Enrico Vanzina, Dieter Kaegi, Maurizio Scaparro, Massimo Gasparon, Contarini Pizzi, Fabio Sparvoli, Giandomenico Vaccari, Salvo Piro, Renato Bonajuto.
He is cast for the opening of Puccini Festival 2016 concert, Puccini Raro, and he received a special mention at “Premio Accademia Amici del Festival Pucciniano” in Torre del Lago. He attended the Masterclasses of the soprano Fiorenza Cedolins, of the basso Roberto Scandiuzzi, of the baritono Silvano Carroli, of the Maestro Eugenio Fogliati and of the conductor Maurizio Barbacini.
In November 2019 he debuted with success in the role of Don Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro (W.A. Mozart) at the Teatro Goldoni in Livorno.
In August 2020 he debuted as Goro in Madama Butterfly (G. Puccini) at the 66° Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago under the musical direction of Maestro Enrico Calesso and the direction of Manu Lalli. In July 2021 he performed in the Lyric Concert for the summer season of the Social Theater of Rovigo.
Then, he performed again as Goro in Madama Butterfly (G. Puccini) at the 68° Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago. After this, he sang Don Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro (W.A. Mozart) at Teatro del Giglio di Lucca and also at Teatro Verdi di Pisa, and he sang Monostato in Il Flauto Magico (W.A. Mozart) at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste under the direction of Maestro Jacopo Brusa and with the stage director Andrea Binetti.
Samples of my art
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Spoletta – Tosca – regia di Giancarlo del Monaco
Goro – Madama Butterfly di G. Puccini
Don Basilio ne ‘Le nozze di Figaro’ di W. A. Mozart