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Franco Farina Bio [880041].pdf2/ 3 Franco Farina Tenor Franco  Farina  has  won  international  acclaim  in  the  leading  opera  houses  of  the  world including the  Metropolitan Opera, Opera National  de Paris,  Vienna  State Opera,  Deutsche Oper Berlin, The Salzburg Festival, Hamburg State Opera, Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Teatro La Fenice, Teatro Comunale in Florence, the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Royal Opera House  Covent  Garden,  Theatre  Royale  de  la  Monnaie,  Gran  Teatro  del  Liceo,  Australian Opera,  Teatro  Sao  Carlos  in  Lisbon  as  well  as  in  Toulouse,  Lyon,  Genoa,  Nice,  Trieste, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Dallas, Houston, Seattle, and most other operatic centers. Farina appeared often as Alfredo in La Traviata and as the Duke in Rigoletto (Covent Garden debut) in the first part of his career and  has since gone on to sing almost the entire Verdi canon for tenor so that today he commands a repertoire which includes all the major Spinto tenor roles. An acclaimed specialist in the works of Giuseppe Verdi, he has in the last years ventured into the works of Richard Wagner with great success. In 2011 Farina sang his first Wagnerian role, Tristan in Tristan und Isolde, followed by his debut as Tannhäuser in 2012. Farina has also sung more highly dramatic roles in the recent years, such  as  Florestan,  Jimmy  Mahoney,  Samson  and  Siegmund. “The variety  of  recent roles  is  once  more  illustrating  his  unique  talent  of  interpreting  dramatic  music  with  an approach  in  full  awareness  of  his  lyric-Italian  roots,  therefore  he  brings  an  astonishing musicality to the stage.”   Reviews praise him, “A noble, clear, rich voice, with many  types of shading… a singer who showed effortless acting convincingly mastered… a spectacular Tristan debut. Power, beauty of sound, and great presence drawn from design”. “Franco Farina’s stirring Tristan … brings welcome attributes  of  an Italian specialist  —  lyricism and  vocal ring  —  to the demanding role.”    Other  recent  engagements  have  included  the  Verdi  Requiem  under  James  Conlon  and  the Berlin Philharmonic, and concert performances of Otello on tour with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra  under Daniel Harding. He also debuted  in  China as Calaf  in  Turandot  with the Beijing Opera. In the 2012/2013 season Farina sang his first Tannhäuser in Hamburg, his first Florestan in Fidelio in Cologne, and Siegmund in Die Walküre with the Graz Opera. Performances for the 2013/2014 season include singing Tristan in a new production for the Flemish Opera and with the Teatro Real Madrid, as well as giving Samson at the Savonlinna Opera festival in Finland. Franco Farina Tenor Franco Farina  was  born  in  Connecticut  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Oberlin  Conservatory  of Music. After completing his professional studies at the American Opera Center at the Julliard School of Music in New York, he made his professional debut as Rodolfo in La Boheme in Providence, Rhode Island. He then appeared at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston and was soon heard in leading opera companies throughout North America including the Dallas Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Houston Opera, Opera  Company of  Philadelphia,  Seattle Opera and many others. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Rodolfo in La Boheme opposite Mirella Freni and has returned to the Metropolitan  for  further performances of  La  Boheme  as well as  in  La Traviata,  Madama Butterfly,  Eugene Onegin,  Carmen,  Un Ballo  in Maschera, Turandot, Il Trovatore, Aida, Cavalleria Rusticana, Tosca and Norma. Franco Farina  made  his  European  debut  at  the  Puccini  Festival  in  Torre  del  Lago  in  La Boheme  and  has  since  performed  throughout  Europe. He forged  a  particularly  close relationship with the Opera National de Paris where he first appeared in a new production of Eugene  Onegin. He has  since  returned  there  for  Simon  Boccanegra,  Norma,  Macbeth  and Attila as well as for La Boheme, Madama Butterfly and Turandot. He has often appeared at the Vienna State Opera; in a new production of Mefistofele under Riccardo Muti as well as in in La Traviata, Un Ballo in Maschera, Don Carlos, (both French and Italian versions), Simon Boccanegra, Aida,  La  Boheme  and  Tosca. Farina debuted  at  the  Bavarian  State  Opera, Munich  in  La  Boheme  and  was  also  there  for  many  projects  including  his  debut  as  Don Alvaro. He returned to Covent Garden for a new production of Verdi’s I Masnadieri where he had previously been heard as the Duke in Rigoletto. He has  sung  throughout  Italy,  appearing  at  the  Arena  di  Verona  and  in  Rome,  Genoa, Bologna,  Florence,  and  Macerata. Also a  frequent  visitor  to  Japan,  Farina  has  been  heard there as Don  Jose  with the Opera  de  Lyon under Nagano, as Calaf with  the  forces of  the Teatro Comunale di Firenze under Mehta as well as with the National Theatre in Un Ballo in Maschera and Don Carlo. He sang his first Radames in Aida and Manrico in Il Trovatore at the Grand Theatre de Geneve, debuted Ernani in Bordeaux, Macduff  in Macbeth in Rome, Foresto in Attila in Houston, Corrado in Il Corsaro in Athens, Carlo in I Masnadieri in Baden-Baden with the forces of Covent Garden, Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Theatre Royale de la Monnaie under Antonio Pappano, Adorno in Simon Boccanegra in Paris, Arrigo in I Vespri Siciliani in Washington,  Don Alvaro in La Forza del Destino in Munich and in both versions of Don Carlos, in Tokyo and Barcelona respectively. Farina sang  his  first  performances  of  the  title  role  in  Verdi’s  Otello  at  the Hamburg  State Opera under Simone Young. He made  his  debut  at the Salzburg Festival  in the  same role under  Riccardo  Muti. His wide repertoire  also  includes  Pollione  in  Norma,  Rodolfo  in La Boheme, Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Calaf in Turandot as well as Turridu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Canio in I Pagliacci, Don Jose in Carmen, and the title role in Andrea Chenier. Franco Farina Tenor Franco Farina graduated with a Masters in Music from Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he studied with Richard Miller. Richard Miller was awarded Chevalier / Officer in the French Order of Arts and Letters from the hand of Madame Régine Crespin, "in recognition of his contribution to  the  art  of  the  vocal  in  France  and  in  the  world." Farina later  received  a Doctorate from Oberlin. He also attended The American Opera Center at The Julliard School of Music for two years. He is sought after as a teacher of established professional singers and young singers. He has given Master classes in the US and Europe and worked as a graduate assistant at the Hart School of Music for two years. Franco Farina Tristan Excerpts Flemish Opera  Franco Farina review New York Times Tristan  Franco Farina Norma Orange    Franco Farina Norma Orange finali Act 1   Franco Farina Atila Opera National de Paris