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Michele Mignone

Bass

A dark-sacred voice with noble accent and elegant phrasing. Imagine the gravitas and authority of God's voice in the clothes of a refined Italian gentlemen: his commanding and charismatic presence on stage is often compared to that of the great bass Cesare Siepi.

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"His vocal technique was exceptional, showcasing a rich and powerful voice that resonated throughout the auditorium"

Jesus Leon, Vienna Opera Festival, august 2023

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Biography

 Born in Bibbiena in the heart of Tuscany, 

Baccalaureat and Master in Philosophy, history and communication with a specialization in bioethics at the University of Siena.

 From 2014 to 2019 he was president of the Casentinese Academy of Letters, Arts, Sciences and Economics, a cultural institution founded in 1967 at Castello del Landino AR, organizing conferences, training courses, cultural initiatives of various kinds, concerts and exhibitions with international researchers .

 From 2011to 2013 he studied opera singing with Donatella Debolini and Gabriele Lombardi. In 2014 he has perfecionated his technique with the baritone Carlo Meliciani (pupil of Carlo Tagliabue) and with the tenor Stefano Pisani.

 From 2017 to today he receives the teachings of the authentic Italian school of bel canto, following the legacy of the great Magda Olivero thanks to Elisabetta Emiliani, direct pupil of the great soprano.

 In 2019 he performed in numerous concerts and works at the Katara Multipurpose Hall and in private residences in Doha (Qatar)  (Don Basilio in The Barber of Seville, Jacopo Fiesco in Simon Boccanegra, Philip II in Don Carlo, Ramfis and the King in Aida).

 He is currently the bass soloist of the Ensemble Il Groviglio, founded in Paris in 2018, with which he has recorded, for the DA VINCI label, the role of Senso within the oratorio for six solo voices and continuo "Santa Editta" by Alexander Stradella.  He then collaborates on projects and recordings with the tenor Marco Angioloni under the direction of Stephan Fuget.  In the role of the Christian Magician, he recorded Handel's Rinaldo in London for the GLOSSA label in August 2023, together with the Il Groviglio ensemble.

 In October 2022 he sang as a soloist with the Chorale Gioachino Rossini of Modena for the Anniversary of Luciano Pavarotti's birthday, and in a special concert dedicated to "Rossini and Verdi" in Milan for the Association "Amici del Loggione del Teatro Alla Scala".

   

  In December 2022 he was awarded the Lyrics Award for artistic merits by the city of Modena at the Palazzo Ducale.

 In Gianni Schicchi by Puccini sings in the role of Simone on August 5, 2023 at the Parma Opera Festival in the splendid setting of the Reggia di Colorno, directed by Maestro Lorenzo Bizzarri.  The same production will see him engaged in the same days at the Villa Imperiale in Genoa and the Castello di Campo Ligure.

 

On the 19th and 21th of July 2023 he made his debut in Mozart's Don Giovanni as Commendatore at the prestigious Musikverein within the Vienna Opera Festival under the baton of Maestro Alessandro Pagliazzi. He recorded the same role for the Festival at the MuTh auditorium the 19th of august. On the 25th of august he is acclaimed by the Musikverein audience in the same role.

He had the chance to sing among the celebrations of the 14th of august 2023 in the magnificent cathedral of Orvieto (Italy) singing Mozart’s Coronation Mass with the Orchestra Francigena. 

In september 2023 he interprets Figaro in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro in St. Mark’s Opera Florence in 4 shows.

He has been Angelotti in Puccini’s Tosca from the 21 to the 27 of october with the COIF Orchestra (Compagnia d’Opera Italiana Firenze) in: Marktoberdorf, Hanau, Wels (Austria), Recklinghausen  Bad Säckingen.

He plays Alidoro with great success in Rossini's Cenerentola on 7 and 9 December 2023 at the Teatro dei Rinnovati with the AMAT orchestra directed by Maestro Concetta Anastasi and directed by Yuri Napoli.

He is again bass soloist in Mozart's Coronation Mass on 11 December 2023 at the Basilica dei Santi XII Apostoli in Rome under the direction of Maestro Lorenzo Porzio for the Musica Su Roma association.

 

Repertoire:

 L’Incoronazione di Poppea - Monteverdi 

Sarastro - Die Zauberflöte - Mozart (Arias in concert)  

Figaro - Le Nozze di Figaro - Mozart

Il Commendatore - Don Giovanni - Mozart

Don Basilio - Il barbiere di Siviglia - Rossini

Rodolfo - La Sonnambula - Bellini

Giorgio - I Puritani - Bellini (Aria in concert)

 Raimondo - Lucia di Lammermoor - Donizetti 

Oroveso - Norma - Bellini

 Sparafucile - Rigoletto - Verdi

Ferrando - Trovatore - Verdi (Aria in concert)
Fiesco - Simon Boccanegra - Verdi (Aria and duets in concert)

Massimiliano - I Masnadieri - Verdi (Aria and duets in concert)

Padre Guardiano - La forza del destino - Verdi (Aria and duets in concert)

Silva - Ernani - Verdi (Aria in concert)

Il Re - Aida - Verdi

Ramfis - Aida - Verdi

Banco - Macbeth- Verdi

Un monaco - Don Carlo - Verdi

Filippo II - Don Carlo - Verdi (Aria and duets in concert) 

Timur - Turandot - Puccini

Colline - La Bohème - Puccini (Aria in concerts)

Angelotti - Tosca - Puccini

Sacred repertoire:

Bach - Magnificat BWV 243

Bach- Mass in B minor BWV 232 

Mozart - Requeim

Mozart - Coronation Mass

Verdi - Requiem

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