Anthony Michaels-Moore (born 8 April 1957) is an English

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and the first British winner of the Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition (Philadelphia, 1985). Michaels-Moore has since performed in many of the world's major opera houses across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. He has distinguished himself as a specialist in Verdi and Puccini roles, most renowned for his portrayals of Falstaff, Nabucco, Rigoletto, Simon Boccanegra, Iago in ''Otello'', Germont in ''La traviata'', Sharpless in ''Madama Butterfly'', and Scarpia in ''Tosca''. In addition to the standard repertoire, he has sung and recorded the baritone roles of some of the less-known 19th Century Italian operas, as well as the popular English art song cycles by

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and Vaughan Williams. Michaels-Moore currently lives in

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. He is the first opera singer to provide the voice of

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when he performed the role of old man gloom for the 96th Burning of Zozobra on 4 September 2020.

Biography

Early years

Michaels-Moore was born in

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. Between 1975 and 1978, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the British Army's

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while studying music and history at

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upon Tyne, and, after a year at Fenham teacher training college, he became a

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teacher. From 1981 onward he studied singing privately, became a member of the chorus at the English Bach Festival from 1982 to 1984. He attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama from 1984 to 1985, earning a MMus/MA in Opera. In 1985 Michaels-Moore was named the first British winner of the Luciano Pavarotti Competition and sang the roles of Messenger (''

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'') for Opera North and Scarpia in ''

Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1 ...

'' for Scottish Opera Go Round.

Subsequent career

His career has been centered on the Italian repertoire, starting with lyric roles, but now focused on the great Verdi baritone roles. A review of his 2009 performances of ''

Rigoletto ''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play '' Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had c ...

'' with

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noted his ability to be both "gloriously lyrical and terrifyingly baleful at the same time", combining beautiful Italianate legato with "monstrous power". Another reviewer of that production opined that "he is ritain'sleading Verdi baritone". Performances in Canada as Rigoletto ("performing with amazing presence, his dark voice suited the character perfectly… brought a remarkable breadth of expression to the role") and in Europe as Scarpia ("he is obsequiously, sadistically, loathsomely mellifluous") as well as Falstaff in 2010 have also drawn high praise. Michaels-Moore made his debut at London's

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, Covent Garden in 1987 and has subsequently appeared in many productions there including ''La Bohème'', ''Pagliacci'', ''The Barber of Seville'', ''The Marriage of Figaro'' (1998), ''Andrea Chénier'' (1998), ''Tosca'' (2000), ''Macbeth'' (1997 & 2002), ''Falstaff'' (2003), ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' (2004), ''La traviata'' (2006), ''Il trovatore'' (2007), ''L’elisir d'amore'' (2009), and ''Madama Butterfly'' (2011). He has also appeared with all the other major British companies: English and Welsh National Operas, Opera North,

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and

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. In Europe he has appeared at major houses such as the

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, Milan, the

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, Munich's Bayerische Staatsoper, the Staatsoper and Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Barcelona's Liceu, La Monnaie in Brussels, the

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, Madrid's

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(''Falstaff'', ''Otello''), Oper Köln (''Tosca'', ''La Forza del Destino''), and

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(''Curlew River''). In North America Michaels-Moore has appeared at all of the major houses and some of the regional ones including New York's

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, the

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, the

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(''Attila''), Pittsburgh Opera (''Otello''), Opera Colorado, Florida Grand Opera,

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(''Billy Budd''), Lyric Opera of Kansas City (''La traviata''), Opera Philadelphia (''Cold Mountain''), and Opéra de Montréal (''Rigoletto''). In the US, Michaels-Moore has a particularly strong relationship with the

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; in their summer festivals he has appeared in classic Verdi parts such as Simon Boccanegra (2004), Falstaff (2008), and Germont ''pere'' (2009). Anthony has also appeared at the festival in less familiar roles and new works; singing the title role in Mozart's ''The Impresario'' and the Emperor in Stravinsky's ''The Nightingale'' in 2014, and creating the role of Robert Crosbie in the world premiere of Paul Moravec's '' The Letter'' in 2009, as well as the roles of Father Monroe and Pangle in the world premiere of '' Cold Mountain'' in 2015. Anthony's 2009 appearances as Robert Crosbie in '' The Letter'' brought him particular critical approval. In South America the baritone has appeared in '' Andrea Chénier'' at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and in '' Aida'' at the Theatro Municipal in São Paulo.

Honors and awards

2017:

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nomination for Best Opera Recording – Jennifer Higdon's ''Cold Mountain'' recorded live at The Santa Fe Opera 2004:

nomination for Best Classical Album recording – LSO Live: Britten: ''Peter Grimes'' with Sir Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra 1995: Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award, the highest recognition for live classical music-making in the United Kingdom 1985: First British winner of the Luciano Pavarotti Competition in Philadelphia, USA

Repertoire

Verdi

*Title-roles in ''

Nabucco ''Nabucco'' (; short for ''Nabucodonosor'' , i.e. "Nebuchadnezzar II, Nebuchadnezzar") is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera. The libretto is based on the biblic ...

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

'', ''

''
'' Simon Boccanegra'' and '' Falstaff'' *Francesco Foscari in ''

I due Foscari ' (''The Two Foscari'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the 1821 historical play, ''The Two Foscari (Byron), The Two Foscari'' by Lord Byron. After his success with ''Ernani'', ...

'' *Ezio in ''

Attila Attila ( or ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in early 453. He was also the leader of an empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Gepids, among others, in Central Europe, C ...

'' *Germont in '' La traviata'' *Count di Luna in '' Il trovatore'' *Stankar in '' Stiffelio'' *Monforte in '' I vespri siciliani'' *Don Carlo in '' La forza del destino'' *Rodrigo in '' Don Carlos'' *Iago in ''

Otello ''Otello'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's play ''Othello''. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed at the La Scala, Teatro alla Scala, M ...

'' *Ford in '' Falstaff'' *Amonasro in '' Aida''

Puccini

*Lescaut in '' Manon Lescaut'' *Marcello in ''

La Bohème ''La bohème'' ( , ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions '':wikt:quadro, quadri'', ''wikt:tableau, tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto b ...

'' *Scarpia in ''

'' *Sharpless in ''

Madama Butterfly ''Madama Butterfly'' (; ''Madame Butterfly'') is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story " Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Lu ...

'' *Jack Rance in '' La fanciulla del West''

Donizetti

*Enrico in '' Lucia di Lammermoor'' *Belcore in ''

L'elisir d'amore ''L'elisir d'amore'' (; ''The Elixir of Love'') is a (comic melodrama, opera buffa) in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's (1831). ...

'' *Antonio in ''

Linda di Chamounix ''Linda di Chamounix'' is an operatic '' melodramma semiserio'' in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was written by Gaetano Rossi. It premiered in Vienna, at the Kärntnertortheater, on 19 May 1842. Performance history ' ...

Other Italian repertoire

*The Count in ''

The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' (, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienn ...

'' by

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

*Figaro in ''

The Barber of Seville ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( ) is an ''opera buffa'' (comic opera) in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's French comedy ' ...

'' by

Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano p ...

*Licinius in '' La Vestale'' by Spontini *Gérard in '' Andrea Chénier'' by Giordano *Alfio in ''

Cavalleria rusticana ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (; ) is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from an 1880 Cavalleria rusticana (short story), short story of the same name and subsequent ...

'' by Mascagni *Silvio and Tonio in ''

Pagliacci ''Pagliacci'' (; literal translation, 'Clowns') is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who mu ...

'' by

Leoncavallo Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (23 April 18579 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Throughout his career, Leoncavallo produced numerous operas and songs but it is his 1892 opera ''Pagliacci'' that remained his lasting co ...

*De Guiche in ''

Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th ce ...

'' by

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Repertoire in other languages

*Title-roles in ''

Eugene Onegin ''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' (, Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: Евгеній Онѣгинъ, романъ въ стихахъ, ) is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. ''Onegin'' is considered a classic of ...

'' by

Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer during the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popular ...

and ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

'' by

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*Oreste in '' Iphigénie en Tauride'' by

Gluck Christoph Willibald ( Ritter von) Gluck (; ; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire at ...

*Lescaut in '' Manon'' by Massenet *Zurga in '' The Pearl Fishers'' by Bizet *Escamillo in ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...

'' by Bizet *Balstrode in '' Peter Grimes'' by Britten *The Ferryman in '' Curlew River'' by Britten *Robert Crosbie in '' The Letter'' by Paul Moravec *Mr. Redburn in ''

Billy Budd ''Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative)'', also known as ''Billy Budd, Foretopman'', is a novella by American writer Herman Melville, left unfinished at his death in 1891. Acclaimed by critics as a masterpiece when a hastily transcribed vers ...

'' by Britten *Emperor in '' Le rossignol'' by

Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ( – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of ...

*D. Adamson in '' '' by Giorgio Battistelli *Father Monroe and Pangle in '' Cold Mountain'' by Jennifer Higdon

Recordings

Complete operas

*Orazio in ''

Orazi e Curiazi ''Orazi e Curiazi'' (''The Horatii and the Curiatii'') is an opera by the Italian composer Saverio Mercadante. It takes the form of a ''tragedia lirica'' in three acts. The libretto, by Salvadore Cammarano, is based on the Ancient Rome, Roman le ...

'' by Mercadante with David Parry and the

Philharmonia Orchestra The Philharmonia Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London. It was founded in 1945 by Walter Legge, a classical music record producer for EMI Classics, EMI. Among the conductors who worked with the orchestra in its early years were Rich ...

(

Opera Rara Opera Rara is a London-based opera company and recording label which specialises in recording and performing forgotten operatic repertoire from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Founded in 1970 by bel canto enthusiasts Patric Schmid and Don Whi ...

) *Balstrode in ''Peter Grimes'' by Britten with Sir

Colin Davis Sir Colin Rex Davis (25 September 1927 – 14 April 2013) was an English conductor, known for his association with the London Symphony Orchestra, having first conducted it in 1959. His repertoire was broad, but among the composers with whom ...

and the

London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London. Founded in 1904, the LSO is the oldest of London's orchestras, symphony orchestras. The LSO was created by a group of players who left Henry Wood's Queen's ...

(LSO Live) *2nd Yeoman/2nd Citizen in '' The Yeomen of the Guard'' with Sir Neville Marriner (

Philips Koninklijke Philips N.V. (), simply branded Philips, is a Dutch multinational health technology company that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. Since 1997, its world headquarters have been situated in Amsterdam, though the Benelux headquarter ...

Classics) *Alphonse in ''

La favorita ''La favorite'' (''The Favourite'', frequently referred to by its Italian title: ''La favorita'') is a grand opera in four acts by Gaetano Donizetti to a French-language libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz, based on the play ''Le com ...

'' by Donizetti with

Marcello Viotti Marcello Viotti (29 June 195416 February 2005) was a Swiss classical music conductor, best known for opera. Viotti was born in Vallorbe, in the French-speaking region of Switzerland, to Italian parents. He studied cello, piano and singing at th ...

( BMG Classics) *Enrico in ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' by Donizetti with Sir

Charles Mackerras Sir Alan Charles MacLaurin Mackerras (; (17 November 1925 – 14 July 2010) was an American-born Australian conductor. He was an authority on the operas of Janáček and Mozart, and the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. He was long associ ...

(

Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...

) *Ford in ''Falstaff'' by Verdi with

John Eliot Gardiner Sir John Eliot Gardiner (born 20 April 1943) is an English conductor, particularly known for his performances of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, especially the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage of 2000, performing Church cantata (Bach), Bach's church ...

(

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) *Egberto in ''

Aroldo ''Aroldo'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on and adapted from their earlier 1850 collaboration, ''Stiffelio''. The opera premiered in Rimini's Amintore Galli Theatre, Teatro Nuo ...

'' by Verdi with Fabio Luisi (Philips Classics) *Renato in '' A Masked Ball'' by Verdi with David Parry ( Chandos) *''La vestale'' by Spontini with

Riccardo Muti Riccardo Muti (; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor. He is current music director of the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale in Florence, the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, the ...

(Sony) *Father Monroe and Pangle in '' Cold Mountain'' with Miguel Hart-Bedoya (Pentatone)

Other recordings

* Szymanowski's ''Stabat Mater'' with Claus Peter Flor (BMG Classics) * Orff's '' Carmina Burana'' with

André Previn André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three major genres: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieved ...

(

Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon (; DGG) is a German classical music record label that was the precursor of the corporation PolyGram. Headquartered in Berlin Friedrichshain, it is now part of Universal Music Group (UMG) since its merger with the UMG family of ...

) * Purcell's '' The Fairy Queen'' with

Nikolaus Harnoncourt Johann Nikolaus Harnoncourt (6 December 1929 – 5 March 2016) was an Austrian conductor, known for his historically informed performances. He specialized in music of the Baroque period, but later extended his repertoire to include Classical ...

( Teldec Classics) *Puccini arias with the Royal Opera House Orchestra (Conifer) *

Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonie ...

's '' Die erste Walpurgisnacht'' with the Philharmonia Orchestra *''Songs of the Sea, Songs of Travel'' recital disc with the song cycles of

and Vaughan Williams (Opus Arte). "Anthony Michaels-Moore: Songs of the Sea - Songs of Travel (Rosenblatt Recitals)"
on opusarte.com. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

References

External links

Anthony Michaels-Moore Official Website

* ttps://www.watchmojo.com/video/id/10728/ Rigoletto: Verdi's First Operatic Masterpiece at Opéra de Montréal, starring Anthony Michaels-Moore October 2010
Opera Today: Anthony Michaels-Moore — from the army to the world stage, May 2009

Musical Criticism: Interview with Anthony Michaels-Moore, January 2007

The Guardian: Verdi's Warrior — Anthony Michaels-Moore, June 2002
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