Bruno Comparetti is a contemporary Franco-Sicilian

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. He studied singing in Barcelona with the Spanish tenor Eduardo Gimenez who taught him the art of

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as well as the singing technique inherited from his friend and teacher, Spanish tenor

Alfredo Kraus Alfredo Kraus Trujillo (; 24 November 192710 September 1999) was a distinguished Spanish tenor from the Canary islands (known professionally as Alfredo Kraus), particularly known for the artistry he brought to opera's bel canto roles. He was a ...

Biography

Comparetti was born in France to Sardinian and Sicilian parents. He began his career in 1999, in the role of Count Almaviva. in Rossini's '' Barbier de Séville'' at the

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of Amsterdam. Very quickly, he sang on lyrical stages such as the

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, the

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, the

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, the , the Opéra de Tours, the Opéra de Besançon, the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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as well as abroad, Liverpool Opera, the

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, the Bremen Opera and also at the Gdansk Opera. From 2001 to 2003, he was artist-in-residence at the

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. These roles include among others: Ernesto in ''

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'' at the Opéra National de Lyon under the direction of Maestro

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, Edgardo and Arturo in Donizetti's ''

Lucia di Lammermoor ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel ''The Bride of Lammermoor''. ...

'', French and Italian versions, Adolphe Adam's ''

Le postillon de Longjumeau ''Le postillon de Lonjumeau'' (''The Postillion of Lonjumeau'') is an opéra-comique in three acts by Adolphe Adam to a French libretto by Adolphe de Leuven and Léon Lévy Brunswick. The opera has become the most successful of Adam's works, an ...

'', the title roles in Auber's '' Haydée'', and Halévy's '' Charles VI'', Rodolfo in Puccini's ''

La Bohème ''La bohème'' (; ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions ''quadri'', ''tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe G ...

'', Alfredo in ''

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'', the Duke of Mantova in Verdi's ''

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 cont ...

'', ''Faust'', Tybalt in '' Roméo et Juliette'' and Gounod's ''

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'', Offenbach's '' Barbe Bleue'', Federico in Donizetti's '' Emilia di Liverpool'', Eisenstein in J.Strauss's '' la Chauve Souris''... In early 2006, he was engaged at the

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to sing the lead role in the rehearsals of opera ''

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'' by Martinů. In September 2007, he performed at the

for the world premiere of '' Marius et Fanny'' after Marcel Pagnol composed by

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in the role of Mr Brun with

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and

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directed by

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. He has performed with conductors such as Giuliano Carella,

, , Luciano Accocella,

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, Nader Abbassi and directors such as ,

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, Jean-Louis Grinda, Carlos Wagner,

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, , Renée Auphan,

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... For the 2011–2012 season, he sang Tybalt in Gounod's '' Roméo et Juliette'' and the serenade singer in Henri Sauguet's ''

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'' at the

as well as the Brazilian in Offenbach's '' la Vie Parisienne'' at the

. In August 2012, he returned to Vincent's role in Gounod's ''

'' for the 1st edition of the "Opera Côté jardin" Festival at the Théâtre de Verdure de Gémenos. At the end of 2012, he sang Anselmo in Mitch Leigh's ''

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'' for his debut at the

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. In August 2013, Bruno Comparetti sang again the role of Alfredo in Verdi's Traviata at the "Opéra Côté jardin" Festival at the Théâtre de Verdure de Gemenos, direction Pierre Iodice. Among his plans for 2014 is the world premiere of the opera ''Colomba'' after Prosper Mérimée at the Opéra de Marseille composed by

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for the role of Orlanduccio Barricini and a sailor. As of 2014–2015, he sang the title role in Francis Lopez's ''The Prince of Madrid'' in

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to celebrate the 100th anniversary of

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's birth He began his career in 1999 at the Angers-Nantes Opéra in the role of Almaviva in Rossini's ''

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'', a role that he will resume in 2000 at the

of Amsterdam. Some of the steps in his career include Ernesto in ''

'' at the

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under the direction of maestro

as well as at the Freiburg Opera. He sang in productions of Verdi's ''

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'' (dir.

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), Massenet's ''

Werther ''Werther'' is an opera (''drame lyrique'') in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann (who used the pseudonym Henri Grémont). It is loosely based on Goethe's epistolary novel ''The S ...

'' with Béatrice Uria-Monzon (conducted by

) at the

, ''

Le postillon de Lonjumeau ''Le postillon de Lonjumeau'' (''The Postillion of Lonjumeau'') is an opéra-comique in three acts by Adolphe Adam to a French libretto by Adolphe de Leuven and Léon Lévy Brunswick. The opera has become the most successful of Adam's works, a ...

'' at the Opéra de Dijon for the bi-centenary of the birth of

Adolphe Adam Adolphe Charles Adam (; 24 July 1803 – 3 May 1856) was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets ''Giselle'' (1841) and '' Le corsaire'' (1856), his operas ''Le pos ...

. The title roles in Auber's ''Haydée'', and in Halévy's ''Charles VI''''Charles VI
on Forum Opera dir. Miquel Ortega at the

. In parallel to his career as a lyrical singer, Bruno Comparetti is passionate about teaching singing in all musical styles.

References

External links

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Le retour d’une exceptionnelle Haydée à Compiègne
on ResMusica
Interview with Bruno Comparetti

Bruno Comparetti ''CHARLES V'' - Halevy - Compiègne(2005)
on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Comparetti, Bruno Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) French operatic tenors Italian tenors