NICHOLAS TAMAGNA is a countertenor from New York City. Tamagna won the Nico Castel International Mastersinger Competition in New York in the male category in Feburary 2011. He was seen as Giulio Cesare in Giulio Cesare in Egitto with Bel Cantanti Opera in Virgina and Baltimore, where his singing was described by Opera Brittania as �a sexy English male alto.� He made his debut performance as Orpheus in Orfeo ed Euridice with Brooklyn Repertory Opera and reprised this role with Opera Memphis in January 2010. Opera Now described him in the role of Orpheus as �exquisite, combining perfect tonal quality with substantial power. His voice soared with piecing [sic] sadness and soothed with a silky beauty, giving a glimpse, perhaps, of why castrati voices became the divos of the Baroque era.� He also created the role of Billy in A Game of Poker, by composer Richard Burke, DMA at the Danny Kaye Playhouse, NY in 2009. Mr. Tamagna performed in the premiere staging performance of A Hunger Art by Jeff Meyers with Center City Opera, PA and was an invited guest performer for Melissa Dunphy�s media-splash modern oratorio The Gonzales Cantata in its Philly Fringe Festival debut in 2009; both pieces he performed again at The Burning Bayreuth Festival at Bard College in 2010 under the direction of Timothy Nelson. He was requested by Nelson to be in the Opera London production of Giulio Cesare in Egitto later that year starring Drew Minter in London, Ontario.  Tamagna broke the gender-barrier as the first countertenor to perform the role of Ulrica in Verdi�s Un Ballo in Maschera with Brooklyn Repertory Opera and with Edgar & Friends in concert version. He has been an invited performer with One World Symphony, singing �Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen� from Mahler�s R�ckert lieder. Nicholas Tamagna performed a special New Year�s All-Bach Concert 2010 as the alto soloist in cantata 11 with the Amor Artis Chamber Orchestra and Choir. Nicholas Tamagna performed in December 2010 for the Fairfield Chorale�s performance of Handel�s Messiah as the alto soloist under the baton of maestro Johannes Somary. He was also an invited 2010 young artist with Canadian Operatic Arts Academy in London, Ontario in collaboration this year with Opera London and Maestro Timothy Vernon of Pacific Opera Victoria.  He most recently performed a series of educational versions of Humperdink�s Hansel and Gretel with Amore Opera as the witch, and their mainstage run of Die Fledermaus as Prince Orlofsky.

To learn more about Nicholas Tamagna, visit www.nicholastamagna.com.