Mr. Angelini made his European debut in 2006 as the Conte di Libenskof in Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims at the prestigious Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy.  In 2007 he made his debut with the Opera Orchestra of New York with Eve Queler in the role of Roderigo in Rossini’s Otello, which wasfollowed by his debut at the Théåtre de la Monnaie in Brussels in the world premiere of Benoît Mernier’s Frühlings Erwachen in the role of Hänschen Rilow and his debut as Lindoro in L’Italiana in Algeri at the Teatro Communale in Bologna.  He opens the 2007-2008 season at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome as Ferrando in Così fan tutte, will be heard as Ramiro in La Cenerentola at the Connecticut Opera, and in Handel’s Judas Maccabeus with the LA Opera under the baton of James Conlon. Future seasons bring him to Ft. Worth and Austin as Ramiro in La Cenerentola

Mr. Angelini began his 2005-2006 season in Martina Arroyo’s “Prelude to Performance” program in New York City, where he was heard as Conte Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia and as Don Curzio in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro.  Mr. Angelini also performed the title role in Handel’s Judas Maccabeus with the Long Island Chamber Symphony.  Previous career highlights include his participation with the American Singers Opera Project for two summers, during which he made his stage debut as Fenton in Verdi’s Falstaff and returned as Rinuccio in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi.

Michele Angelini was declared the winner of the Junior Men division of the NATS Competition and the first place recipient of a scholarship funded by the “Women in Music Columbus” Competition.  In 2005 Michael was the recipient of an encouragement award from the Opera Index foundation in NYC.   While at Ohio State, Mr. Angelini appeared as Henrick in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, as Nadir in Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles, and as Rodolfo in Act III of Puccini’s La bohème.

Michele Angelini was a Resident Artist at The Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia where he has been heard as Conte Almaviva in their production of Il barbiere di Siviglia and as Triquet in concert performances of Eugene Onegin.  A 2005 graduate of Ohio State University, having earned degrees in both Vocal and Bassoon Performance, under the tutelage of Dr. Robin Rice and Prof. Christopher Weait, he has also coached with Renata Scotto, Bliss Johnston Virago, Charles Riecker, Eduardo Villa, Mark Rucker, Jane Marsh, Carlo Scibelli, and Rockwell Blake.  He now studies with Ruth Golden.

A New York native, Mr. Angelini has performed as a Bassoonist with many orchestras in the New York Metropolitan area and has worked with esteemed conductors including Kurt Masur, Benjamin Zander, and Lukas Foss, having made two appearances at Carnegie Hall.

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