BIOGRAPHY
Tenor Anthony Ciaramitaro has drawn attention for his Italianate sound and compelling stage presence. In 2022, Mr. Ciaramitaro will made his professional and house debut in the demanding roles of Giorgio in Ricky Ian Gordon’s world premier The Garden of the Finzi-Continis with New York City Opera, Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor with LA Opera, and joined the roster at The Metropolitan Opera.
Mr. Ciaramitaro is a former Domingo-Coburn-Stein Young Artist at LA Opera, where he performed Il Messaggero in Aïda, Heinrich der Schreiber in Tannhäuser, Ruiz in Il Trovatore, and Lord Cecil in Roberto Devereux. Mr. Ciaramitaro was an inaugural member of the Renée Fleming Fellowship at the Aspen Musical Festival, where he debuted Tamino in Die Zauberflöte. In previous seasons, he appeared as an Apprentice Artist with the Santa Fe Opera, an Apprentice Artist with the Palm Beach Opera, and a Studio Artist with Arizona Opera; where he performed Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia and the Governor/Vanderdendur in Candide. As a member of the Merola Opera Program, Mr. Ciaramitaro performed Don Ramiro in La Cenerentola, and has been and a Studio Artist with Chautauqua Opera and Wolf Trap Opera.
In competition, Mr. Ciaramitaro won the CulturArte Prize at Operalia 2022, 2nd place at the 2022 Butler Opera International Vocal Competition, 3rd place in the 2022 Lorhen L. Zachary National Vocal Competition, 2nd place in the 2021 Palm Springs Opera Guild Vocal Competition, 3rd place in Vero Beach Opera Rising Stars Competition, and a finalist in the 59th Tenor Viñas Vocal Competition.