BIOGRAPHY
Tenor Anthony Ciaramitaro is drawing attention for his robust Italianate sound and compelling stage presence. He has garnered acclaim for his recent international role debuts as Rodolfo in Luisa Miller at Opéra de Tours, Faust in Boito’s Mefistofele at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, and Alfredo Germont in La Traviata at the Macerata Opera Festival.
In previous seasons, Mr. Ciaramitaro appeared as Cassio in Otello at Los Angeles Opera, and Fenton in Falstaff at Palm Beach Opera, the demanding role of Giorgio in Ricky Ian Gordon’s world premiere The Garden of the Finzi-Continis with New York City Opera, and made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Il Messaggero in Aïda.
In competition, Mr. Ciaramitaro earned 4th Official Prize, the Placido Domingo Tenor Prize, and the Verdi Special Prize at the 60th Tenor Viñas Contest, 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, and 2nd place in the 2021 Palm Springs Opera Guild Vocal Competition.
Mr. Ciaramitaro is a former Domingo-Colburn-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’s 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, and a member of the Merola Opera Program.