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Anibal Mancini

tenor

"Rossinian to the core, this voice ran marvelously throughout the entire duration of the opera, with astonishing technical mastery, impeccable agility, and a beautiful timbre. The Count Almaviva's cavatina, 'Ecco, ridente in cielo,' and the previously mentioned song [...] were performed with extreme precision and unparalleled expressiveness."

Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Theatro Municipal Rio de Janeiro, 2022

Fabiana Crepaldi, notasmusicais.com

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BIO

Aníbal Mancini is a lyrical tenor leggero, known for the agility of his coloraturas, the beauty of his timbre, rich phrasing, and precise interpretations.

He recently performed at Teatro Comunale di Bologna as Don Ramir in the opera La Cenerentola, at Teatro Civico de Castello in Cagliari as Narciso in the opera L'Ape Musicale, at the Municipal Theater of São Paulo as Ferrando in the opera "Così fan tutte," at the Solís Theater in Montevideo as Almaviva in the opera "The Barber of Seville," at the Amazonas Opera Festival as Acis in the opera "Acis and Galatea," at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro and the Teatro São Pedro in the opera "Don Quichotte" by Massenet (Rodriguez). Other performances include Handel's "Messiah" at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro and at the Palácio das Artes in Belo Horizonte, Rossini's gala concert, Prokofiev's "The Betrothal in the Monastery" (Antonio), Verdi's "Falstaff" (Fenton), Rossini's "La Donna Del Lago" (Uberto), Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" (Count Almaviva), G. Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi" (Rinuccio).

He also sang the opera "The Boy and the Freedom" (Rapaz) by Ronaldo Miranda, brought to life the role of Hippolytus in the world premiere of the opera "Phaedra and Hippolytus" by Christopher Park at the Palácio das Artes in Belo Horizonte, participated in the concert opera "L’oro non compra amore" by Marcos Portugal, and performed Rossini arias in the "Night of Bel Canto" concert with the OSB Opera and Repertoire at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro.

His repertoire also includes Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas," S. Barber's "A Hand of Bridge," "Christmas Matins" by J. M. Nunes Garcia, Cantatas by J.S. Bach, "Il Tabarro" (Tinca), Rameau's "Pygmalion," and more.

Aníbal was one of the winners of the 11th Maria Callas Competition in 2011, and in 2013, he was named Lyric Revelation by the Blog Opera and Ballet .

REVIEWS

"He had already interpreted the same role in 2013, and his vocal qualities then foreshadowed the evolution heard yesterday: an artist reaching the highest poetry thanks to his poetic musicality, the beauty of his timbre, and the fluidity of the melodic line. He also possesses the conditions for a promising international career." Falstaff (Fenton), Theatro Municipal de São Paulo concerto.com.br 2014 "...the young man excelled in the high notes and displayed a lyric tenor timbre of great grace." The Boy and Freedom (Boy) Theatro São Pedro Portal Luis Nassif 2014 "...tenor Anibal Mancini portrayed Don Antonio with excellence, and his serenade in the first act was one of the highlights of the evening when the artist could showcase the beauty of his timbre, the precision of his tuning, and the richness of his phrasing." The Marriage of Figaro (Don Antonio) movimento.com "Thus, from a vocal point of view, the performance belonged to tenor Aníbal Mancini as Tybalt, with special attention to the phrasing, built in a very musical way." 'Romeu e Julieta' João Luiz Sampaio, April 2022 concerto.com.br "Having tenor Anibal Mancini as Beppe is a luxury – and his aria was one of the most sophisticated musical moments of Sunday afternoon's performance." I Pagliacci João Luiz Sampaio, June 2022 concerto.com.br "The tenor Anibal Mancini, who is a little bird, was born for the role of Harlequin – it was easy to wish that his small aria would last half an opera, so perfect is his timbre for the role." I Pagliacci Danielle Crepaldi Carvalho, June 2022 notasmusicais.com "And, finally, him, the tenor himself. After all, what is the voice of Anibal Mancini? Rossinian to the core, this voice ran marvelously throughout the entire duration of the opera, with astonishing technical mastery, impeccable agility, and a beautiful timbre. The Count Almaviva's cavatina, 'Ecco, ridente in cielo,' and the previously mentioned song, accompanied on the guitar by the baritone, were performed with extreme precision and unparalleled expressiveness." Il Barbiere di Siviglia at Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro Fabiana Crepaldi, 2022 notasmusicais.com "Among the voices, as has long not been seen at the Municipal, there is remarkable balance. These are singers who share attention to the text and a careful sense of style. [...] the delicacy and attention to legato of Aníbal Mancini (Ferrando)." Cosi fan tutte João Luiz Sampaio, March 2023 concerto.com.br "...he possesses a privileged lyric-light tenor voice, as he demonstrated in Ferrando's aria in the first act, Un aura amorosa." Cosi fan Tutte Theatro Municipal de São Paulo Leonardo Marques, March 2023 notasmusicais.com "The singer chosen for the TMRJ production, the excellent Anibal Mancini (a lyric-light tenor) displayed, as usual, his perfect intonation." L'isir d'amore Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro Leonardo Marques, April 2024 notasmusicais.com "Don Ottavio by Anibal Mancini is of enormous elegance in the construction of phrases." Don Giovanni Theatro Municipal de São Paulo João Luiz Sampaio, May 2025 concerto.com.br "Tenor Anibal Mancini (02) offered a vocally consistent performance as Don Ottavio, with beautiful interpretations of his two arias, Dalla sua pace and Il mio tesoro intanto." Don Giovanni Theatro Municipal de São Paulo Leonardo Marques, May 2025 notasmusicais.com

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