Dominic Natoli

Dominic Natoli made his first public appearance at age 5, and subsequently joined the Australian Boys' Choir, achieving success as a soloist on the Choir's premiere overseas tour to Japan. He went on to study with renowned Italian Baritone Afro Poli, until he travelled to Vienna where he commenced his studies with Carol Blaickner. -Mayo, and enrolled at the Vienna Conservatorium of Music, graduating three years later with a first class honours Diploma of Opera. Thereafter he continued his studies in London with David Harper, Nicholas Powell, and Jeffrey Talbot and Ludmilla Andrew

His numerous awards include an Arts Fellowship from the Queensland Government; first prize in the Alfredo Kraus International Singing Competition; and the prestigious Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship which he has been awarded twice by Richard Bonynge. He also holds degrees in Law and Economics from Monash University, in Melbourne where he practiced Law for sometime alongside his singing career.

Places he has performed

Since his professional debut, Dominic’s operatic engagements have been with numerous companies in Australia, Austria, Germany, France, United States, Ireland, and the UK, including the Wiener Kammeroper, Opera Australia, Victoria State Opera, Opera Queensland, Volkstheater Rostock, Stadttheater Aachen, Stadttheater Hof, Coburg, Bayreuth, London City Opera, Opera Holland Park , Theatre Evreux, Opera de Nancy et de Lorraine, Anna Livia International Festival, Royal Danish Opera, Danish National Opera, and English National Opera.

The plays he has been prepared to play/sing includes Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Idomeneo in Idomeneo, Loge in Das Rheingold, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, The Magician in The Consul (Menotti), Don Josè in Carmen, Ismaele in Nabucco, Alfredo in La Traviata, Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera, Riccardo in Oberto, Pollione in Norma, Alvaro in La Forza del Destino, Duca in Rigoletto, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Prunier in La Rondine, Calaf in Turandot, Rodolfo in La Bohème, and Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut, Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Faust.

Dominic’s wide concert repertoire encompasses lieder, French song, contemporary and folk music, Italian and Neapolitan songs, as well as his highly acclaimed portrayal of Mario Lanza in The Mario Lanza Story. He has appeared with all the major orchestras in all the major venues in his native Australia, as well as with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the BBC Concert Orchestra. He is a regular guest artist on Friday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 2, and has made numerous recordings for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

He has performed with many distinguished conductors including Richard Bonynge, Carlo Felice Cillario, Richard Hickox, Sir Edward Downes, David Parry, Giordano Bellincampi, and Sebastian Lang-Lessing.

References

http://www.dominicnatoli.com/biography.html

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