Francesco Anile

Francesco Anile (born 12 February, 1962 in Polistena) is an Italian tenor. He regularly sings in Italy and abroad, performing in theatres such as the Teatro Massimo in Palermo and San Carlo in Naples. Turandot, Norma and Otello are some of the works of his repertory which he plays enthusiastically. In March 2009, he was Manrico in Verdi's Il trovatore, and he has performed Canio in Pagliacci, directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

Biography Graduated in clarinet and singing at the "F. Cilea" Conservatory of Reggio Calabria, Francesco Anile completed his studies with the baritone Aldo Protti in Cremona, and later as a tenor with Ottavio Taddei in Firenze. In 2001, he took a high-specialization course at Opera Verdi Festival in Parma, under the supervision of Renata Scotto.

Anile made his New York City Opera debut on the NYCO's Opening Night for the 2016-17 season, on September 8, 2016 in a new production double bill of two operas that both premiered in May 1892. He debuted as Canio in Pagliacci directed by Lev Pugliese with conductor James Meena leading the NYCO Orchestra at Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall. New York Classical Review wrote: "Anile ... has the voice: a clear, expressive instrument that pleasantly “pings” above the orchestra, and equally, what appears to be a fountain of acting chops. In the famous scene in which Canio realizes that Nedda has been unfaithful, the soft sobbing into his costume was undeniably affecting. And when he leaped onstage to open the traveling show, his drunkenness was believable, not overdone." The Huffington Post wrote: "Anile’s Canio was a virile, force of nature performance."

Awards Finalist in several nationwide competitions, he won the first prize "E. Bastianini" at the Grandi Voci Toscane in Campi Bisensio and the third prize at the "M. Del Monaco" in Marsala.

Conductors and directors Francesco Anile has worked with some of the more notable international conductors, such as Nello Santi, Maurizio Benini, Evelino Pidò, Maurizio Arena, Gianandrea Noseda, Massimo Pradella, Niksa Bareza, Loris Voltolini, Stefano Ranzani, Peter Mianiti, Antonio Pirolli, Giampaolo Bisanti, Patrick Fourniller, and Julian Kovatchev. He also worked with several internationally renowned directors, such as Eimuntas Nekrosius, Roberto De Simone, Gianfranco de Bosio, Federico Tiezzi, Plamen Kartalof, Henning Brockhaus, Pierfrancesco Maestrini, Aldo Tarabella, and J. Peter Messner.

Repertoire Over a number of few years, Francesco Anile's repertory has gradually grown enriched by major roles, such as: Cavaradossi (Tosca), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Luigi (Tabarro), Ishmael (Nabucco), Manrico (Il trovatore), Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto), and Radamès (Aida).

His vocal timbre has recently improved, changing him into a lyric and dramatic tenor. He has reached a heavier vocal weight, enabling his voice to be "pushed" to dramatic climaxes without strain. It is the reason why he now prefers roles such as Calaf (Turandot), Cavaliere Des Grieux (Manon Lescaut), Canio (Pagliacci), Pollione (Norma) and Otello.

He made his Metropolitan Opera debut on April 23, 2016 in the role of Otello, replacing Aleksandrs Antonenko, who lost his voice near the end of the opera.

He also interprets the Messa di Requiem by Verdi, the Messa di Gloria by Puccini and the Messe à S. Cecile by Bizet.

Performances Year n. Title Composer Role Theatre City 76 Aida G. Verdi Radames Seul Art Center Seul - Korea 75 Otello G. Verdi Otello Teatro Regio Torino 74 Cavalleria Rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro Sociale Como 73 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Lirico Cagliari 72 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Lirico Cagliari 2014 71 Tosca G. Puccini Cavaradossi teatro Politeama Lecce

70 Tosca G. Puccini Cavaradossi Bassano Opera Festival Bassano del Grappa

69 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro Lirico Cagliari

68 Otello G. Verdi Otello Teatro degli Arcimboldi Milano

67 Otello G. Verdi Otello Teatro Sociale di Como Como

66 Aida G. Verdi Radames Teatro Nazionale Kiev - Ukraine

65 Il tabarro G. Puccini Luigi Gran Teatro Puccini Torre del Lago (LU)

64 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Gran Teatro Puccini Torre del Lago (LU)

63 Aida G. Verdi Radames Arena Romana di Viminacium Belgrado - Serbia

62 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro Coliseo Buenos Aires - Argentine

61 Otello G. Verdi Otello Teatro Lirico di Cagliari Cagliari

2013 60 Manon Lescaut G. Puccini Des Grieux Hamburgische Staatsoper Amburgo - Germany

59 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro Comunale Bologna

58 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Festival Lirico Ascoli Piceno

2012 57 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Comunale Bologna

56 Madama Butterfly G. Puccini Pinkerton Seoul Arts Center Seul - Korea

55 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Busan Teatro Nazionale Busan - Korea

54 Aida G. Verdi Radames Terme di Caracalla Roma

53 Manon Lescaut G. Puccini Des Grieux London (SBC) Londra - UK

52 Manon Lescaut G. Puccini Des Grieux Teatro del Maggio Fiorentino Firenze

2011 51 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro alla Scala Milano

50 Trovatore G. Verdi Manrico Macao Music Festival Macao - China

49 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro G. Di Stefano trapani

48 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro G. Di Stefano Trapani

47 Aida G. Verdi Radames Teatro Massimo Palermo Palermo

46 Carmen G. Bizet Don Josè Cairo Opera House Cairo - Egypt

45 Requiem G. Verdi Tenore Cairo Symphony Orchestra Cairo - Egypt

2010 44 Tosca G. Puccini Cavaradossi Limoges Teatro Comunale Limoges - France

43 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro Marrucino di Chieti Chieti

42 Manon Lescaut G. Puccini Des Grieux Teatro La Fenice di Venezia Venezia

41 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Sociale Trento

40 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Sociale Como

39 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Ponchielli Cremona

38 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Fraschini Pavia

37 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Pisa

36 Madama Butterfly G. Puccini Pinkerton Teatro San Carolo di Napoli Napoli

35 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro Massimo di Palermo Palermo

34 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro Lirico di Cagliari Cagliari

33 Il trovatore g. Verdi Manrico Teatro Pérez Galdòs Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

32 Pagliacci R. Leoncavallo Canio Teatro del Maggio Fiorentino Firenze

31 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Filarmonico Verona

2009 30 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Opera de Massy Massy - France

29 Tosca G. Puccini Cavaradossi Teatro Rendano Cosenza

28 Aida G. Verdi Radames Teatro Massimo Palermo

27 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Grande Brescia

26 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Ponchielli Cremona

25 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro dell'Aquila Fermo

24 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Fraschini Pavia

23 Turandot G. Puccini Calaf Teatro Sociale di Como Como

22 Cavalleria rusticana G. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro delle Asturie Gijon - Spain

21 Aida G. Verdi Radames Terme di Caracalla Roma

20 Manon Lescaut G. Puccini Des Grieux Teatro Massimo Catania

19 Manon Lescaut G. Puccini Des Grieux Teatro Massimo Palermo

18 Norma V. Bellini Pollione Teatro Comunale Bologna

17 Iris P. Mascagni Osaka-Jor Teatro Verdi Trieste

2008 16 Il tabarro G. Puccini Luigi Teatro Alighieri Ravenna

15 Madama Butterfly G. Puccini Pinkerton Daegu National Theater Seoul - Korea

14 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Croatian National Theatre Zagabria - Croatia

13 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Bunka Kaikan Theatre Tokyo - Japan

12 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Biwako Hall Theatre Otzu - Japan

11 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro Massimo Palermo

10 Cavalleria rusticana P. Mascagni Turiddu Teatro San Carlo Napoli

9 Aida G. Verdi Radames Seoul Arts Center Seul - Korea

2007 8 Il tabarro G. Puccini Luigi Teatro del Giglio Lucca

7 Il trovatore G. Verdi Manrico SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana - Slovenia

6 Il trovatore G. Verdi Manrico Teatro Opera Zagabria - Croatia

2006 5 Otello G. Verdi Otello Seoul Arts Center Seul - Korea

4 Carmen G. Bizet Don Josè Cairo Opera House Il Cairo - Egypt

3 Madama Butterfly G. Puccini Pinkerton Cairo Opera House Il Cairo - Egypt

2005 2 Il trovatore G. Verdi Manrico Teatro Verdi Campobasso

2004 1 Aida G. Verdi Radames Arena Antica Plovdiv - Bulgaria