Francesco Meli [SEP] voice type
Francesco Meli
Francesco Meli (born 15th May 1980 in Genoa) is an Italian operatic tenor particularly associated with the bel canto repertoire. He began his vocal studies at age 17 with Norma Palacios at the Conservatorio di Musica "Niccolò Paganini" in Genoa. He later became a pupil of mezzo-soprano Franca Mattiucci. In 2002 he debuted in Verdi's "Macbeth" and as the tenor soloist in Rossini's "Petite Messe Solennelle" and Puccini's "Messa di Gloria", broadcast by RAI (the Italian state
in "Don Carlo", Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusticana", Sinaide in "Mosè in Egitto", Suzuki in "Madame Butterfly", Ulrica in "Un ballo in maschera", and the title roles in "Carmen" and "Mignon".
After retiring from the stage in 1987, Mattiucci embarked on a second career as a voice teacher. Her notable pupils include Marcelo Alvarez, Linda Campanella, Serena Gamberoni, Cho Kyoung, Natalia Lemercier Miretti, Francesco Meli, Monica Minarelli, Patrizia Patelmo, Matteo