Nicholas Tamagna

Countertenor Nicholas Tamagna has garnered widespread acclaim for his commanding yet expressive vocal timbre and breathtaking musicianship as well as superb acting skills, establishing himself as a leading countertenor in his generation.

In 2021 he returns to the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater in Händel’s Rodelinda debuting the role of Bertarido and also reprising the role of the Refugee in Jonathan Dove’s Flight, a role he first sang at Opera Omaha in 2017. He will also return to the Metropolitan Opera in David McVicar’s production of Giulio Cesare as Tolomeo (second cast). Future planned productions include: Legrenzi’s Giustino (as Giustino) at Pinchgut Opera (Sydney, Australia, 2022), Händel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto (as Tolomeo) at Nederlandse Reisopera and Göttingen Händelfestspiele (2022), as well as several ongoing projects with Parnassus ARTS Productions.

In 2020 he joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City making his debut to rave reviews in the role of Narciso in Sir David McVicar’s critically-acclaimed production of Händel’s Agrippina, which also was shown as part of the Met in HD Programming internationally in movie theaters.