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Daniel Umbelino

tenor

"With a brilliant and solid tenor voice, endowed with effortless coloratura, Daniel Umbelino, a Rossini specialist hailing from Brazil, mastered the role of Chevalier Belfiore."

Semperoper, Dresden - Il viaggio a Reims

Ioco Kultur im Netz

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BIO

Daniel Umbelino, considered one of the great young lyrical artsits of Brazil in recent years, was a student at the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro, studying with Ernesto Palacio and Juan Diego Florez, and critically acclaimed for his Belfiore in "Il Viaggio a Reims" at the 2019 Rossini Opera Festival. He is the winner of the First Prize for Male Voice and the Alfredo Germont Character Prize at the 15th Maria Callas Competition in 2016.

His repertoire includes roles such as Rinuccio in "Gianni Schicchi," Tamino in "Die Zauberflöte," Alfredo in "La Traviata," Romeo in "Romeo et Juliette," and Lysander in Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

He was the protagonist in the world premiere of Jorge Antunes's "O Espelho" and Ricardo Llorca's "Tres Sombreros de Copa." He participated in the Brazilian premieres of Dean Burry's "The Brothers Grimm" and Oliver Knussen's "Where the Wild Things Are."

Daniel sang L'Abate in Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur" and Gandung in the premiere of João Guilherme Ripper's "Kawah Ijen in Manaus, and also made the Brazilian debut of Britten's orchestral cycle "Our Hunting Fathers," conducted by Luiz Fernando Malheiro, with the orchestra of Theatro São Pedro.

Daniel has sung under the baton of Luiz Fernando Malheiro, Nikolas Nägele, Silvio Viegas, Peter Van Heyghen, Alexis Soriano, and others, and has been directed by Gustavo Tambascio, Davide Garattini, Bruno Berger-Gorski, Jorge Takla, and André Heller-Lopes.

He has a notable presence in chamber music repertoire with the cycles of Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms, particularly excelling in "Die Schöne Müllerin" and "Dichterliebe."

Daniel graduated from the São Paulo School of Music under the guidance of soprano Laura de Souza. At the São Paulo State School of Music (EMESP), he attended the Opera Studio under the guidance of Mauro Wrona and Baroque Singing under the guidance of Luís Otavio Santos. He also studied Baroque interpretation with Nicolau de Figueiredo. He was a student at the opera academy of Theatro São Pedro under the guidance of André dos Santos and participated in masterclasses with Mariela Devia, Giuseppe Sabatini, Fernando Portari, Eliane Coelho, and Ricardo Tamura.

REVIEWS

"Tenor Daniel Umbelino was an excellent Abbé de Chazeuil, with an always crystalline and well-projected voice." Adriana Lecouvreur Leonardo Marques, April 2016 movimento.com "Daniel Umbelino as João Jacobina sang with a full, dense, and powerful voice. An emotional scenic interpretation, worthy of the best professional theater actors. The best performance of his career." O Espelho blog ópera&ballet March 2017 "Alfredo, her boyfriend, was the excellent tenor Daniel Umbelino, whose voice seems to assert itself in each performance. He also has the physique du role and timbral beauty." La Traviata Jorge Coli, August 2017 concerto.com "[...] Daniel Umbelino's Janek, in particular, are proof of the vitality of the new generation of Brazilian singers." O caso Makropulos by Leos Janácek at Theatro São Pedro João Luiz Sampaio, June 24, 2019 concerto.com.br "Tenor Daniel Umbelino perfectly interpreted the fisherman and Methodist preacher Bob Boles, with an impeccable voice and with bodily and facial expressions that very much resembled false pastors of the present time." Peter Grimes – Festival Amazonas de Ópera Leonardo Marques, May 2023 notasmusicais.com "In turn, in the voice of tenor Daniel Umbelino, Dilermando gains an interpretation that is above all lyrical – his Seresta, at the beginning of the third scene, accompanied by Paulo Pedrassoli's guitar, was rightly applauded with enthusiasm by the audience." Piedade by Guilherme Ripper João Luiz Sampaio, May 23, 2023 concerto.com.br "The soft, clear, clean voice of Daniel Umbelino lent itself very well to this role. He was a Belmonte that was to some extent fragile, as he should be, delicate, hopeful. A beautiful performance." Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Theatro São Pedro Fabiana Crepaldi, May 2023 notasmusicais.com "Daniel Umbelino, owner of a privileged lyric-light tenor voice and refined technique, was a vocally convincing Belmonte, and interpreted all four of his arias very well, especially Wenn der Freude Tränen fließen, almost at the end of the second act. The artist also stood out in the ensemble numbers, such as the aforementioned trio alongside Pedrillo and Osmin, the duet with Osmin at the very beginning of the opera, and the recitative and duet with Konstanze almost at the end of the performance, Welch ein Geschick!" Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Theatro São Pedro Leonardo Marques, April 2023 notasmusicais.com "Belmonte, Konstanze's boyfriend, is also a difficult role, but it fit Daniel Umbelino like a glove, and he triumphed in it." Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Theatro São Pedro Jorge Coli, April 20, 2023 concerto.com.br "Umbelino was literally at home, exuding musicality, and his voice was able to shine intensely: rich, beautiful, at once powerful and malleable – the great interpretation of that Tuesday afternoon." Gala Lírica Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro Leonardo Marques, October 2023 notasmusicais.com "Umbelino was an excellent Rinuccio, standing out by interpreting that Puccinian marvel which is the aria Firenze è come un albero fiorito." Rinuccio - Gianni Schicchi Theatro São Pedro Leonardo Marques, August 2024 notasmusicais.com "With a brilliant and solid tenor voice, endowed with effortless coloratura, Daniel Umbelino, a Rossini specialist hailing from Brazil, mastered the role of Chevalier Belfiore." Semperoper, Dresden - Il viaggio a Reims Ioco Kultur im Netz “The role of Duke Bertrando was played by the young Brazilian ‘tenore di grazia’, Daniel Umbelino, with convincing panache and presence, even as the soldiers went about their business silently behind. His interpretation of the highly decorated and demanding, ‘Cavatina Bertrando: Qual tenero diletto’ was impressive, employing a virtuosic bel canto style in his agile high register.” L’Inganno Felice Royal Opera House Muscat Oman Observer

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