Dominic Natoli
Tenor
Lyric/dramatic tenor
Dominic Natoli was born in Australia. He began his studies with renowned Italian Baritone Afro Poli, until he travelled to Vienna to pursue his studies and enrolled at the Vienna Conservatorium of Music, graduating three years later with a first class honours Diploma of Opera.
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 maestro Richard Bonynge.
Dominic's operatic engagements have been with numerous companies in Australia, Austria, Germany, France, USA, Ireland, Denmark, the U.K. and Malaysia, including the Wiener Kammeroper, Opera Australia, Victoria State Opera, Opera Queensland, State Opera of South Australia, Volkstheater Rostock, Stadttheater Aachen, Stadttheater Hof, Coburg, Bayreuth, London City Opera, Opera Holland Park, Opera de Nancy et de Lorraine, Opera de Rennes, Opera de Metz, Anna Livia International Festival, English National Opera, Danish National Opera and Royal Danish Opera.
His operatic repertoire includes Idomeneo in Idomeneo, Nemorino in L'Elisir d'Amore, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Pollione in Norma, Don Josè in Carmen, Ismael in Nabucco, Alfredo in La Traviata, Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera, Riccardo in Oberto, Carlo in I Masnadieri, Alvaro in La Forza del Destino, Duca in Rigoletto, Macduff in Macbeth, Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut, Calaf in Turandot, and Faust in Faust.
Oratorio performances include the Verdi Requiem, Haydn's The Seasons, and Nelson Mass, Mozart Requiem, Bach's St. John Passion, Beethoven Ninth Symphony, Handel's Joshua and Messiah, Puccini Messa di Gloria, and Elgar's The Kingdom and Dream of Gerontius.
He has performed with many distinguished conductors including Richard Bonynge, Carlo Felice Cillario, Richard Hickox, Sir Edward Downes, David Parry, and Sebastian Lang-Lessing.
He records on CD with the labels Vienna Modern Masters, Opera Rara and Chandos.
