Estevao Laurito - baritono

I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where I made my early music education until my Studies in Composition at the University of Sao Paulo. It was also in Sao Paulo where I started my vocal studies with professor Benito Maresca. Later I moved to France, where I had the opportunity to learn from many different teachers, among them Christianne Eda-Pierre, Françoise Pollet and finally Alain Fondary.

Between 2012 and 2013 I sung the role of Melchior in Menotti’s Amahl and the night visitors, in a German language production in many locations in Luxemburg and Germany.

In 2012 I took part as a chorus singer in the Bayreuth Festival, and I also sung as an extra in other Germany’s opera houses choruses.

In the year 2010 I sung the role of Prosper in Offenbach’s La vie parisienne, in the Folies d’O Festival in Montpellier, France.

In 2009 I made some concerts with the vocal ensemble Lyrica 12 in some French cities, a recital with opera arias in Orange, and I was Private Ryan in Offenbach’s La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein in the Folies d’O Festival.

During 2008 I made many concerts with the ensemble Lyrica 12 in the surroundings of Montpellier, I sung Michael Haydn’s Requiem, I was Un Cavaliere in Donizetti’s La favorita in Montpellier’s National Opera, and also Le Roi des Gitans in Lopez’ La belle de Cadix, in the Folies d’O Festival.

In 2007 I sung Mozart’s Coronation Mass in Montpellier, I gave many recitals accompanied by guitar in Montpellier and surroundings, another recital accompanied by piano, and I also sung Monteverdi’s Sestina in Montpellier.

In 2006 I was Lieutenant O’Malley in Jule Styne’s Sugar at the Montpellier’s National Opera. In this same year I also sung Schumann’s Dichterliebe at the Molière Hall, in Montpellier.

From 2004 to 2010 I was a permanent chorus member at the Montpellier’s National Opera.

I speak fluently Portuguese, French, English, German, Spanish, Italian and I have elementary knowledge of Russian.

Biography

Residence:

Until 2000 - Brazil

from 2000 until 2010 - France

since 2010 - Germany

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