FrancoFagioli

Press

• Carlo il Clavo (Porpora)

  2021 Album Review

  Jan 2023

  • The star of the counter scene, Franco Fagioli, shines as Adalgiso with his dizzying technique, which carries even in the lower registers. Fagioli probably comes very close to the quality of the earlier castrati in his virtuoso embellishment of the musical text. His great arias and the expansive duet with Julia Lezhneva mark the absolute highlights of the recording.

    • Peter Sommeregger, Klassik Begeistert
    • 21 January 2023

  • At the end of Act 1, Adalgiso’s horrified accompagnato and flashy ‘Saggio nocchier che vede turbine in aria accolto’ typifies Franco Fagioli’s strongly aspirated and supercharged feistiness.

    • David Vickers, Gramophone
    • 31 January 2023

• Handel (Giulio Cesare)

  Opera Comedie de Montpellier

  Aug 2022

  • 'On the gentlemen's side, Argentinian countertenor Franco Fagioli captivates the audience with the extent of his range, an unmistakable timbre, an infinite breath carried by flawless technique, and finally by the slenderness of the vocalization.'

    • Emmanuel Andrieu, Opera Online
    • 11 June 2022

• Crescentini's Arias

  Chateau de Versailles Spectacles

  • When Franco Fagioli arrives on stage and begins to sing "Qual sarà il mio contento… Ciel pietoso" by Giulietta e Romeo, his presence captivates immediately, his voice filling the Royal Opera with insolent ease. His text is crystal clear, shared at its audience without the obstacle of sheet music. Its constant vibrato supports the voice with stability and adds balance in expressiveness. Its phrasing is also very stable whatever the length or the register. Moreover, the ease of the passages between the registers, which cover an impressive range of three octaves, is disconcerting.

    • Emmanuel Deroeux, Olyrix
    • 03 October 2021

• Recital: Veni, Vidi, Vinci

  Margravial Opera House, Bayreuth

  Sep 2021

  • De auténtica fiesta vocal se pudo denominar el espectacular recital basado en óperas de Leonardo Vinci y protagonizado por un Franco Fagioli en estado de gracia. A true vocal festival could be called the spectacular recital based on operas by Leonardo Vinci and starring a Franco Fagioli in a state of grace.

    • Jordi Maddaleno, Platea Magazine
    • 23 September 2021

  • Today, the main specialist in the Vinci's repertoire, at least for the last ten years, is Franco Fagioli, one of the greatest countertenors of his generation, possibly the best in terms of vocal prowess and virtuosity.

    • Lorenzo Fiorito, Bachtrack
    • 16 September 2021

• Recital Debut

  Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona

  Jun 2021

  • The selection of works, rich in agility, pathos, dazzling colors and memorable melodies ensured the success of this entry by Fagioli to the pantheon of stars who have passed through the Palau.

    • lbert M. RIBAS, Opera Actual
    • 21 January 2021

• Porpora Carlo il Calvo

  Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival

  Sep 2020

  • ...époustouflant Franco Fagioli...Car le maître de la scène, qui a placé l’action dans les riches décors d’une villa cubaine des années 1920, s’est entouré d’une distribution de très haute volée. Il est vrai que cette musique, qui porte l’art des castrats napolitains à son apogée, ne supporterait pas la médiocrité. Le résultat ? Trois heures d’un spectacle magistral, sous la direction engagée du chef d’orchestre et claveciniste George Petrou à la tête de son Armonia Atenea. ... breathtaking Franco Fagioli... Because the master of the scene, who set the action in the rich decor of a Cuban villa of the 1920s, surrounded himself with a cast of very high quality. He It is true that this music, which brings the art of the Neapolitan castrati to its peak, could not bear mediocrity.The result?Three hours of a masterful spectacle, under the committed direction of the conductor and harpsichordist George Petrou at the head of his Armonia Atenea."

    • Marie-Aude Roux, Le Monde
    • 09 September 2020