Michael Petruccelli

Background

About Michael Petruccelli

Recognised as having a “beautifully elegant” and “golden-toned voice”, Michael Petruccelli is one of Australia’s most versatile operatic tenors. A graduate of The University of Melbourne, Michael began his career as a Developing Artist with Victorian Opera and the Melba Opera Trust as recipient of. Following his studies, Michael has performed principal roles throughout Australia and internationally in Germany, Holland, Poland and the United Arab Emirates. He has also been a soloist for each of Australia’s state orchestras. His operatic highlights include - For Opera Australia: Stephen Goldring in Sydney Opera House, The Opera (The Eighth Wonder); Tamino cover (The Magic Flute), Pedro in Two Weddings, One Bride; and Goro in the touring production of Madama Butterfly. For Pinchgut Opera: Septimius in Handel’s Theodora, Jason in Charpentier’s Médée and Aquilio in Vivaldi’s Farnace. For Sydney chamber Opera: The Cartographer in Antarctica. For Victorian Opera: The Stranger in Sir Jonathan Mill’s Eucalyptus, Arturo Ravenclaw in Lucia di Lammermoor; and Beppe in I Pagliacci. For West Australian Opera: Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville. For Opera Frankfurt: The Young Seaman in Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde and Remendado in Barrie Kosky’s famous production of Carmen. For The Hessisches Staatstheater: Tamino in The Magic Flute. Michael also enjoys collaborating in recital with various pianists and chamber groups. In Australia he has performed recitals for Renaissance Tours, Music by the Springs, Melba Opera Trust, the Robert Stolz Viennese Music Society, the RACV Club Melbourne, the Kelvin Club, the Melbourne Club, the Australian Club, the Lieder Society of Victoria, the Team of Pianists and at St Patrick’s Cathedral. While in Germany he performed: regular “Intermezzo Lunchtime Recitals” in the foyer of the Oper Frankfurt opera house and a recital for the Frankfurt Museums Salon with international repetiteur, Felice Venanzoni. Michael has also had much success in local and international competitions. Most recently, he was a finalist in the 2023 Sydney International Song Prize. He was a recipient of the inaugural 2021 Honour Sambrook Alumni Grant through the Melba Opera Trust and was runner up in the Opera & Classical category for the 2020 IFAC Handa Online Australian and International Singing Competition. Michael has also been a finalist in the Herald Sun Aria and the Lady Fairfax New York Scholarship, he placed second in the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Aria and was a prize winner in the 3rd International Ljuba Welitsch Singing Competition in Vienna.