GINO LUCHETTI

Lyric tenor Gino Lucchetti of Seattle is well-known for his distinguished artistry. He has appeared as Don José in Lyric Opera Northwest’s production of Carmen, as Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana with Concert Opera of Seattle, and as the tenor leads in Tacoma Opera’s production of Donizetti’s Viva la Mamma and Black Box Theater’s productions of Ned Rorem’s Three Sisters and Bertha. He has performed rôles for Seattle Opera and the Seattle Symphony, and is a regular performer for the Seattle Opera Guild, where his rôles have included Faust, Duke of Mantua, Manrico, Rodolfo, Nemorino, Don José, Des Grieux (Puccini and Massenet), Macduff, Pollione, Florestan, Calaf and King Kaspar. His oratorio repertoire includes Verdi’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, and Handel’s Messiah and Judas Maccabeus. A past member of the Seattle Opera Young Artists Program, he was selected by Seattle Symphony as one of only three Pacific Northwest singers to participate in a public master-class taught by Jane Eaglen. He also has recorded La Serenata, a collection of popular Italian songs and arias, appears in the popular Gabriel Knight series of video games produced by Sierra On-line, and sings frequently for festivals and private events.