Awarded the Carlos Gomes Award 2004 as Best Male Vocal Performer, and considered, by industry critics, to be one of Brazil’s most prominent and sought-after interpreters of the bass-baritone repertoire, Licio Bruno has demonstrated his versatility in various different musical genres, such as operas, operettas and musicals, missa cantata and oratorio, chamber music and symphonic repertoires. Bruno’s operatic career includes stage performances in Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Colombia and Brazil, in such roles as Wolfram (Tannhäuser), Tonio (I Pagliacci), Figaro & Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Guglielmo (Così Fan Tutte) and Escamillo (Carmen), Rigoletto (Rigoletto), and The Four Villains (Tales of Hoffmann). In 2001, Bruno performed “Prologue in Heaven”, in Arrigo Boito’s Mefistofele, with the Symphonic Orchestra and Choir of the Municipal Theater of São Paulo. In 2002, he became the first Brazilian to portray Wotan in Wagner’s Die Walküre, in the 6th Annual Amazonas Opera Festival, receiving critical acclaim for his performance. Member of the Hungarian State Opera House opera cast for two years and later Guest Singer for 8 years consecutively, Bruno performed in La Bohème, I Pagliacci, Così Fan Tutte, Carmen and Tannhäuser. In October 2004, with the Opera of Colombia, in Bogotá, he performed the Four Villains in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, by Offenbach (Lindorf, Coppelius, Miracle and Dappertutto) for the third time in his career. In November 2004, Licio Bruno made his operatic debut as Friedrich von Telramund in Wagner’s Lohengrin at the Municipal Theater of São Paulo, under the musical direction of Ira Levin to high acclaim by the critics. Returning from Europe at the beginning of 2005, he performed Mozart’s version of Haendel’s Der Messias, conducted by Silvio Barbato, with the National Symphony Orchestra, at the Cláudio Santoro Theater in Brasília. At the 9th Annual Amazonas Opera Festival in 2005, Licio Bruno experienced an important milestone in his career when he became the first Brazilian to perform the role of the god Wotan in the historic and successful full production of Wagner’s tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen, the first Brazilian production of this work, under the direction of Maestro Luis Fernando Malheiro and stage direction of Aidan Lang. Numerous critics pointed out the excellence of his vocal and artistic work. He sang Verdi’s Requiem with UNISINOS Orchestra and Beethoven’s Fidelio (D. Fernando) with São Paulo State Orchestra – OSESP. In 2005, together with Colombian Opera, he made his debut as Jago in the new Italian-Colombian production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello, at the Colón Theater in Bogotá. During 2006, Bruno sang Wolfram in Tannhäuser, Guglielmo in Cosi Fan Tutte, Otello’s Jago in Amazon Festival; Papageno in Magic Flute (Rio & S. Paulo), and had an acclaimed debut in two main roles: Gerard from Giordano’s Andrea Chènier and Barnaba from Ponchielli’s La Gioconda, in Teatro Municipal de Sao Paulo; and was President Rodrigues Alves in the world premiere from O Cientista, opera in 2 acts by the Brazilian composer S. Barbato. Licio Bruno can also be heard as a chamber musician and is a specialist in Brazilian classical song. He has a duo with guitarist Nicolas de Souza Barros, with whom he has performed Brazilian repertoire extensively. In 2004 he formed a duo with British pianist Elizabeth Mucha. Their repertoire ranges from Schubert’s “Winterreise”, which they recently performed at Sala Cecilia Meirelles in Rio de Janeiro, through Romantic composers such as Schumann and Rachmaninov to contemporary works by English composers, Ivor Gurney and Benjamin Britten and French composers, Poulenc and Ravel. In 2007 appeared as Figaro in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro in Rio, acclaimed by critics as one of the most interesting roles he has ever made. He also performed Beethoven’s 9th in Bogotá, Colombia and São Paulo, Brazil, took part as guest singer in the XIII Rio International Cello Encounter, singing Schubert, Ivor Gurney and Mozart and performed Orff’s Carmina Burana in Sala São Paulo, where again critics pointed out his alternate comic, sarcastic and passionate vein. In September he debuted: Cav&Pag in Bogotá, Colombia and had a very special debut in the title role FALSTAFF from Verdi’s famous opera, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Rewiewers pointed out the maturity of Licio’s interpretation. He sung also Don Carlo, from Verdi’s Ernani, in a gala concert at Municipal, São Paulo, performed Don Annibale in Il Campanello from Donizetti in Vitoria and Haydn’s Oratorio “The Creation” in Municipal Theater, SP. Engagements for Bruno’s 20th Career Annyversary in 2008 included Verdi’s Falstaff (title role) in São Paulo, Brazil, Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte in Budapest, Hungary, Madame Butterfly and La Traviata in São Paulo and Vitoria, Brazil; Haydn’s “The Creation” in Bogotá, Colombia; Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in Minas Gerais and São Paulo, Brazil, Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi title role in Vitoria, Die Fledermauss in Belém and Dominick Argento’s - first South American audition - contemporary opera A Water Bird Talk (monologue), among many recitals and chamber concerts in Brazil and Europe. In 2009/2010, Bruno appeared in several cities and seasons of important theatres in Brazil. With Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, he sung Beethoven’s Missa Sollemnis and Neunte Symphonie, Debussy’s L’Enfant Prodigue, Verdi’s La Traviata (Germont Père) and Giordano’s Andrea Chènier. In São Paulo he sung Beethoven’s Neunte Symphonie with Theatro Municipal and Santo André Symphonic Orchestras, and with Teatro S. Pedro Verdi’s Rigoletto (title role) and a Gala Concert tribute to Carlos Gomes. In Salvador, Bahia Haendel’s The Messiah with Salvador Baroque Chamber Ensemble, in Vitoria, Espirito Santo he sung Puccini’s La Bohème (Marcello) and Beethoven’s C-Dur Messe. In Rio de Janeiro, he sung Bach’s Johannes Passion with Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira, and with Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro Bruno sung Orff’s Carmina Burana, Rossini’s Barbiere di Siviglia (Bartolo), Gomes’ Il Guarany (Cacico), Gounod’s Romeo & Juliette (Capullet) and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor (Enrico). Next engagements includes Heitor Villa-Lobos opera “A Menina das Nuvens” in São Paulo and Puccini’s Tosca, where bruno is making his debut as Barone Scarpia, at Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro. Licio Bruno is Artistic Director of Pauta Produções Culturais, a 7 years old Artistic Management based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - www.pauta.art.br – having as his partner Mrs. Inez Schachter as Pauta’s Executive Director. He is also a university teacher in Ópera Performance and Diction at bachelor’s course from Conservatório Brasileiro de Música do Rio de Janeiro, among many Master Classes he had given in many cities of Brazil and in Bogotá, Colombia. more