Following his “sensational” European debut as Nadir in Bizet’s Les pêcheurs de perles at the Philharmonie de Paris, Samoan tenor Amitai Pati is earning momentum as a “superb” artist to watch. His 2022/23 season is marked by notable debuts in France. He adds Tamino in Die Zauberflöte with Opéra de Montpellier, conducted by Constantin Trinks, Alfredo in Pierre Rambert’s new production of La Traviata for Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, conducted by Michele Spotti, and the title role in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette with Opéra de Rouen, under Pierre Dumoussaud.
Amitai Pati’s international acclaim continues to grow, following last season’s British operatic debut with English National Opera as Ferrando in Così fan tutte, conducted by Kerem Hasan, and his anticipated return to San Francisco Opera as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni under the baton of Bertrand de Billy. He reprised Ottavio for a concert performance at the Tanglewood Music Festival, conducted by Andris Nelsons, and made his Seattle Opera debut as Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, under Giampaolo Bisanti. He returns to the Tanglewood Music Festival this summer as Ferrando in Così fan tutte in a concert performance, under Andris Nelsons. In recent seasons, he made his debut as Jupiter and Apollo in Handel’s Semele with New Zealand Opera, conducted by Peter Walls.
Alongside his opera credits, Amitai is a versatile concert artist. This season he brings Mozart Requiem to Wellington and Auckland with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra under Gemma New, and later to the Philharmonie de Paris with Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, under Hervé Niquet. He sings Gounod’s lesser-known oratorio, St. François d’Assise with the Insula Orchestra led by Laurence Equilbey in both Paris and Aix-en-Provence, before joining the Orchestra for subsequent performances, which also include Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, in Hong Kong. Further concert repertoire includes Orff’s Carmina Burana and Bartók’s Cantata Profana.
