LUCIANO BATINIĆ

BASS

Bass Luciano Batinić was born in 1977 in Split, Croatia. He began his musical education at music schools in Makarska and Split. He took his first singing lessons from Noni Žunec, then he studied singing at the music school Vatroslav Lisinski in Zagreb and took lessons from Vitomir Marof. In 2004 he also completed his studies in dentistry with a doctorate from the University of Zagreb. Luciano Batinić is 2nd prizewinner at the International Opera Competition Ondina Otta 2001 in Maribor and 1st prizewinner at the International Opera Competition Belcanto 2005 in Rijeka. He made his debut at the Croatian National Theater Zagreb (HNK) in 2002 as Pimen in »Boris Godunow«. He has been there as a soloist since the 2002/03 season and as first bass since 2009. Since then he has regularly played various roles. In 2016, Luciano Batinić was named Croatian national singer and received several awards for his interpretation of the roles of Jacopo Fiesco (»Simon Boccanegra«), Gurnemanz (»Parsifal«) and Arkel (»Pelléas et Mélisande«).

From 2003 to 2004 he perfected his singing technique by studying at the Accademia del perfezionamento per cantanti lirici del Teatro alla Scala di Milano with Leyla Gencer, Luciana Serra, Luis Alva and Leo Nucci. At the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo he opens the 2004/05 season as Ernesto in Donizetti’s »Parisina«. The high point of his study visit to Italy was his appearance as Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia in 2005 at the Teatro alla Scala Milano. In 2006 he also made guest appearances there as Narumov in »Pique Dame« and in 2008 as Bartolo in »Le nozze di Figaro«. As a soloist, Luciano Batinić is a regular guest at the opera houses in Split, Osijek, Rijeka, Maribor and Ljubljana. In 2006 and 2008 he sang the role of Sparafucile in »Rigoletto« at Komische Oper Berlin.

In the 2007/08 season he made guest appearances as Raimondo (»Lucia di Lammermoor«) at the Graz Opera, in 2010/11 at the Stadttheater in Bern (Il Commendatore in »Don Giovanni« and Daland in »Der fliegende Holländer«) as well as in 2012 and 2013 at the Hessian State Theater in Wiesbaden (Jacopo Fiesco in »Simon Boccanegra«) and at the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslautern (title role in »Boris Godunow«). In 2012, Luciano Batinić sang the Count of Monterone in »Rigoletto« at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. Further engagements took him to the Erfurt Theater, the St. Gallen Festival and the Split Summer Festival. In 2015/16 he sang Sparafucile in »Rigoletto« at the Klosterneuburg Festival and in 2016 he sang the role of Filippo in »Don Carlo« at the Lithuanian National Theater in Vilnius. Luciano Batinić has taken part in the master classes of Graham Vick, Christa Ludwig, Bonaldo Giaiotti and Paolo de Napoli. As a concert singer he regularly performs with the Croatian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra and Choir and the Zagreb Philharmonic.

In the 2016/17 season, Luciano Batinić made his debut as Second Soldier in Richard Straussʼ »Salome« at the Semperoper.

2018 he sang Fiesco in »Simone Boccanegra« at the Opera of Dijon and Zaccaria in »Nabucco« at Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen.

In 2019 he sang Hermann Landgraf von Thüringen and Filippo II, »Don Carlo« at Stadtheater Klagenfurt as well as Ferrando in »Il Trovatore« and Donald in »Der fliegende Holländer« at HNK Zagreb

His engagements in 2020 included Colline, Ferrando in »Il Trovatore« and Raimondo in »Lucia di Lammermoor«, at HNK Zagreb; Marchese di Calatrava/Padre Guardiano in »La forza del Destino« at Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen as well as Fiesco in »Simone Boccanegra« at Stadtheater Klagenfurt

In 2022 he sang Sulejman in »Nikola Šubić Zrinjski« as well as Ferrando in »Il Trovatore« HNK Zagreb.

In 2023 he sang Zaccaria in »Nabucco« at HNK Zagreb, Filippo II in »Don Carlo« at Opera and Ballet of Slovene National Theatre Maribor and Scarpia in »Tosca« at Splitsko Ljeto Festival.

In 2024 he sang the title role in Boris Godunov at the Opera Grand Avignon.

In 2025 he sang the role of Vodnik in Rusalka, Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Colline in La Boheme, Oroveso in Norma at the HNK Zagreb.

He sang Kochubej in Mazeppa at the Grange Park Opera/England and Zaccaria in Nabucco in Civitanova all'Opera in Pesaro/Italy.

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Matičar – Madame Butterfly Giacoma Puccinija, d. Zoran Juranić, r. i sc.pok. Dora Ruždjak-Podolski, 9.1.2002.; Pimen – Boris Godunov Modesta Petroviča Musorgskog, d. Vladimir Kranjčević, r. Georgij Paro, 2.3.2002.; Lorenzo – Capuleti i Montecchi Vincenza Bellinija, d. Zoran Juranić, r. Caterina Panti-Liberovici, 3.11.2002.; Pietro – Simon Boccanegra Giuseppea Verdija, d. Mladen Tarbuk, r. Petar Selem, 21.1.2003.; Ivan Berestov – Lizinka Ivana pl. Zajca, d. Saša Britvić, r. Petar Vujačić, 19.2.2003.; Stari redovnik – Don Carlos Giuseppea Verdija, d. Daniel Lipton, r. Jean Louis Grinda, 26.3.2004.; Glas – Idomeneo Wolfganga Amadeusa Mozarta, d. Nikša Bareza, r. Herbert Kapplmüller i Lisa Stumpfögger, 2.4.2003.; Colline – La Bohème Giacoma Puccinija, d. Miroslav Homen, r. Gianmaria Romagnoli, 7.1.2005.; Sparafucile – Rigoletto Giuseppea Verdija, d. Zoran Juranić, r. Krešimir Dolenčić, 18.3.2005.; Jacopo Fiesco – SimonBoccanegra Giuseppea Verdija, d. Robert Homen, r. Petar Selem, 3.12.2005.; Ferrando – Trubadur Giuseppea Verdija, d. Ivan Repušić, r. Nenad Turkalj, 6.4.2006.; Komtur – Don Giovanni Wolfganga Amadeusa Mozarta, d. Johannes Wildner, r. Olivier Tambosi, 7.10.2006.; Requiem - Giuseppea Verdija, d. Loris Voltolini, 18.11.2006. Samuel , urotnik – Krabuljni ples Giuseppea Verdija, d. Ivo Lipanović, r. Plamen Kartaloff, 27.1.2007.; Basilio – Seviljski brijač Gioachina Rossinija, d. Josip Šego, r. Krešimir Dolenčić, 10.11.2007.; Zaccaria – Nabucco Giuseppea Verdija, d. Gianluca Marcianó, r. Petar Selem, 13.5.2008.; Timur – Turandot Giacoma Puccinija, d. Gianluca Marcianò, 27.9.2008.; Alidoro – Pepeljuga Gioachina Rossinija, d. Gianluca Marcianò, r. Peter Pawlik, 19.1.2009.; Monterone – Rigoletto Giuseppea Verdija, d. Ivo Lipanović, r. Krešimir Dolenčić, 11.3.2009. Colline – La Bohème Giacoma Puccinija, d. Josip Šego, r. i sc. Arnaud Bernard, 18.12.2009. Kočubej – Mazepa Petra Iljiča Čajkovskoga, d. Mihail Sinkevič, r. Ozren Prohić, 7.5.2010. Ferrando – Trubadur Giuseppea Verdija, dir. Mihail Sinkevič, red. Andrejs Žagars, 3.6.2011. Klaudije – Hamlet Ambroisea Thomasa, d. Nervé Niquet, r. Michiel Dijkema, 30.11.2011. Gurnemanz – Parsifal Richarda Wagnera, r. Josef Schildknecht, d. Saša Britvić, 30.3.2012. Ramfis – Aida Giuseppea Verdija, d. Antonello Allemandi, r. Balázs Kovalik, 25.1.2013. Heinrich – Lohengrin Richarda Wagnera, d. Nikša Bareza, r. Josef Schildknecht, 22.3.2013. Barun Scarpia – Tosca Giacoma Puccinija, d. Srboljub Dinić, r. Lorenzo Mariani, 7.3.2014. Sulejman – Nikola Šubić Zrinjski, d. Ivan Josip Skender, r. Krešimir Dolenčić 6.10.2014. Knez Gremin – Evgenij Onjegin Petra Iljiča Čajkovskoga, d. Nikša Bareza, r. i kost. Michal Znaniecki, 14.11.2014. Arkel – Pelléas i Mélisande, Claude Debussy, dir. Pascal Rophé, red. Stéphane Braunschweig, 12. 5. 2015. Jean Procida - Sicilijanske večernje, Giuseppe Verdi, dir. Nikša Bareza, red. Janusz Kica, 24. 10. 2015. Filip II. – Don Carlo Giuseppe Verdi, dir. Elio Boncompagni, red. Derek Gimpel, 10. 4. 2017. Donald – Ukleti Holandez Richard Wagner, dir. Nikša Bareza, red. Olivier Py, 26. 1. 2018. Veliki inkvizitor – Don Carlo Giuseppe Verdi, dir. Loris Voltolini, red. Derek Gimpel, 10. 4. 2018. Ferrando – Trubadur Giuseppe Verdi dir. Marcello Mottadelli, red. Arnaud Bernard, 22. 2. 2019. Raimondo Bidebent – Lucia di Lammermoor Gaetano Donizetti, dir. Marcello Mottadelli, red. Pier Luigi Pizzi, 13. 6. 2020. Zaccaria – Nabucco Giuseppea Verdija, d. Piergiorgio Morandi, r. Giancarlo del Monaco, 28.10.2022.; Sparafucile - Rigoletto Giuseppea Verdija d. Piergiorgio Morandi ,r. Francesco Maestrini, 27.10.2023. Requiem Giuseppea Verdija d. Piergiorgio Morandi 15.11.2023. Vodenduh - Rusalka, Antonin Dvořak d. Srba Dinić, r. Caterina Panti Liberovici 09.05.2025.

HNK Split: Leporello – Don Giovanni Wolfganga Amadeusa Mozarta, Jacopo Fiesco – Simon Boccanegra Giuseppea Verdija, Colline – La Bohème Giacoma Puccinija, Filip II, Stari redovnik – Don Carlos Giuseppea Verdija, d. Ivan Repušić, r. Petar Selem (Splitsko ljeto) Kecal – Prodana Nevjesta; B.Smetana d. I. Lipanović Banco – Macbeth ;G.Verdi; d. I.Lipanović, r. P.Selem Montano – Otello; G.Verdi; d. N.Bareza (splitsko ljeto) Daland – Ukleti Holandez; R.Wagner; d.T.Bilić(splitsko ljeto) Kralj – Aida; G.Verdi ; d. N.Bareza, r. D.Siriščević Zaccaria - Nabucco ; d. I.Lipanović r. (splitsko ljeto) Barun Scarpia - Tosca ; G.Puccini; d. I.Lipanović r. G.Golovko (splitsko ljeto) HNK Ivana pl.Zajca Rijeka: Ivan Dragić – Zlatka Ivana pl.Zajca HNK u Osijeku: Aleko – Aleko Sergeja Rahmanjinova, d. Ivo Lipanović, r. Joško Juvančić K.D. Vatroslava Lisinskog Zagreb: Moses – Životinjska farma Igora Kuljerića, d.T. Bilić, r. L. Katunarić Komische Oper Berlin: Sparafucile – Rigoletto Giuseppea Verdija, Teatro Gaetano Donizetti ,Bergamo Ernesto – Parisina Gaetana Donizettija, Teatro alla Scala, Milano: Narumov – Pikova dama Petra Iljiča Čajkovskog, Basilio – Seviljski brijač Gioacchina Rossinija, Dr. Bartolo – Figarov pir W.A. Mozarta SNG Maribor: Basilio – Seviljski brijač Gioacchina Rossinija, Arhitektura tišine - (operno-baletni projekt) Filip II - Don Carlo ; G.Verdi; d. V.Egel, r. M.Blažević SNG Ljubljana: Basilio – Seviljski brijač Gioacchina Rossinija Zaccaria - Nabucco Giuseppea Verdija Opera Graz: Raimondo – Lucia di Lammermoor Gaetana Donizettija, d. Dirk Kaftan, Zaccaria – Nabucco Giuseppea Verdija, d. Johannes Fritsch Stadttheater Bern: Komtur – Don Giovanni, W.A.MOZART, d. D.Keihlack Daland – Ukleti Holandez , R.Wagner , d. S.Dinić ,r. D.Kaegi Festival Maria Biesu – Chisinau Zaccaria – Nabucco; G.Verdi Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern: Boris – Boris Godunov; M.P.Musorgski, d. T.Hass , r. K.J. Schildknecht Hessisches Staatheater Wiesbaden: Jacopo Fiesco – Simon Boccanegra, G.Verdi, d. M.Piollet, r. D.Hillsdorf Kralj Heinrich – Lohengrin , R.Wagner, d. Z.Hammar Teatro la Fenice – Venezia: Monterone – Rigoletto,G.Verdi, d. D.Matheuz, r. D, Abbado Theater Erfurt: Boris – Boris Godunov, M.P. Musorgski Theater Sankt Gallen – Festspiele: Baldassare – La Favorita, G.Donizetti, d. A. Tomassello, r. G. Montavon Festival Oper Klosterneuburg: Sparafucile – Rigoletto, G.Verdi, d. C.Campestrini, r. T. Enzinger LNOBT Vilnius: Filip II - Don Carlo, G.Verdi, d. P.Vallet, r. G. Krämer Semperoper Dresden: 2. Soldat - Salome, R.Strauss, d. O.Meir Wellber,r. M.Schulz Montano - Otello, G. Verdi,

Staatstheater Braunschweig: Il Grande Inquisitor -Don Carlo, G.Verdi,d. S.Dinić,r.A.Moses Filippo II - Don Carlo, G.Verdi, d. S.Dinić, r.A.Moses Opera Dijon: Jacopo Fiesco - Simon Boccanegra, G.Verdi. d.R.Rizzi - Brignoli Gewandhaus Leipzig: Kreont, Glasnik - Oedipus Rex, Stravinski d.R.Joost Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen Riedinger - Mathis der Mahler, P.Hindemith, d.R.Baumann, r. M.Schulz Zaccaria - Nabucco, G.Verdi, d. G.Betta, r. S.Trebes Marquis, Padre Guardiano - Moć sudbine, d. G.Betta, r. M.Schulz Kralj Rene - Iolanta, P.I.Čajkovski, d. R.Baumann/G.Betta, r.T.S.Bakir Stadttheater Klagenfurt: Jacopo Fiesco - Simon Boccanegra, G.Verdi,d.N.Carter Landgraf Hermann - Tannhäuser, R.Wagner, d. N.Carter DNT und Staatskapelle Weimar Daland - Der fliegende Holländer, R.Wagner, d. D.Beykirch, r. B.Horakova

Grand Opera Avignon Boris Godunov - Boris Godunov M.P. Musorgski d. D.Sinkovsky, r. J.R.Vesperini

Grange Park Opera UK Kochubey - Mazepa - P.I. Čajkovski d.M.Shanahan, r. D. Pountney

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