The tenor Francescantonio Bille completed his studies with distinction with Antonio Bevacqua at the Francesco Cilea Conservatory in Messina. Since then he has undertaken various rôles in well known opera houses, including appearances in Bastien et Bastienne in Reggio, Pagliacci in Montalto Uffugo, Die lustige Witwe in Catania, Don Pasquale in Rieti and L’elisir d’amore at the Rovigo Teatro Sociale, Falstaff in Nice and Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Fondazione Petruzzelli in Bari. His repertoire includes Rossini (L’italiana in Algeri), Verdi (Falstaff) and Cimarosa (Il matrimonio segreto). Concert performances include Carmina Burana, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle and Mozart’s Requiem. In 1998 he won with particular distinction the Francesco Cilea International Competition and in 2003 the Rieti M. Battistini Competition.
