Paris Bastille; Der Rosenkavalier (Italian Singer) and Die Fledermaus (Alfred) at the Bayerische Staatsoper München; and The Mikado (Nanki-Poo) at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. Career in North America Bonaventura Bottone's North American engagements include: Capriccio (Italian Singer) and Andrea Chénier (Incredibile) at the Metropolitan Opera; Capriccio (Italian Tenor), Die Fledermaus (Alfred), Das Rheingold (Loge) and Sweeney Todd (Pirelli) at the Lyric Opera of Chicago; and Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Pedrillo) at Houston Grand Opera. In 2008, he was selected by Plácido Domingo and James Conlon to recreate the role of Licht in the forgotten Viktor Ullmann opera Der zerbrochene Krug (The Broken Jug) (Kleist). Roles Four major roles amongst Bonaventura Bottone's wide repertoire have brought him international recognition and acclaim: Loge – Bottone first performed the role of the fire god in Wagner's Das Rheingold in Richard Jones' ground-breaking production for Scottish Opera. Writing in the New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Elizabeth Forbes described his performance as magnificent. Bottone revived the role for the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2004 and 2005, receiving critical acclaim from the Associated Press/The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Sentinel. Alfred – The amorous tenor from Strauss' 1874 comic opera Die Fledermaus has taken Bottone to houses as diverse as the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (DVD available) Die Fledermaus, the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Opéra de Paris, Glyndebourne, Santiago de Chile and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. He is renowned for his arch, perfectly timed performance as the ageing roue. Nanki-Poo – Bottone performed 98 performances as the 'amorous second trombone' and son of the Mikado in the renowned Jonathan Miller production for English National Opera. The production is available both as an audio recording The Mikado, Highlights and as a DVD The Mikado. Captain/Governor/Vanderdendur/Ragotski – Leonard Bernstein edited his original score of Candide for Scottish Opera, performed at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow in 1988. The four portmanteau roles provide a villainous thread, a continual frustration to Candide's advancement. The roles were re-written specifically for Bottone. He has performed the roles at the Royal Festival Hall, La Scala Milan and the English National Opera to critical acclaim. Concert performances Bonaventura Bottone has an extensive concert repertoire, which has taken him to many of the world's leading concert halls. He has sung with numerous prominent international conductors, including: Richard Bonynge, Sir Andrew Davis, Jacques Delacote, Sir Edward Downes, Sir