CYRANO DE BERGERAC in San Francisco

"Arancam, as Christian, was impressive: There's strength and, as with Domingo, an easiness to his singing. He reaches up to grab a high note and you barely notice."
Richard Scheinin, The Mercury News.

"Thiago Arancam seemed the embodiment of Christian de Neuveville, singing with forcefulness."
The Opera Tattler.

"Roxane was well matched by the company debut of tenor Thiago Arancam as a crisp-voiced Christian."
Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle.

"Brazilian tenor Thiago Arancam was an appealing Christian."  
Janos Gereben, San Francisco Examiner.

"Soprano Ainhoa Arteta as Roxane and tenor Thiago Arancam as Christian have the looks for the part: they're both stunning. Plus they can sing, she with a clear voice that cuts through the orchestra, he with a bright tenor which holds his own against Domingo's."
Cedric, SFist.com

"Arteta gave a powerful performance, which is doubly impressive when appearing alongside such a giant of opera as Plácido Domingo. This also goes for the remarkably gifted Arancam, who proved he can clearly hold his own at this relatively early stage in his career."
Eman Isadiar, The Epoch Times 

COMMANDOpera interview: THIAGO ARANCAM EXCLUSIVE

The Brazilian tenor, Mr. Thiago Arancam is in San Francisco to make his debut as Christian de Neuville in Cyrano de Bergerac with the San Francisco Opera one week from this evening on Sunday October 24th. at 2 P.M. Mr. Arancam is one of a select group of international vocal artists whose path to global stardom is all but assured. COMMANDOpera is most inclined to look at artists more out of what they represent vocally as opposed to the particular houses they may appear in. A great and unique voice is the superlative mark of the worthiest artists who all eventually are invited to global houses. Mr. Arancam is most unique and unusual insofar as the artist not only possesses an incredibly singular vocal instrument of range and timbre (which has already been recognised and sought after by top tier theatres), but his dramatic presence onstage is rivetting, transmitting to the farthest reaches of any theatre. The man dominates visually like no other. COMMANDOpera determined to go with a photograph of Mr. Arancam in costume as Pollione in Norma. [...continue]

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OPÉRA MAGAZINE  by Bruno Villien
RIGA - IL TRITTICO (Il Tabarro)

"En Luigi, le ténor brésilien Thiago Arancam, lauréat du concours Operalia en 2008, brille par une audace pleine de panache."

FINANCIAL TIMES  by Shirley Apthorp
RIGA OPERA FESTIVAL - IL TRITTICO

"Brazilian tenor Thiago Arancam made a gripping Luigi in Il Tabarro (The Cloak). The large cast of the three short operas impressed for its evenness."

L'OPERA  by Andrea Merli
I FRUTTUOSI FRUTTI DELL'ATLANTICO (Tosca - Las Palmas)

"Thiago Arancam, Cavaradossi, vincitore dell'Operalia 2008, è brasiliano per nascita, ma italiano per formazione. Alla bellezza della gioventù, che pure ha il suo peso, unisce una voce interessantissima ed un canto valoroso, "alla Corelli" verrebbe da aggiungere. Certo va rifinito, ma di Cavaradossi così, sia chiaro, ce n'è urgente bisogno."