Claudio Mascarenhas

Claudio Mascarenhas is a Brazilian opera singer and actor. He is related to the World War II Fieldmarshal João Baptista Mascarenhas de Moraes
Biography
He was born in 1967 in the Marechal Hermes neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Originally trained in bossa nova, Mascarenhas made his operatic debut as Masetto (Don Giovanni) with the Brazilian Conservatory of Music, and followed as Mandarino (Turandot).
Opera Performances
Mascarenhas has performed with Regina Opera, One World Symphony, Vertical Player Repertory, Chelsea Opera, The Martina Arroyo Foundation and the Opera Company of Brooklyn in the United states, and with the International Opera Theatre in Italy.
Mascarenhas has received praise fromThe Brooklyn Spectator which lauded him as a “powerful voice and a powerful presence” for his portrayal of Zuniga (Carmen) with Regina Opera of Brooklyn, a role also performed with One World Symphony in New York. Additional roles rperformed include Scarpia (Tosca), Belcore (L'Elisir d'Amore), Montano (Othello). Samuele (Un Ballo), La Voce (Idomeneo) and The Page (Amahl). In August 2006, he created the role of Calibano in the world premiere of La Tempesta with the International Opera Theatre in Umbria, Italy. In July 2008 Mascarenhas performed selections from "Tamanduá - A Brazilian Opera" by celebrated Brazilian composer Joao MacDowell, singing the role of Aruanan. This was the first Brazilian Opera to be produced in New York since Villa Lobos.
Concerts
Mascarenhas frequently performs in concert in the United States, Europe and Brazil. Repertoire includes German lieder, American standards and selections from Tosca, Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro, and Carmen at venues such as The Liederkranz Center in New York, St. Patrick's Cathedral, "Musica no Museu" at the Centro Cultural Justica in Rio de Janeiro and The Brazilian Endowment for the Arts in New York.
Awards
Mascarenhas was the recipient of the Danish Free Education grant to further operatic studies in Italy. He subsequently received a grant from the Queen Margarethe and Prince Henry of Denmark Fund and an Opera Ebony Fellowship to study with the late African-American opera singer, Benjamin Matthews.
Film and acting career
In 2007, Mascarenhas played the role of Sagat in the popular CollegeHumor.com online series Street Fighter: The Later Years
Macarenhas has also appeared in two independent Brazilian films: "Lá e Cá" and "Como Ser Solteiro."

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