Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Bonaventura Bottone's numerous appearances at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden include: Der Rosenkavalier (Italian Singer); Die Fledermaus (Alfred); Les Huguenots (Raoul); Otello (Cassio); Il viaggio a Reims (Count Libenskof); Capriccio (Italian Singer); Sweeney Todd (Pirelli), L'heure espagnole (Torquemade)La fanciulla del West (Nick)Adriana Lecouvreur(Abbé de Chazeuil) and Le Nozze di Figaro(Don Basilio). Bottone also took part in Dame Joan Sutherland's farewell appearance at Covent Garden.
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