Agostina Smimmero graduated in operatic singing from the “S. Pietro a
Majella” Conservatory in Naples with top honors, winning first prizes in
prestigious competitions such as “Montserrat Caballé,” “Rosa Ponselle,”
and “Simone Alaimo.”
She made her debut at a young age in the role of Tancredi at Teatro La
Maestranza in Seville alongside soprano Mariella Devia and tenor Gregory
Kunde. Since then, she has debuted principal roles in her repertoire:
Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana directed by Andrea Cigni and
conducted by Sergio Alapont; Azucena in Il Trovatore at Teatro
Mozart in Zaragoza and later at Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos in Lisbon,
where she also debuted Maddalena in Rigoletto; La Baronessa di
Champigny in Il Cappello di Paglia di Firenze at Teatro Comunale
di Firenze, conducted by Andrea Battistoni and directed by Andrea Cigni;
Mercedes in Carmen at the Auditorium of Milan conducted by Jader
Bignamini; Fenena in Nabucco in the Marchigiano Circuit; Lola and
Mamma Lucia in Cavalleria Rusticana on tour in Italy. She also
performed in La Campana Sommersa by Respighi in Cagliari, Nabucco
in Las Palmas, and took part in the production of Suor Angelica at
Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
She frequently ventures into contemporary repertoire, performing in
numerous galas alongside renowned artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Paata
Burchuladze, Montserrat Caballé, Fiorella Cedolins, Sergi Giménez, Nicola
Martinucci, Montserrat Martí, Joan Pons, Roberto Servile, and has also
sung for Pope Francis in a live worldwide broadcast on Rai and Sky.
Recently, she performed Ulrica in Un ballo in maschera in
Piacenza, Ravenna, Ferrara, Cagliari, Parma, Naples, Rennes, Nantes,
Cologne; Falstaff in Cagliari, Nice, and Antibes; Il Trovatore
in Oviedo; Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Milan for Pomeriggi
Musicali; La Gioconda in Barcelona, Piacenza, Modena, Reggio
Emilia, Toulouse, at the Filarmonico in Verona and for the Lombardy
Circuit; Cavalleria Rusticana in Palermo, Matera, Bologna,
Salerno, Arena di Verona, and Turin; Rigoletto in Taormina, Parma,
and Verona; Il Trovatore and Nabucco at Teatro Regio in
Turin; Gianni Schicchi in Brescia, Pavia, Cremona, and Como; Madama
Butterfly in Cagliari; Petite Messe Solennelle in Verona; Rigoletto
in Muscat; and La Gioconda in Catania and Cagliari.
Among her engagements for the 2025-26 season is Cavalleria Rusticana
in Lugano.
August 2025