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Cinzia Forte - Desdemona
Lyric
coloratura soprano, Cinzia Forte is praised by international critics for the
uncommon elegance of her phrasing and remarkable stage presence.
A renowned Bel canto performer, she is
present on the billboards of the main Italian and European theaters such as the
Teatro alla Scala, San Carlo in Naples, Fenice in Venice, Teatro Massimo in
Palermo, Teatro Regio in Turin, Rome Opera,
Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, ROH Covent Garden, Royal Concertgebouw, Liceu
in Barcelona, Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Zurich Opera House, Théâtre
des Champs-Elysees in Paris, Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège, Deutsche Oper
Berlin and Teatro Real in Madrid. She recently
added two important roles to her
repertoire: Contessa d'Almaviva in Le
Nozze di Figaro (Liège) and Anna Bolena (title role, in Trieste).
She sang
Beethoven’s Missa solemnis under the baton of Gianluigi Gelmetti
in Palermo and Mozart’s Requiem at
the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona. She regularly collaborates with such
prestigious conductors as Claudio Abbado, Bruno Campanella, Riccardo Chailly,
Myung-Whun Chung, Jésus Lopez-Cobos, Daniele Gatti, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Jeffrey
Tate and René
Jacobs and internationally renowned directors as
Roberto De Simone, Willy Decker, Dario Fo, Michael Hampe, Mario Martone,
Jonathan Miller, Pier Luigi Pizzi, Luca Ronconi, Emilio Sagi, Jérôme Savary,
Graham Vick, Franco Zeffirelli. She has
recently appeared as Violetta in La
Traviata and as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Teatro Comunale
in Bologna and again as Violetta at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, directed by Ferzan Ozpetek. Future plans also
include: Fidelio, La Gazzetta
and Don Carlo in Liège, a baroque concert at
the Accademia Filarmonica Romana with
Concerto de’ Cavalieri and a the opening
concert of the 25° Festival Incontri in Terra di Siena
with the Orchestra Regionale Toscana.
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Enrico Stinchelli - director
Enrico Stinchelli made his operatic debut at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna. Subsequently
he directed many operas
of the main repertoire such as: Tosca,
Barbiere di Siviglia, Fedora, Aida, Carmen, Norma, Traviata, Trovatore,
Rigoletto, Falstaff, Gianni Schicchi. Mr.
Stinchelli opened the 2004/05 season
of the National Theatre in Sofia with a new production of Otello, then on tour in Japan. Among his recent
engagements it is worth mentioning Traviata in Salerno and Madama
Butterfly in Gozo.
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