Dario Solari - Sharpless

Mr Solari began his career at a very early age performing in important theaters all around the world, such as: the Welsh National Opera (Il Trovatore, Pique Dame), the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Carmen), the Opera in Rome (La Traviata- Franco Zeffirelli production), the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse (La Bohème, Don Pasquale), the Vlamsee Opera in Antwerp (Don Carlo), the Savonlinna Opera Festival (Lucia di Lammermoor), the Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile (Un Ballo in Maschera and Macbeth). Among his past engagements, it is worth mentioning: Don Carlo with Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic; Conte di Luna in Il Trovatore in Ravenna and then on tour in Italy; Macbeth for the 2012 season’s opening night at the Teatro dell' Opera in Rome under the baton of Riccardo Muti; Le Nozze di Figaro in Cardiff; Attila at the Terme di Caracalla in Rome; Belisario(title role) and Maria di Rudenz (Corrado Waldorf) for the season’s openings at the Bergamo Musica Festival in 2012 and 2013. Mr Dario Solari recently performed Macbeth at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna (R. Abbado conducting and R. Wilson directing), in Florence at the Teatro alla Pergola in its original 1847 version (J. Conlon conducting and G. Vick directing), in Kiel and in Copenhagen where he also sang Les Vêpres siciliennes; Nabucco at the Florida Grand Opera in Miami; Manon Lescaut (Lescaut) and Pagliacci at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari; Simon Boccanegra title role in Toulon. Plans include: Nabucco in Kiel, Le Nozze di Figaro and Dom Sébastien in Toulouse; Macbeth in Bologna; Stiffelio in Frankfurt.

Annunziata Vestri - Suzuki*

Winner of “Lauri Volpi”, “Maria Caniglia” and Rosertum Lyric Contests, Mrs Vestri made her debut in 2003 as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly. An eclectic artist with bold acting qualities, she can boast a huge repertoire that spans from Bel Canto to Verdi and Puccini’s masterpieces. Annunziata Vestri regularly collaborates with theaters such as: Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Teatro Regio in Turin, Maggio Musicale in Florence, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, San Carlo in Naples, Opéra de Montecarlo, Teatro Regio in Parma, Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, Sferisterio Opera Festival in Macerata, Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. Mrs. Vestri lately sang: Donizetti's Belisario and Torquato Tasso at the Bergamo Musica Festival; Cilea's L’Arlesiana at the Wexford Festival Opera and at the Teatro Pergolesi in Jesi; La Clemenza di Tito in Trieste; Rigoletto in Naples; Carmen in Livorno, Lucca and Genoa; Il Trovatore in Schenkenberg; La Traviata  in Bari; Madama Butterfly in Kiel and Bari; Andrea Chénier (Madelon) in Naples; Aida (Amneris) in St. Margarethen and in Kazan; Falstaff in Marseille. Mrs. Vestri made her film debut performing as Tisbe in La Cenerentola for the Opera movie directed by Carlo Verdone, conducted by Gelmetti and produced by Rada Film.

Annunziata Vestri future engagements include:  Guglielmo Ratcliff at the Wexford Festival Opera; Carmen, Suor Angelica and Falstaff at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples; Il Barbiere di Siviglia in Monte Carlo; La Cenerentola at the Massimo in Palermo.