Dario Solari - Dottor Malatesta

Dario 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- a Franco Zeffirelli production), the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse (La Bohème), the Vlamsee Opera in Antwerp (Don Carlo), the Savonlinna Opera Festival (Lucia di Lammermoor), at the Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile (Un Ballo in Maschera and Macbeth). Among his recent 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, Cristina Mazzavillani Muti directing; Macbeth for the opening night season 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) for the opening night at the Bergamo Musica Festival. Dario Solari has just gained great success for his interpretation of Macbeth at the opening night season at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna.

His upcoming engagements include: Le Nozze di Figaro in Toulouse; Macbeth in Copenaghen and Chicago under the baton of Riccardo Muti; Pagliacci at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari under Paolo Carignani.

Paolo Olmi - conductor

Paolo Olmi studied under Massimo Pradella and Franco Ferrara in Rome. Since making his operatic debut in 1986 at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna he has conducted in many of the major concert halls and opera throughout the world including Europe, North and South America, Australia and Asia. His huge repertoire includes all the Verdi's operas and masterpieces by Rossini, Puccini, Ponchielli, Giordano, Donizetti, Bellini, Mozart, Cilea, Gounod, Kurt Weil. He teaches at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Highlights of his recent performances are: La Gioconda at the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Falstaff, Verdi's Jerusalem, Adriana Lecouvreur, Guillaume Tell and a concert offered by the Television to the Queen of Holland recorded by EMI Classic at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; L'Elisir d'Amore, Un Ballo in Maschera and L'Italiana in Algeri at the Opéra de Bordeaux; Aida and Lucia di Lammermoor at the Savonlinna Opera Festival; Madama Butterfly in Cesena; L'Italiana in Algeri in Nancy and Bologna; Cavalleria Rusticana and Zanetto in Lecce; Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater in Jerusalem and Ravenna, broadcast by the National Italian Television. M° Olmi will conduct La Traviata at the Savonlinna Opera Festival.