Dario Solari - Macbeth

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- 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), 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.

Future plans include: Le Nozze di Figaro in Toulouse; Macbeth in Copenaghen and Chicago under the baton of Riccardo Muti; Nabucco at the Florida Grand Opera in Miami; Pagliacci at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari under Paolo Carignani.

Saimir Pirgu - Macduff*

After his recent successes as Alfredo in Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in Bach’s Mass in B minor with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti and in the Petite Messe Solennelle in Paris and Vienna under Daniele Gatti, Saimir Pirgu returns to Florence performing Verdi’s masterpiece led by Maestro James Conlon, with whom Mr. Pirgu has previously enjoyed collaborating at both the Los Angeles Opera (Gianni Schicchi & Così fan tutte) and at the Ravinia Festival (Così Fan Tutte). Future plans: Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, Arena in Verona, Zurich, Vienna and in Toulouse; La Bohème in Washington; La Traviata in San Francisco and in London; La Clemenza di Tito at the Opéra National de Paris; Macbeth and a Gala Concert at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona; Lucia di Lammermoor in Los Angeles and Toulouse where he also will perform La Favorite; La Traviata in Vienna. On the concert side Mr. Pirgu will perform in Verdi’s Requiem in Munich with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischer Rundfunks and in Berlioz’s Messe Solennelle with the Wiener Philharmoniker in Vienna under the baton of Riccardo Muti.

Saimir Pirgu’s whirlwind advance from conservatoire in Italy to the leading roles on the world’s premier opera stages sees him already positioned as the new generation lyric tenor of choice for leading conductors such as Claudio Abbado, James Conlon, Daniele Gatti, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Riccardo Muti and Antonio Pappano. From the outset the humble but determined singer was identified as a major future talent.

*Role Debut