Enrico Casari studied at the Conservatory of Verona, his hometown,
continuing his studies with Augusto Vicentini, Ivo Vinco and Sherman Lowe.
He also studied Musicology at the University of Pavia.
In 2006, following his participation in Enzo Dara's masterclasses, he made
his debut in the role of Bastiano in Mozart's
Bastiano e Bastiana in
Mantua. He also won the first prize at the "Rinaldo Pelizzoni" International
Competition in Parma and was a finalist at the "Città di Bologna"
International Competition.
Early in his career, he was a member of the Opera Studio of the Vlaamse
Opera in Ghent and the Opera Studio of the Opéra National du Rhin in
Strasbourg. His engagements at the Vlaamse Opera included Rossini's
Petite
messe solennelle and Bellini's
La sonnambula. While a member
of the Opera Studio in Strasbourg, he sang Charpentier's
Louise (Le
Noctambule), Nino Rota's
Aladino e la lampada magica (title role),
Macbeth (Malcolm) and
Ariadne auf Naxos (Brighella), an opera
he also sang at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège.
From 2010, his career has developed internationally, with a focus on less
traditional repertoires. Notable engagements include:
Věc Makropulos
(Janek) by Janáček under the direction of Robert Carsen in Strasbourg, at La
Fenice in Venice;
Die Zauberflöte (Tamino) at the Opéra de Rouen, at
the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in
Liège and at the Teatro Comunale di Bolzano; Janáček's
Kát'a Kabanová
(Váňa Kudrjaš) directed by Robert Carsen in Strasbourg and at the Teatro
Regio di Torino;
Der Rosenkavalier (Valzacchi) in Strasbourg;
Pagliacci (Peppe) in Liège, Strasbourg, Metz and Monte Carlo;
Lucia
di Lammermoor (Normanno) in Lille, Rouen, Limoges and Reims;
Le
roi Arthus (Lancelot) by Chausson in Strasbourg;
La scala di seta
(Dormont) by Rossini at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris; Rossini's
La
gazzetta (Alberto) at the St. Moritz Opera Festival, the Basel Opera
and the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv; Auber's
Manon Lescaut (Des
Grieux) at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège;
Adriana Lecouvreur
(Poisson) and
I Puritani (Bruno Robertson) at the Opéra de
Monte-Carlo. He also recorded Giordano's
Fedora (Rouvel) for
Deutsche Grammophon, alongside Angela Gheorghiu and Placido Domingo.
Recent seasons' highlights have included:
Salome (Narraboth) with
Gianandrea Noseda and Robert Carsen at the Teatro Regio in Turin and later
at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona and at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna;
Bernstein's
A Quiet Place (François) at the Grand Théâtre de
Luxembourg and on tour in the Netherlands with Opera Zuid; Bernstein's
Candide
(title role) at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet in Vilnius;
Lucia
di Lammermoor (Arturo) at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo;
Le nozze di
Figaro (Basilio) with Christophe Rousset in Liège;
Carmen
(Remendado) at the Arena di Verona;
Turandot (Pong) at the Festival
of St. Margarethen;
Nabucco (Ismaele) at the National Theatre in
Brno;
Die Fledermaus (Alfred) with Fabio Luisi at the Teatro Carlo
Felice in Genoa;
Ariodante (Odoardo) directed by Robert Carsen at
the Opéra National de Paris;
Madama Butterfly (Goro) and
Il
tabarro (Il Tinca) at the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago. Of
particular interest were his debuts in the title role of Živný in Janáček's
Osud directed by Robert Carsen at the Janáček Brno International
Festival and in the leading role of Titta-Nane in the world premiere of
Giorgio Battistelli's
Le baruffe directed by Damiano Michieletto at
the Teatro La Fenice in Venice.
His concert repertoire includes: Haydn's
Die Schöpfung and Mozart's
Requiem (Liège); Puccini's
Messa di Gloria (Strasbourg); Verdi's
Requiem
(Belgian tour with a performance at the DeSingel in Antwerp).
Future engagements include: Ullmann's
Der Kaiser von Atlantis
(Harlekin) at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona;
Gianni Schicchi
(Gherardo) at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo; Boito's
Mefistofele
(Wagner/Nereo) and
Ariadne auf Naxos (Brighella) at the Teatro La
Fenice in Venice;
Nabucco (Ismaele) at the National Theatre in Brno;
and revivals of
Ariodante at the Opéra National de Paris and the
Opera in Rome.
January 2024