Massimiliano Pisapia - Rodolfo

After his exciting Rodolfo he had sung at the Salzburg Festival under the baton of Daniele Gatti, Massimiliano Pisapia returns to Venice singing one of his main role. Mr Pisapia made his brilliant debut as Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera under Riccardo Chailly at the Leipzig Opernhaus, becoming a refined interpreter of italian repertoire and starting an intense and exciting career that brought him to some of the most prestigious theaters and festival such as: Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Zurich Opernhaus, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Hamburgische Staatsoper, Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, Teatro Regio in Turin, Arena di Verona, Teatro Regio in Parma, Opéra Bastille in Paris and Festival Pucciniano in Torre del Lago. In the past seasons he performed Roberto Devereux at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome; Luisa Miller at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich; Lucia di Lammermoor in Hamburg, Rovigo and in Pordenone; Madama Butterfly, La Bohème at the Teatro Regio in Turin; La Traviata at the Festival Puccini in Torre del Lago. In may 2012 he made his debut as Poliuto (title role) at the Opernhaus in Zurich and in August he was invited at the Salzburg Festival singing Rodolfo in La Bohème, role he had performed also at the Semperoper in Dresden. Then he performed Poliuto in Marseille and Macbeth at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona. Active also on the concert side he recently sang Dvorak's Stabat Mater in Trieste and Verdi’s Requiem in Moscow.

Massimiliano Pisapia’s future plans include: La Bohème in Las Palmas; I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata and Lucia di Lammermoor in Hamburg; Madama Butterfly in Minorca; La Traviata in Lecce; Tosca in Atlanta. He will be on tour in Japan with the Teatro La Fenice engaged in a series of concerts.

Luca Dall’Amico - Colline*

Young and upcoming bass Luca Dall’Amico was chosen by Riccardo Muti for the role of Agamemnon in Iphigénie en Aulide at the Opera in Rome. He was one of the four soloists of the 2011 Ravenna Festival final concert conducted by Muti in Ravenna and replicated in Piacenza and Nairobi. He recently performed in Macbeth (Banco) and Attila (Leone) under the baton of Riccardo Muti at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome; Le Nozze di Figaro in Ancona; Petite Messe Solennelle at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome; Barbiere di Siviglia in Venice; Madama Butterfly and Tosca in Torre del Lago; Simon Boccanegra at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome.

Future plans include La Traviata at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice; Don Carlo at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan; I Due Foscari and Nabucco at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome; Rigoletto and Il Trovatore in Piacenza. Mr. Dall’Amico will be on tour with the Teatro dell’ Opera in Rome singing Nabucco in Salzburg and singing I Due Foscari in Saint Petersburg.