Riccardo Zanellato - Ramfis

One of the most appreciated bass of our time, Riccardo Zanellato has recently gained great successes in Ferrando in Il Trovatore at the Salzburg Festival besides Placido Domingo under Daniele Gatti, in Bellini’s I Puritani and Lucia di Lammermoor in Florence, Simon Boccanegra in Dresden, Turandot at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, La Bohème and Norma at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Norma in Paris, revivals of Macbeth ( R. Abbado/R. Wilson) at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna and a Gala concert for the 5th Anniversary of the Guangzhou Opera House in China. Riccardo Zanellato has recently done his debut as Attila (title role) for the opening night of the season at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Michele Mariotti conducting and Daniele Abbado directing and he also sang Sparafucile in Rigoletto at La Scala in Milan.

Mr. Zanellato’s future plans include: Nabucco in Stuttgart; Aida in Naples (Pinchas Steinberg conducting); new production of Don Carlo in Leipzig. Mr. Zanellato will sing Verdi’s Requiem with the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Riccardo Chailly; Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in St. Denis under the baton of Michele Mariotti with the Orchestre National de France; and Bruckner’s Te Deum at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari.