Virginia Tola - Amelia

Winner of the Operalia Prize in Barcelona Mrs. Tola began a career that brought her to important theaters such as: Colòn in Buenos Aires, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, Teatro Real in Madrid, Washington National Opera, Opéra in Monte Carlo, Arena in Verona, La Monnaie in Brussels, Los Angeles Opéra, Teatro dell’ Opera in Rome, Regio in Turin and the opera houses in Klagenfurt, La Plata and Santa Fe. After her successes as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Contessa d’Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Violetta in Traviata, Desdemona in Otello, Luisa Miller (title role) and Mimì in La Bohème, she has recently added new roles to her repertoire singing Lina in Stiffelio, Abigaille in Nabucco, Nedda in Pagliacci, Amelia in Un ballo in Maschera. Mrs. Tola lately sang Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Teatro Regio in Parma, Desdemona in Otello in Modena and Piacenza and Lina in Stiffelio in Monte-Carlo. Besides her opera appearances, Ms. Tola usually performs in concerts all over the world, she recently appeared in recital besides Placido Domingo in Japan. Mrs. Tola’s discography includes Ginastera’s Don Rodrigo and Milena and Bacalov’s Triple Concerto on Delos International. Among her future plans it is worth mentioning Don Giovanni in Oviedo; Falstaff in São Paulo; Un ballo in Maschera at the Arena in Verona.

Iano Tamar - Amelia*

Considered one of the best voices of dramatic soprano, she has collaborated with conductors such as Riccardo Muti and Gianandrea Gavazzeni. Among the most successful performances it is worth mentioning: Elisabetta di Valois in Don Carlos at the Staatsoper in Vienna, Rachel in La Juive at the Fenice in Venice, Tosca at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Leonora in Il Trovatore at the Bregenz Festival, Leonora in La Forza del Destino at the Bayerische Staatsoper. Besides the great dramatic roles of the nineteenth century, Iano Tamar is an interpreter of Mozart's characters like Electra, Fiordiligi and Contessa d’Almaviva. Mrs. Tamar recently performed Il Trovatore in Athens; Macbeth at the Opéra in Lyon; Nabucco in Antwerp; Don Carlo in Vienna; Lucio Silla in Barcelona. Among her future plans it is worth mentioning Aida (Amneris) at the Opera in Zurich, Fabio Luisi conducting and La Forza del Destino at the New National Theatre in Tokyo.

Giuseppe Gipali - Riccardo, Conte di Warwick

Refined interpreter of Verdi’s operas, his repertoire ranges from Bel Canto to Verismo, to the French Lyric repertoire, which he sang all over the world in prestigious theatres such as: Teatro alla Scala, Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Arena di Verona, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Covent Garden in London, Wiener Staatsoper, Théâtre du Chatelet and Opera Bastille in Paris, Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Liceu in Barcelona, San Francisco Opera. Mr. Gipali collaborated with Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Daniele Gatti, Nicola Luisotti, Daniele Callegari and directors as Franco Zeffirelli, Mario Martone and Pierluigi Pizzi. Mr. Gipali lately performed La Traviata in Bologna; Don Carlo in Zurich, Vienna and Berlin; Il Trovatore in Marseille; Attila at the Opera in Rome, at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, and at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège; Norma in Toulon. Future plans: Lucia di Lammermoor and I Due Foscari in Marseille. Mr. Gipali will also return to Lousanne to perform Rodolfo in Luisa Miller.