Cinzia Forte - soprano
Lyric coloratura soprano, Cinzia Forte is praised by international critics for the
uncommon elegance of her phrasing and remarkable stage presence. Mrs. Forte is present
on the billboards of the main Italian and European theaters such as the Teatro alla
Scala, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Teatro Comunale in
Bologna, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Teatro Regio in Turin, Opera in Rome, Rossini
Opera Festival in Pesaro, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam,
Liceu in Barcelona, Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Zurich Opera House, Théâtre
des Champs-Elysees in Paris, Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège, Deutsche Oper Berlin
and Teatro Real in Madrid. Cinzia Forte has lately added important roles to
her repertoire: Contessa d’Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro (Liège), Anna
Bolena (title role, in Trieste), Desdemona in Otello (Pisa
and Cagliari), Madama Butterfly (title role, Sassari and Cosenza).
Mrs Forte lately starred as Bianca in Bianca and Falliero at the Rossini
Festival in Bad Wildbad.
Plans include: La Traviata and Le Nozze di Figaro
at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples; Otello in Liège; Liederabend in
Castiglioncello del Trinoro and in Treviso.
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Gianluigi Gelmetti - conductor
Music director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.
Conductor and composer, Gianluigi Gelmetti, is one of today’s most prestigious conductors.
Since his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Italian conductor regularly appears
on the podium of the world’s most important opera houses and festivals. M° Gelmetti
was Principal Conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra for ten years
and Music Director of the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome from 2000 to 2009; he was Principal
Conductor and Artistic Director of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He also regularly
works at the at the Royal Opera House - Covent Garden as well as in the most important
theaters in the world. In Italy he performed many works by Rossini at Rossini Opera
Festival in Pesaro, thus receiving the Rossini d’Oro Prize for his Guillaume
Tell. M° Gelmetti was honored with the title of “Chevalier de l’ordre des
arts et lettres” in France and appointed “Cavaliere di Gran Croce” in Italy.
Among his past engagements, it is worth mentioning: Falstaff, Francesca da Rimini,
Mefistofele, L’Amica and Das Rheingold at the Opéra
in Monte Carlo; Guillaume Tell in Zurich; La Forza del Destino in
Parma, where he also conducted Un Ballo in Maschera at the Verdi
Festival; Les Vêpres Siciliennes in Naples; Turandot in
Tokyo; Il Barbiere di Siviglia in Toulouse; La Fanciulla del
West in Liège; numerous symphonic concerts in Berlin and Copenhagen.
M° Gelmetti recently conducted La Traviata and Mozart’s Requiem in
Trieste, where in the past seasons he conducted La Clemenza di Tito, Rossini’s Stabat
Mater and Un Ballo in Maschera. He recently obtained
a great success conducting Guillaume Tell in Monte Carlo and in
Paris (Théâtre des Champs-Elysées). Plans include: Don Giovanni, Die Fledermaus,
Die Schöpfung at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste; a concert in Montevideo.
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Auditorium
Rainier III
Monte Carlo
September 20th, 2015
Slovak Philharmonic
Concert Hall
Bratislava
September 29th, 2015
Vigadó
Concert Hall
Budapest
September 30th, 2015
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