Grazia Doronzio – Mimì

Italian soprano Grazia Doronzio is a recent graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s prestigious Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.

The 2013-2014 season sees her return to Oper Frankfurt as Mimì in La Bohème, Nannetta in Falstaff followed by her house debut as Pamina inDie Zauberflöte with the Hamburgische Staatsoper. Last season, Ms. Doronzio returned to Michigan Opera Theater for Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, followed by an important debut with Oper Frankfurt as Suzel in L’amico Frtiz. In the spring of 2012 she performed Mimì in La Bohème with Angers Nantes Opéra, Anna in a concert performance of Puccini’s Le Villi at the Konzerthaus, Dortmund, Liù in Turandot with Seattle Opera and followed by Pamina in Die Zauberflöte at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia. Mrs. Doronzio recently gained great success as Mimì in La Bohème at the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto and in Amsterdam, as Adina in L'Elisir d'Amore at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples and in Düsseldorf, as Zerlina in Don Giovanni in Milwaukee, as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Teatro Regio in Turin , as Glauce in Cherubini’s Medea in Geneva.

Plans include: Bohème with the German Radio Symphony Orchestra in Saarbrücken and at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari.

Jenish Ysmanov - Rodolfo

Born in Kirghizstan and specialized in Milan and in Valencia at the Centre de Perfeccionament Placido Domingo, Jenish Ysmanov made his debut in 2006 singing Lenskij in Evgenij Onegin. Among his recent engagements it is worth mentioning: Gala Concert at the Arena in Verona; Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto in Savona, Como, Teatro Pergolesi in Jesi and Fermo; Rodolfo in La Bohème on tour in Italy (Biella, Vercelli, Aosta, Ventimiglia, Salsomaggiore Terme) and a concert in honor of Caruso in St. Petersburg. Mr Ysmanov gained great success as Raimondo in Rota’s I Due Timidi at the Teatro Malibran in Venice and at the Teatro Verdi in Sassari where he also performed La notte di un nevrastenico. style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">More recently he sang I Vespri Siciliani in Reggio Emilia, Piacenza and Modena and La Traviata at the Festival Verdi in Busseto for the association Europa InCanto at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.

Recently he had participated at the Gala Concert in honor of Luciano Pavarotti in Modena he will star as Mikola in Semën Kotko at the Konzertgebouw in Amsterdam.

Francesco Vultaggio - Marcello

Young and up and coming baritone Francesco Vultaggio attended the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro with Alberto Zedda and he is furthering his studies under the guidance of Simone Alaimo. style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Among his recent engagements, it is worth mentioning: Viaggio a Reims (Don Profondo) at the Rossini Opera Festival; Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali and Le nozze di Figaro (Conte d’Almaviva) at the Teatro Bellini in Catania, L’elisir d’amore (Belcore and Dulcamara) in the AsLiCo circuit and in Trento, Il barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro) for the AsLiCo;Così fan tutte (Don Alfonso) in Liverpool; Il cappello di paglia di Firenze at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari; Il Maestro di Cappella in Palermo; Il Turco in Italia in Catania; La Serva Padrona in Trapani. Plans include: Il Barbiere di Siviglia in Fermo and L’Elisir d’Amore (Belcore) on tour in Oman with the Teatro La Fenice in Venice.