Virginia Tola - Amelia

Winner of the Operalia Prize in Barcelona, Ms. Tola began a career that brought her to important theaters such as: Colon 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 Opera, 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 had recently added new roles to her repertoire, singing Lina in Stiffelio, Abigaille in Nabucco, Nedda in Pagliacci, Amelia in Un ballo in Maschera. Ms. Tola sang Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Teatro Regio in Parma, at the Colon in Buenos Aires, at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo; Desdemona in Otello in Modena and Piacenza; Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni in Oviedo; Falstaff in Sao Paulo. Besides her opera appearances, Ms. Tola usually performs in concerts all over the world: she recently appeared in recital besides Placido Domingo in Japan. Virginia Tola recently gained great success singing Leonora in La Forza del Destino at the Teatro Regio in Parma and Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Comunale in Bologna, Graham Vick directing and Michele Mariotti conducting. She also sang Ernani at the Opera in Florence, Tosca in Rome, Don Carlo in Madrid (Escorial).

Among her future plans it is worth mentioning Tosca in Genoa; Don Carlo in London at the Grange Park Opera; Andrea Chénier (Maddalena) in Sassari; Macbeth at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo; Adriana Lecouvreur (title role) in Buenos Aires; Nabucco at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège.

Massimiliano Pisapia - Riccardo*

After his brilliant debuts as Riccardo in Un ballo in maschera under Riccardo Chailly at the Leipzig Opernhaus, he became a refined interpreter of italian repertoire and he started 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, Hamburgische Staatsoper, Wiener Staatsoper, Opernhaus in Leipzig, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, 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 Puccini in Torre del Lago.

Plans include: Verdi’s Requiem at the Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos in Lisbon; Pollione in Norma at the Auditorium de Tenerife.