Annunziata Vestri - Carmen - (performances May 17^th, 31^st )

Winner of “Lauri Volpi”, “Maria Caniglia” and Rosertum Lyric Contests, Mrs Vestri made her debut in 2003 as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly. An eclectic artist with bold acting qualities, she can boast a huge repertoire that spans from Bel Canto to Verdi and Puccini’s masterpieces. Annunziata Vestri regularly collaborates with theaters such as: Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Teatro Regio in Turin , Maggio Musicale in Florence, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, San Carlo in Naples, Opéra de Montecarlo, Teatro Regio in Parma, Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, Sferisterio Opera Festival in Macerata, Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. Mrs. Vestri lately performed Irene in Donizetti's Belisario at the opening night season (2012) at the Bergamo Musica Festival, recently performed L’Arlesiana production by Rosetta Cucchi at the Wexford Festival Opera (cond. Angus) and at the Teatro Pergolesi in Jesi(cond. Cilluffo); La Clemenza di Tito (dir. Grinda; cond. Gelmetti)in Trieste; Rigoletto in Naples, Savona and Genoa (production by Rolando Panerai), where she also starred in Dvorak’s Stabat Mater; Carmen in Livorno and Lucca; Il Trovatore in Schenkenberg; La Traviata at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Ferzan Ozpetek directing; Madama Butterfly in Kiel. Mrs. Vestri made her film debut performing as Tisbe in La Cenerentola for the Opera movie directed by Carlo Verdone, conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti and producted by Rada Film. Mrs Vestri returns to the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa where she recently performed Suor Angelica and Il Tabarro .

Annunziata Vestri will perform  Falstaff (Meg) in Marseille; Aida (Amneris) at the Opernfestspiele St. Margarethen; Madama Butterfly and Il Trittico (Damiano Michieletto directing) at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari; Andrea Chénier at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.

Silvia Dalla Benetta - Micaela - (Performances 18^th , 31^st )

Graduated at the Conservatory “Benedetto Marcello” in 1992 with full marks, subsequently she undertook advanced study with Silva Stella, Aldo Ceccato, Salio Walli, Iris Adami Corradetti, Romano Gandolfi, Denia Mazzola, Lowe Sherman, Margaret Baker-Genovesi, Luciana Serra and Alida Ferrarini. A winner of several vocal competitions, she has established an international career, performing regularly in some prestigious opera houses and festivals. She has worked with such conductors as Antonello Allemandi, Gerard Korsten, Jonathan Webb, Daniele Callegari, Donato Renzetti, Daniel Oren.

Recent engagements include: her debut at the Teatro Regio in Turin singing La Traviata opera she performed also at the Festival Pucciniano in Torre del Lago; Miss Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor in Bern; Nabucco at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan; Ernani in Vilnius; Liù in Turandot in Pisa. Silvia Dalla Benetta gained great success for her Violetta in La Traviata in Rabat and in Parma where she performed in a Verdian Gala. Active also on the concert side Mrs Dalla Benetta performed Verdi’s Requiem in Jesi and lyric concerts in Kazakistan, at the Sferisterio Opera Festival in Macerata, in Busseto besides Leo Nucci, at the Teatro Regio and at the Venaria Reale in Turin, in Budapest, in Nice, and on tour in China in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Canton.

Among her future plans it is worth mentioning Ernani in Vilnius.