Gezim Myshketa - Ford*

Young Albanian baritone, Gezim Myshketa is one of the most promising artists of his generation. After his debut as Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, he won the As.Li.Co. competition in 2006, making his role debut as Leporello in Don Giovanni, and the "Francesco Paolo Tosti" Competition in Ortona in 2008. Interesting collaborations have followed with prestigious theaters and festivals, such as: Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Palm Beach Opera, Abao Olbe in Bilbao, Opéra de Montpellier, Filarmonico in Verona, Verdi in Trieste, Regio in Parma, Withsun Festival in Salzburg and Macerata Opera Festival. Mr. Myshketa added important roles to his repertoire: Rolando in La Battaglia di Legnano at the Festival Verdi in Parma and Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia in Treviso and Ferrara, he also lately starred in Cléopatre at the Salzburg Festival; Le Convenienze e inconvenienze teatrali (Biscroma) and I Pazzi per Progetto (Venanzio) in Zurich, Paolo Carignani conducting; Alì Pascha von Janina in Tirana, L’Elisir d’Amore at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona.

Future plans: Turandot at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse; Lucia di Lammermoor in Marseille; Maria Stuarda at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona; Gianni Schicchi in Piacenza. Mr Myshketa will return to Stuttgart singing Escamillo in Carmen and revivals of Falstaff.

*Role debut