Gezim Myshketa - Escamillo

Young Albanian baritone Gezim Myshketa is one of the most interesting 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, Sferisterio in Macerata, Palm Beach Opera, Abao Olbe in Bilbao, Opéra de Montpellier, Teatro Filarmonico in Verona and Teatro Verdi in Trieste. He recently gained great success as Marcello in La Bohème in Trieste and Pordenone. He recently performed in Le Convenienze e Inconvenienze Teatrali and I pazzi per Progetto at the Zurich Opernhaus; La Bohème in Trieste and Pordenone; Cléopatre at the Withsun Festival in Salzburg.

Future plans: Don Carlo and Turandot at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse; Lucia di Lammermoor at the Opéra in Marseille; Falstaff in Stuttgart; La Battaglia di Legnano at the Teatro Regio in Parma.

Alessandra Marianelli - Micaela

Alessandra Marianelli is considered one of the most promising sopranos of her generation, born in 1986, she made her operatic debut in Le Nozze di Figaro in 2002 in Pisa. After that she started an international career that brought her to sing in major opera houses and festivals, including: Maggio Musicale in Florence; Opera in Rome; Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro; Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome; Carlo Felice in Genoa; Comunale in Bologna; Filarmonico in Verona; Regio in Turin; Real de Madrid; Opéra de Monte-Carlo; Opera de Bilbao; Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels; and Festival Mozart in La Coruña. In September 2010 she made her United States debut performing in Don Giovanni with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Roberto Abbado conducting. She then appeared as Xenja in Boris Godunov in Turin; Rossini’s Stabat Mater in Florence under the baton of Zubin Mehta; Un Ballo in Maschera at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo; La Serva Padrona (Serpina) at the Teatro Pergolesi in Jesi; and Ein deutsches Requiem in Rome, Petite messe solennelle in Turin. She recently added important roles to her repertoire: Musetta (La Bohème) in Riga and Florence, Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro) at the Teatro Real de Madrid, Juliette (Roméo et Juliette) at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa (recorded for Decca).

Future plans: La Fuga in Maschera at the Festival Pergolesi Spontini in Jesi and in Naples; Carmen (Micaela) at the Teatro Regio in Turin under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda and at the Sferisterio Opera Festival in Macerata; La Sonnambula at the Opéra in Montecarlo.