They were our Guests
Updated: Feb 11
Opera singers of the Giuseppe Verdi Festival and artists
Italian opera singing has been inscribed on UNESCO's list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Opera Season 2017 - ANNA BOLENA by Gaetano Donizzetti
Jolanda Auyonet (soprano) as Anna Bolena
Artist is present 2018 - IL CUNTO
Mimmo Cuticchio Master of OPERA DEI PUPI
Verdi Festival 2018 - ATTILA by Giuseppe Verdi
Riccardo Zanellato (bass singer) as Attila
Verdi Festival 2018 - RIGOLETTO by Giuseppe Verdi
Daniela Cappiello (soprano) as Gilda
Veta Pilipenko (mezzosoprano) as Maddalena
Verdi Festival 2019 - UN BALLO IN MASCHERA by Giuseppe Verdi
Valentina Boi (soprano) as Amelia
Blagoj Nacoski (tenor) as Amelia's judge/servant
Verdi Festival 2019 - LUISA MILLER by Giuseppe Verdi
Riccardo Zanellato (bass singer) as Conte di Walter
Veta Pilipenko (mezzosoprano) as Laura
Verdi Festival 2020 - MACBETH by Giuseppe Verdi, in concert
Riccardo Zanellato (bass singer) as Banquo
Antonio Poli (tenor singer) as Macduff
Opera Season 2021 - GRAN TEATRO REINACH by Sergio Basile
Marco Castagnoli Director
Luisa Baldinetti Choreographer
Theater in mourning: Marco Castagnoli died prematurely in Florence on May 29, 2022 R.I.P.
Opera Season 2022 - CARMEN by Georges Bizet
Saverio Fiore (tenor singer) as Remenado
Verdi Festival 2022 - SIMON BOCCANEGRA by Giuseppe Verdi
Riccardo Zanellato (bass singer) as Jacopo Fiesco
Devid Cecconi (baritone singer) as Paolo Albiani
Verdi Festival 2022 - MESSA DA REQUIEM by Giuseppe Verdi
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale RAI - Coro Teatro Regio di Parma
Riccardo Zanellato as bass singer
Opera Season 2023 - DON GIOVANNI by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Carmela Remigio (soprano) as Donna Elvira
Marco Ciaponi (tenor singer) as Don Ottavio
Opera Season 2023 - IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO by Domenico Cimarosa
Veta Pilipenko (mezzosoprano) as Fidalma, Carolina's wealthy widowed aunt
Opera Season 2024 - IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA by Gioachino Rossini
Diego Ceretta (Director of the Arturo Toscanini Orchestra of Parma)