Role debut as Don Pizarro in Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ in Tokyo

Luca Pisaroni will debut the role of Don Pizarro for a three-concert series of Beethoven’s Fidelio in Tokyo. Performances begin May 6 in Bunkamura Orchard Hall and continue May 8 (Suntory Hall) and May 10 (Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall). This dynamic work, the only opera Beethoven composed, will feature the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Myung-Whun Chung, with additional soloists Peter Seiffert as Florestan, Manuela Uhl as Leonore, Teruhiko Komori as Don Fernando, Franz-Josef Selig as Rocco, Sylvia Schwartz as Marceline, and Takashi Otsuki as Jaquino. This is an exciting debut for Luca as he has notably sung the role of Don Fernando and is now adopting Don Pizarro, the formidable prison governor, into his repertoire. This summer, Luca will have his staged role debut as Don Pizarro at the Teatro alla Scala beginning on June 18.

Opera Lively Interview

We met the excellent bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni on the occasion of his March 22, 2018 recital of Italian and American art songs with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, at the Kimmel Center. A review of this show and the program can be found by clicking [here]. We talked about his choice of songs and he […]

Gounod’s ‘Faust’ at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

On May 15, Luca Pisaroni sings the iconic role of Méphistophélès in a concert version of Gounod’s Faust at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow. Pisaroni will take the stage under the baton of Michael Güttler with Stephen Costello as Faust, Anita Hartig as Marguerite, Konstantin Shushakov as Valentin, Alexandra Kadurina as Siébel, Daniil Chesnokov […]