COSÌ FAN TUTTE

Francesca Dotto is 27 years old, was born to Treviso, received her classical high school diploma and graduated in transverse flute from the Bologna Conservatory in 2006. In 2007 she took up the study of singing with soprano Elisabetta Tandura, and in 2011 she won first prize in the "National Arts Prize" competition organized by MIUR and graduated with honors and honorable mention from the Conservatory of Castelfranco Veneto. In 2012, she was a finalist in the Voci Verdiane Competition to Busseto, the Corradetti Competition to Padua, won second prize in the Callas Competition to Verona, and made her debut at Teatro La Fenice to Venice performing the role of Musetta in Puccini's La Bohème. The 2013 season began with the revival of the production of _La Bohème ( Musetta) at Teatro La Fenice, continued with her debut in Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia _di Donizetti (protagonist) at Teatro Verdi in Padua and her debut in La Traviata (Violetta) at Teatro Verdi in Sassari. The 2014 season began with La Tra viata (Violetta) at Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, La Bohème (Musetta) at Teatro la Fenice and Don Giovanni (Donna Anna) atOpera National Athens and will continue with _Don Giovanni _(Donna Anna) and _La Traviata _(Violetta) both at Teatro La Fenice. The 2015 season sees the return to Venice for La Traviata, again La Traviata to Verona for the Arena Foundation and in Athens for the Greek National Opera and La Bohème (Musetta) at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari.

Born in Russia, early in his career he joined the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program in the 2000-2001 season. He made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Metropolitan Opera Chamber Ensemble singing _Renard_ by Stravinsky under the inimitable baton of James Levine, and the following season he performed his first Carnegie Hall recital. An accomplished concert artist, his appearances as a soloist on stage include one at Suntory Hall and most recently his splendid performance in a Rachmaninov recital at Wigmore Hall accompanied from Iain Burnside. He also recently performed in La Scala di Seta conducted from Enrique Mazzola with the Orchestre National d'Ile de France and in Rachmaninov's The Bells at the Vara Konserthus. He performs regularly in Carmina Burana, most recently with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The latter concert was released on CD. The 2013-2014 season was very successful for Rodion, who first performed Don Giovanni in the eponymous opera with the Oviedo Opera and had his home debut with the Los Angeles Opera in Die Zauberflöte. He also returned to the Metropolitan with _Così fan tutte _conducted from James Levine. He returns with LA Opera in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and debuts as Silvio in I Pagliacci at the MET and as Count Ory at Seattle Opera. His future engagements include the _Carmina Burana _with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and with the Royal PO to London. In addition to a successful recital recording from soloist for the prestigious EMI Debut Series label, Rodion's discography includes a CD of Rachmaninov pieces recorded with pianist Iain Burnside, and released in February 2014. He will also record Adelson and Salvini with Opera Rara.

He is one of the most sought-after tenors of his generation. Winner of the coveted first prize in Plácido Domingo's Operalia Competition, he performs in the most prestigious international opera houses and arenas. This season, Joel Prieto returns to the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona as Ferrando in Così fan tutte, plays Tamino in a new production of _Die _in Santiago, Chile, debuts at the Santa Fe Opera as Belfiore in a new production of Mozart's _La finta giardiniera _. As a concert artist she will be to Moscow for her debut recital in Russia at the Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall, to sing her first Mozart Requiem with the Houston Symphony under the baton of Andrés Orozco-Estrada. His most recent engagements include a return to the Deutsche Oper and Staatsoper Berlin, and his participation in the Glyndebourne Festival and the Christmas Gala in Vienna. Past seasons have seen Joel Prieto in the roles of Fenton at Covent Garden, Gran Teatre del Liceu and Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse; Don Ottavio to Salzburg and Houston; Ferrando to Munich, Valencia, Washington; Tamino at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Staatsoper Berlin; Tebaldo in _Romeo et Juliet _at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; Ernesto in _Don Pasquale _in Rome and Almaviva in _Il barbiere di Siviglia _in Puerto Rico. In concert, he performed Mozart's Mass in C minor at the Salzburg Festival, Haydn's Stabat Mater at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, and Haydn's The Creation to Seville. He took part to a charity event in aid of Pakistan with Anna Netrebko. He has performed at Wigmore Hall for the Rosenblatt Recital Series. He has collaborated with conductors such as Luisi, Nézet-Séguin, Pinnock, Ticcati, Gatti, Bolton, Fischer, Dantone, Mehta, Campanella and Bicket and theater and 'opera directors such as McVicar, Carsen, Guth, Loy, Negrin, Lawless, Kupfer, Neuenfels.