Productions of favorite comic opera are scheduled throughout the year in venues all over the world. The talents of the singers help maintain the connection of story and art that has been a part of the opera world for more than 250 years.
The opera’s ladies
Opera’s ladies are perhaps the most expressive and entertaining of all female artists. Their fabulous voices, physical beauty, and high-spirited natures keep the opera world on its toes while pleasing audiences with their silky voices.
Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano
The renowned voices that embody the noblewoman, maids, and unlucky lovers of opera buffa include such names as sopranos Angela Gheorghiu, Joyce DiDonato, Nicole Cabell, and Linda Sitinjak. Mezzo-sopranos Cecilia Bartoli and Rinat Shaham highlight the beauty and absurdity of the classic roles of comedic opera in awe-inspiring precision.
The opera’s male voices
Baritone, Bass and Tenor
World-class baritones such as Morgan Smith and Dominic M. Aquilino, bass-baritones Samuel Ramey, David Pittsinger and Richard Woodall, and tenors William Burden, Gregory Turay, and Pavol Breslik bring to life the comedic works of Mozart, Rossini, and Donizetti.