(Sept 25) – The Italian tenor Marco Berti interpret Calaf in Turandot, which will be staged on September 26 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The replicas are scheduled for September 29 and October 3 and 6. The opera will be conducted by Dan Ettinger, directed by Franco Zeffirelli and the costumes will be designed by Anna Anni and Dada Saligeri. Marco Berti, whose voice is now considered one of the most beautiful in the Italian opera scenario, will return to the Metropolitan Opera in New York on November 23, 26, 29 and December 3 and 7, when he will play the role of Radames in “Aida”, and on January 9, 12, 16, 19 and 24, 2013, playing Manrico in “Trovatore”. He will also perform at the Opera Bastille in Paris on October 23, 26, 29 and 31, as Cavaradossi in “Tosca, and at the Teatro Verdi in Salerno where he will play again Radames in “Aida”. His extraordinary vocal qualities, combined with the strong attitude of interpretation, makes Marco Berti one of the most popular artists in the world. His career is full of success and as been consistently built on the study and the ethics of Italian Belcanto. Marco Berti was conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti, Antonio Pappano, Daniel Oren, James Conlon, Nicola Luisotti, Riccardo Frizza and other authoritative conductors. He has worked with renowned directors such as Franco Zeffirelli, Pier Luigi Pizzi, Pier’ Alli and Liliana Cavani. For over twenty years, Marco Berti has played in the most prestigious international opera stages: Covent Garden in London, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, La Scala in Milan, the Arena di Verona, the Liceu in Barcelona and the Opèra in Paris. (red)
