A CONVERSATION WITH BASS-BARITONE LUCA PISARONI When I reach bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni over Zoom for a transatlantic conversation about Mozart and Don Giovanni, he tells me that he does not know what will happen when he takes the stage in Houston to perform the role of Mozart’s infamous antihero. Each time the curtain comes down […]
There are so many ways to play the title character in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni knows this firsthand because he’s been in 120 performances spread over 13 different productions. Now the international opera star is about to do it again as he heads up the Houston Grand Opera cast to take on the role […]
He makes his role debut in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” at LA Opera Famed director Konstantin Stanislavski said, “There are no small parts, only small actors.” Norma Desmond, in Sunset Boulevard, responds to a question about her once having been big, says “I am big. It’s the pictures that got small.” Rising bass-baritone opera […]
An Inside the Huddle double-header! First up, we are joined by Luca Pisaroni as he prepares to make his role debut as Don Basilio in LA Opera’s The Barber of Seville. The Italian bass-baritone, known for his dynamic stagecraft and handsome tone, reveals his favorite role to perform (not a comic one!) and picks the best act […]
Luca Pisaroni returns to Paris for two thrilling operatic favorites at the dazzling Palais Garnier: La Cenerentola and Le Nozze di Figaro. A favorite of Parisian audiences, he has made several appearances with the company throughout recent years. Mr. Pisaroni will first perform the role of Alidoro in Gioachino Rossini’s La Cenerentola, a comedic opera […]