Bianca Tognocchi

The soprano Bianca Tognocchi, distinguished performer of the Frankfurt Opera, together with baritone Luis Santana and pianist Víctor Carbajo, present their Christmas and New Year Concert. The chosen program offers a carefully curated sequence of excerpts from great opera composers such as Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, and Mozart, in a journey filled with lyricism, emotion, and vocal brilliance. Alongside these masterpieces, the concert incorporates a selection of traditional carols, creating a repertoire that is both accessible and evocative, appealing to audiences of all ages.

The proposal is completed with unforgettable pages by our great composers such as Moreno Torroba, Sorozábal, or Pablo Luna, bringing the richness of zarzuela and Spanish musical tradition to the audience. A recital where vocal and interpretive excellence is combined with a carefully selected repertoire to offer a unique musical experience.

The tour format will feature piano accompaniment or a local orchestra.

Born in Como (Italy), soprano Bianca Tognocchi graduated from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, quickly embarking on a brilliant artistic career backed by major international awards such as the Tebaldi Competition, the Grand Prix de l’Opera, and As.Li.Co, among others. Her solid training and exceptional musicality have led her to develop an intense career in some of the most important theaters and festivals in Europe, becoming one of the most prominent voices of her generation in the operatic repertoire.

Specializing in the bel canto and Mozartian repertoire, Bianca Tognocchi has successfully performed leading roles such as Gilda in Rigoletto, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Adina in L’elisir d’amore, Norina in Don Pasquale, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Musetta in La Bohème, and Amina in La Sonnambula, a role that earned her great critical and audience acclaim. Throughout her career, she has performed in major international venues such as La Scala, the Teatro Regio di Torino, the Ravenna Festival, the Donizetti Festival, the Malmö Opera in Sweden, the Sejong Arts Center in Seoul, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, and the Leipzig Opera, where she was part of its permanent ensemble between 2018 and 2020, performing notable operatic roles.

Since 2020, she has been part of the soloist ensemble of the prestigious Frankfurt Opera, one of Europe’s most renowned lyric theaters, where she has performed roles such as Gilda in Rigoletto, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Despina in Così fan tutte, Norina in Don Pasquale, and Madama Brillante in L’italiana in Londra, thus establishing herself as a reference in the international operatic scene.

LUIS SANTANA - Baritone

This Zamoran baritone began his musical studies at the age of five, studying with some of the greatest teachers such as Juana Peñalver, Consuelo Barrio, María Teresa Manzano, Miguel Zanetti, and currently with the eminent Spanish tenor Pedro Lavirgen and with Teresa Berganza.

He has performed in the most important theaters and concert halls in our country: Gran Teatro del Liceo, Auditorio Nacional de Música, Fundación Juan March, Auditorio de Zaragoza, Maestranza de Sevilla, Principal de Alicante, Cervantes de Málaga, Miguel Delibes and Teatro Calderón de Valladolid, Romea de Murcia, Auditorio de León, Fundación Príncipe de Asturias, Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, Vigo, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Gran Teatro de Córdoba, Gran Teatro de Huelva, Falla de Cádiz, Batel de Cartagena, Principal de Vitoria, Victoria Eugenia de San Sebastián, Palacio de Congresos de Granada, Mérida, Circo de Albacete, Auditorio de Cuenca, San Lorenzo del Escorial, Maestro Padilla de Almería, etc...

Cities such as Rome, Paris, Milan, Naples, Budapest, Toulon, Bucharest, Donetsk, Iași, Brașov, Lviv, Rousse, Riga, Porto, Lisbon, Vienna, Eisenach...

He has been conducted by maestros such as García, Roa, Frizzi, Osa, Wilson, Alapont, Lencko, Vasilencko, Diadura, Monsalve, Abelló, Sainz Alfaro, Ortega, Popa, Mesa, Todorov, and many others....

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