About
Sir Bryn Terfel: A renowned bass-baritone, his powerful voice and captivating stage presence have won over audiences worldwide. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, earning two prestigious awards: the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Award and the Gold Medal in 1989. He also won the Lieder Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, which brought him international recognition and launched his successful career. He made his debut at the Welsh National Opera in 1990, quickly gaining the attention of audiences and critics who praised his rich, sonorous voice and dramatic interpretations. In subsequent years, he performed on the world's leading opera stages, including the Royal Opera House, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Vienna State Opera. Terfel's repertoire includes a wide range of roles, from Mozart's Figaro to Verdi's Falstaff, demonstrating his versatility. He has received numerous awards, including Grammy Awards and a knighthood from the British Crown for his contributions to music. In May 2023, he performed at the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London.
Gianluca Marciano: Principal conductor of the Orchestra della Magna Grecia in Taranto and Matera (Italy), artistic director of the Al Bustan and Chelsea Opera Group festivals, and a recipient of the Sunday Times award for his theatrical and idiomatic conducting. He is from Lerici. He made his debut in 2006 at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. Since then, he has maintained a close working relationship with opera houses in Oviedo, Minsk, and Ljubljana, as well as in the United Kingdom (English National Opera, Grange Park Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera North, and the Longborough Festival Opera). Throughout his career, Marciano has successfully collaborated with many of the most prominent musicians of our time, including Sir Bryn Terfel, Thomas Hampson, Elina Garanča, Sumi Jo, Joseph Calleja, Simon Keenlyside, Sondra Radvanovsky, Olga Peretyatko, Danielle De Niese, Gautier Capuçon, Renaud Capuçon, Arabella Steinbacher, and many others. He has conducted for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hallé Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Polish Chamber Orchestra, the Baltic Philharmonic, as well as in Tbilisi, Moscow, Beijing, and Tokyo.
