Introducing Calabrian barihunk Vincenzo Nizzardo

Vincenzo Nizzardo

We just discovered Vincenzo Nizzardo, who will be singing Apollo in Pier Luigi Pizzi's production of Gluck's Alceste at the Teatro la Fenice from March 20-28.  Tickets and additional information are available online.

The Calabrian barihunk was was born in the town of Locri in 1987. He began studying music at the age of six and enrolled at the Conservatoire Cilea of Reggio Calabria, where he graduated with a degree in singing. 

Vincenzo Nizzardo singing music from Cinema Paradiso:

 

He has performed Dulcamara in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore at the Teatro F. Cilea of Reggio Calabria, The Marriage of Figaro  in Paola,  Figaro in Rossini's The Barber of Seville at the Teatro Rendano of Cosenza and at the Teatro Valle Rome, and Hermann/Schlemil in Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffman in Como, Brescia, Jesi and Pavia. 

Upcoming performances include Billy Budd at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Paolo Albiani in Simon Boccanegra in Bordeaux and Guglielmo in Così fan tutte in Rouen.

Markus Werba's "Largo al factotum"

Markus Werba singing the Barber in Vienna

 We tend to feature Markus Werba" singing Mozart, since he's built a career on singing Papageno in "Die Zauberflöte," the title role in Don Giovanni," Guglielmo in "Cosi fan tutte," the title role in "Le Nozze di Figaro" and Nardo in "La Finta Giardiniera." 

But the Austrian barihunk also sings everything from Cavalli to 20th century composers. If anyone has video or photos of his Billy Budd, we'd love to post it on this site.

Here he is singing a spirited "Largo al factotum" in Rossini's "Barber of Seville."





Werba is back singing Mozart in Ancona this month where he will portray Guglielmo in Pier Luigi Pizzi's acclaimed "Cosi fan tutte."

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