FALSTAFF [NP]
San Francisco Opera
8, 11†, 15*, 20, 24, 27, 30 Oct. 2013
2 Nov. 2013
conductor: Nicola Luisotti
director: Olivier Tambosi
Falstaff: Bryn Terfel
Alice Ford: Ainhoa Arteta
Nannetta: Heidi Stober
Nannetta: Nikki Einfild† (Act III)
Nannetta: Lisette Oropesa*
Quickly: Meredith Arwady
Fenton: Francesco Demuro
Ford: Fabio Capitanucci
Meg Page: Renée Papir
Bardolfo: Greg Fedderly
Dr. Caius: Joel Sorensen
Pistola: Andrea Silverstelli

RIGOLETTO
9, 13 September 2013
NHK Hall, Tokyo Japan
Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel
Director: Gilbert Deflo
Il Duca di Mantova: Francesco Demuro (9, 13)
Il Duca di Mantova: Giorgio Berrugi (11,15)
Rigoletto: Leo Nucci (9, 11, 15)
Rigoletto: George Gagnidze (13)
Gilda: Elena Mosuc (9, 13)
Gilda: Maria Alejandrez (11, 15)
Sparafucile: Alexander Tsymbalyuk
Maddalena: Ketevan Kemoklidze

ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
31 Aug., 4, (7), Sep. 2013
Arena di Verona, Italy
Conductor: Marco Letonja
Director: Francesco Micheli
Roméo: Francesco Demuro
Roméo: Stefano Secco(7)
Juliette: Marina Rebeka
Tybalt: Paolo Antognetti
Mercutio: Michael Bachtadze
Stephano: Nino Surguladze

[N°7-Cavatine]

Gran Gala for the bicentenary
of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi
3 August 2013
Soprano: Maria Agresta
Tenor: Francesco Demuro
Baritone: Gabriele Viviani
Orchestra & chorus
Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi
(Changed to piano due to orchestra strike)

Rigoletto
Festival Pucciniano
Torre del Lago, Italy
19, 27* July 2013
Conductor: Boris Brott
Director: Renzo Giacchieri
the Duke of mandua: Francesco Demuro
the Duke of mandua: Angelo Fiore*
Rigoletto: David Cecconi
Gilda: Ekaterina Bakanova
Sparafucile: Michail Ryssov
Maddalena: Chiara Chialli
Il Conte di Monterone: Choi Seung Pil
Marullo: Angelo Nardinocchi
Borsa: Mario Bolognesi
Il Conte di Ceprano: Francesco Musino
La Contessa: Valentina Boi
Court usher: Massimiliano Damato
Page of the Duchess: Atsuko Koyama

Verbier Festival
25, 28 July 2013,
Verbier, Switzerland
∙ Salle des Combins (25)
Verdi's Otello (Act I)
Verbier Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Otello: Aleksandrs Antonenko
Desdemona: Anna Netrebko
Iago: Alexey Markov
Cassio: Francesco Demuro
∙ Église (Church) (28)
Popular melodies and
great arias from Italian operas
Tenor: Francesco Demuro
Piano: James Vaughan

34° Festival La Versiliana
Marina di Pietrasanta LU
11 July 2013
Marina di Pietrasanta LU, Italy
VIVA VERDI
Caffè della Versiliana
GEST: Gabliele Lavia (director)
GEST: Nicola Luisotti (conductor)
Soprano: Maria Agresta
Tenor: Francesco Demuro
Piano: Laura Pasqualetti

La Messa da Requiem
di Giuseppe Verdi
10 July 2013
Church San Francesco
Lucca, Italy
Conductor: Nicola Luisotti
Orchestra & chorus:
Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Soprano: Maria Agresta
M. soprano: Margaret Mezzacappa
Tenor: Francesco Demuro
Bass: Deyan Vatchkov

Viva L'Italia Gala Dinner
2013 Year of the Italian Culture in the US
15 June 2013
FAIRMONT HOTEL, San Francisco
Guest of honor: Hon. Luigi de Magistris
(Mayor of the City of Napoli and
President of Teatro di San Carlo)
A special performance
by Maestro Nicola Luisotti
and Tenor Francesco Demuro

COSÌ FAN TUTTE
9, 12, 18, 21, 26, 29 June
1 July 2013
San Francisco Opera, USA
Conductor: Nicola Luisotti
Director: Jose Maria Condermi
Fiordiligi: Ellie Dehn
Dolabella: Cristel Lötzsch
Despina: Heidi Stober
Despina: Susannah Biller
Ferrando: Francesco Demuro
Guglielmo: Philippe Sly
Don Alfonso: Marco Vinco

Maria Stuarda
20, 23, 26, 29 April 2013
ABAO-OLBE Bilbao Spain
Palacio Euskalduna
Conductor: José Miguel Pérez-Sierra
Director: Stefano Poda
Maria Stuarda: Sondra Radvanovsky
Elisabetta: Veronica Simeoni
Roberto Leicester: Francesco Demuro
Giorgio Talbot: Mirco Palazzi
Anna Kennedy: Anna Tobella
Guglielmo Cecil: Alex Sanmartí
Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra
Coro de Ópera de Bilbao

Rossini Stabat Mater
21, 22 Mar. 2013
Konzerthaus Dortmund (21)
Kölner Philharmonie(22)
Conductor: Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Soprano: Olesya Golovneva
Alto: Diana Haller
Tenor: Francesco Demuro
Bass: Samuel Youn
NDR Chor, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

Verdi Requiem
XVII Beethoven Easter Festival
29 March 2013 CANCELLED
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Concert celebrating the 200th anniversary
of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki:
Soprano: Maria Luigia Borsi
M. soprano:Tea Demurishvili
Tenor: Francesco Demuro
Tenor: Gianluca Zampieri
Bass: Nikolay Didenko:
Henryk Wojnarowski: choir master
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

LA BOHÈME
23, 27 Feb. 2013
2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10 Mar. 2013
(24^ Feb., 1* Mar. 2013)
Seattle Opera, USA
conductor: Carlo Montanaro
director: Tomer Zvulun
Mimi: Elizabeth Caballero
Mimi: Jennifer Black^*
Rodolfo: Francesco Demuro
Michael Fabiano^*
Musetta: Norah Amsellem
Musetta: Jennifer Zetlan^
Marcello: Michael T. Simpson
Marcello: Keith Phares^*
Colline: Arthur Woodley
Schaunard: Andrew Garland

FALSTAFF
15, 20*, 23'†, 26†, 29, 31†, Jan. 2013
Milan Italy
Teatro alla Scala
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Director: Robert Carsen
Falstaff: Ambrogio Maestri
Falstaff: Elia Fabbian'
Alice: Carmen Giannattasio
Nannetta: Irina Lungu
Nannetta: E. Sadovnikova†<
Fenton: Francesco Demuro
Ford: Fabio Capitanucci
Ford: Massimo Cavalletti*
Dr. Cajus: Carlo Bosi
Bardolfo: Riccardo Botta
Pistola: Alessandro Guerzoni
Mrs. Meg: Laura Polverell
Mrs. Quickly: Daniela Barcellona
Mrs. Quickly: Marie-Nicole Lemieux'

LA TRAVIATA
1, 6 Jan. 2013
Frankfurt Germany
Oper Frankfurt
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
Violetta: Cristina Antoaneta Pasaroiu
Alfredo: Francesco Demuro
G. Germont: Jean-François Lapointe
Flora: Nina Tarandek
Annina: Elizabeth Reiter
Gastone: Beau Gibson
Barone Douphol: Franz Mayer
Marchese d'Obigny: Dietrich Volle
Dr. Grenvil: Alfred Reiter

New Year's Eve Gala
31 Dec. 2012
Congress Hall, Warsaw Poland
Conductor: Evgeny Volynsky
Soprano: Aleksandra Kurzak
Tenor: Francesco Demuro
Actor & singer: Anna Dereszowska
Showman & singer: Maciej Miecznikowski
Orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia

LA TRAVIATA
15, 22, 30(20:00) Dec. 2012
Oper Frankfurt
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
Director: Axel Corti
Violetta: Cristina Antoaneta Pasaroiu
Alfredo: Francesco Demuro
G. Germont: Jean-François Lapointe
Flora: Nina Tarandek
Annina: Elizabeth Reiter
Gastone: Beau Gibson
Barone Douphol: Franz Mayer
Marchese d'Obigny: Dietrich Volle
Dr. Grenvil: Alfred Reiter

Three Tenors Concert
5 Dec. 2012
Rostropovich International Music Festival
Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall
Baku, Azerbaijan
Conductor: Gianluca Marciano
Tenor: Francesco Demuro
Tenor: Stuart Neil
Tenor: Badri Maisuradze

RIGOLETTO
23, 25, 28 Nov. 2012
Budapest, Hungary
Hungarian State Opera
(Magyar Állami Operaház)
Conductor: János Kovács
Director: Nicholas Szinetár, Harangi Maria
the Duke of Mantua: Francesco Demuro>
Rigoletto: Michael Kalmandi
Gilda: Ingrid Kertesi

RIGOLETTO
15 Nov. 2012 Milano
Teatro alla Scala
Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel
Staging: Gilbert Deflo
Il Duca di Mantova: Francesco Demuro
Rigoletto: Zeljko Lucic
Gilda: Valentina Naforniţă
Sparafucile: Alexsander Tsymbalyuk
Giovanna: Anna Victrova
Maddalena: Ketevan Kemoklidze
Marullo: Mario Cassi
Il Conte di Ceprano: Andrea Mastroni
La Contessa: Elvia Mula
Court usher: Valeri Turmanov
Page: Rosanna Savoia

LA TRAVIATA
10’, 13‾, 17*, 20† Nov. 2012
Vienna, Austria
Wiener Staatsoper
Conductor: Bertrand de Billy
Director: Jean-François Sivadier
Violetta: Ermonela Jaho
Flora: Lena Belkina
Annina: Donna Ellen
Alfredo: Francesco Demuro
G. Germont: Giovanni Meoni
Gaston: Jinxu Xiahou
Baron Douphol: Clemens Unterreiner
Marquis d'Obigny: Il Hong
Dr. Grenvil: Dan Paul Dumitrescu
Giuseppe: Thomas Köber’
Giuseppe: Dritan Luca*
Giuseppe: Gerhard Reiterer‾†
Flora's servant: Franz Gruber'*
Flora's servant: Roman Lauder‾†
Commissioner: Ion Tibrea
Commissioner: Hiro Ijichi*
Commissioner: Wataru Sano†
Factotum: Christoph Nechvatal

LA TRAVIATA
19, 20, 21 Oct. 2012
Teatro Verdi Padova
Padua, Italy
Conductor: Steven Mercurio
Director: Hugo De Ana
Violetta: Nathalie Manfrino
Violetta: Petya Ivanova(20)
Alfredo: Francesco Demuro
G. Germont: Elia Fabbian

Mozart
Requiem in d-Moll K. 626
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
09 Oct. 2012
Teatro Filarmonico di Verona
Conductor: Daniel Cohen
Soprano: Cinzia Forte
M. soprano: Daniela Pini
Tenor: Francesco Demuro
Bass: Marco Vinco
ORCHESTRA E CORO DELLA
FONDAZIONE ARENA DI VERONA

LA TRAVIATA
05, 11, 13 Oct. 2012
Berlin, Germany
Staatsoper im Schiller Theater
Conductor: Stefano Ranzani
Director: Peter Mussbach
Violetta: Irina Lungu(05)
Violetta: Sonya Yoncheva(11)
Violetta: Anna Samuil(13)
Alfredo: Francesco Demuro
G. Germont: Alfredo Daza

RIGOLETTO
September 2012
7, 8*, 11, 12*, 15, 16*, 18, 19*, 21, 23, 25, 30
San Francisco Opera, USA
Conductor: Nicoala Luisotti
Conductor: Giuseppe Finzi
Director: Harry Silverstein
Il Duca di Mantova: Francesco Demuro
Il Duca di Mantova: Arturo Chacón-Cruz*
Rigoletto: Željko Lučić
Rigoletto: Marco Vratogna
Gilda: Aleksandra Kurzak
Gilda: Albina Shagimuratova
Maddalena: Kendll Galaden
Sparafucile: Andrea Silvestrelli

Saint Valentine Gala Concert
4 Aug. 2012
Ra'anana (Tel Aviv), Israel
Raanana Park Amphitheater
Raanana Symphonette Orchestra
Conductor: David Sebba
Tenor: Francesco Demuro
Accordion: Emil Aybinder
Soprano: Daniella Lugassy
Soprano: Yael Levita
Soprano: Shiri Hershkovitz
M. soprano: Karin Shifrin

LA TRAVIATA
Staatsoper im Schiller Theater
Berlin, Germany
Conductor: Omer Meir Wellber
Director: Peter Mussbach
Violetta: Aleksandra Kurzak
Alfredo: Francesco Demuro
G. Germont: Alfredo Daza
Gastone: Kyungho Kim
Barone Douphol: Artur Kataja
Marchese d'Obigny: Alin Anca
Dr. Grenvil: Jann Martinik

LA TRAVIATA
10, 13, 16, 20 May 2012
Wiener Staatsoper, VIenna Austria
Conductor: Bertrand de Billy
Director: Jean-Francois Sivadier
Bertrand de Billy Violetta: Ermonela Jaho
Alfredo: Francesco Demuro
G. Germont: Željko Lučić
Flora: Juliette Mars
Annina: Donna Ellen
Barone Douphol: Clemens Unterreiner
Marchese d'Obigny: Il Hong
Dr. Grenvil: Dan Paul Dumitrescu
Giuseppe: Dritan Luca
Giuseppe: Gerhard Reiterer(10)
Giuseppe: Thomas Köber(16)
Flora's servant: Franz Gruber
Flora's servant: Roman Lauder(13, 20)
Commissioner: Wataru Sano
Commissioner: Hiroyuki Ijichi(20)
Servant: Christoph Nechvatal

LA TRAVIATA
13, 15, 17, 19 April 2012
Limoges France
Opéra de Limoges, France
Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti
Director: Jean-Romain Vesperini
Violetta: Venera Gimadeeva
Alfredot: Francesco Demuro
G. Germont: Marzio Giossi
Flora: Marie Gautrot
Annina: Kathleen Wilkinson
Gastone: Julien Dran
Barone Douphol: David Woloszko
Marchese d'Obigny: Nabil Suliman
Dr. Grenvil: Julien Veronese

MACBETH
14, 17, 20, 23 March 2012
Bayerische Staatsoper
Munich, Germany
Conductor: Teodor Currentzis
Director: Martin Kušej
Macbeth: Franco Vassallo
Banco: Christof Fischesser
Lady Macbeth: Tatiana Serjan
Dama di Lady Macbeth: Evgeniya Sotnikova
Macduff: Francesco Demuro

DON PASQUALE [NP]
13, 15, 17, 19, 21*, 23* Feb. 2012
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Paris, France
Conductor: Enrique Mazzola
Director: Denis Podalydès
Norina: Désirée Rancatore
Don Pasquale: Alessandro Corbelli
Don Pasquale: Lorenzo Regazzo*
Dr. Malatesta: Gabriele Viviani
A notary: Richard Tronc
Ernesto: Francesco Demuro
Notary: Richard Tronc
Orchestre National de France
Choeur de Radio France

RIGOLETTO
07, 10 Jan. 2012
Staatsoper Hamburg
Hamburg Germany
Conductor: Alexander Soddy
Director: Andreas Homoki
Il Duca di Mantova: Francesco Demuro
Rigoletto: Carlos Almaguer
Gilda: Katerina Tretyakova
Monterone: Jan Buchwald
Il Conte di Ceprano: Levente Páll
La Contessa: Mélissa Petit
Marullo: Thomas Florio
Borsa: Jum-Sang Han
Sparafucile: Jongmin Park
Maddalena: Renate Spingler
Giovanna: Juhee Min
Court usher Levente Páll
Page: Katharina Bergrath