Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Opera Project XX Cast Change Announcement W.A. Mozart：Così fan tutte
René Barbera, who was originally scheduled to perform as Ferrando in Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Opera Project XX Mozart: Così fan tutte, has to withdraw from the performances due to health reasons. The role of Ferrando will now be sung by tenor Pietro Adaìni.
Thank you for your understanding.
*Please note that no ticket refunds will be made due to this change.
Pietro Adaìni (tenor)
[Ferrando]
Young Sicilian tenor, he began studying with baritone Salvo Todaro; in 2011 he attended a masterclass with tenor Marcello Giordani and currently is studying with Salvatore Fisichella.
In 2011/12 he was a finalist in the International Singing Competition Voci dal Mediterraneo—Premio Archimede.
In 2014 he won a scholarship at the Teatro Carlo Felice where he debuted singing Rodolfo in “La Bohème” and Nemorino in “L’elisir d’amore”. In 2015 he obtained a personal success with the public as Albazar in “Il turco in Italia”. He attended the “Gran Prix of the Opera” in Parma, while in Cagliari he performed in Puccini’s “Messa di Gloria”, at the Sferisterio of Macerata he sang Beppe/Arlecchino in “Pagliacci”, and Ernesto in “Don Pasquale” in Bergamo, Como, Cremona, Pavia, and Jesi.
Among engagements during the past years: “La Cenerentola”, “La fille du régiment”, “Olivo e Pasquale”, “Falstaff”, “Il barbiere di Siviglia”, “L’itliana in Algeri”, “Il cappello di paglia di Firenze”.
Recently he sang “La scala di seta” in Oman, “Rigoletto” conducted by Daniel Oren in Salerno, “La sonnambula” at the Regio di Torino, “Gianni Schicchi” in Ancona and Brescia, “Lucia di Lammermoor” at the Teatro Filarmonico, “Il Viaggio a Reims” in Rome, at the Bolshoi, and in Verona, “La vedova allegra” at the Carlo Felice, a special Gala for Rolex (recorded by MediciTv) and the concert for the birthday of Rossini in Pesaro, Messiah in Catania, “La Gazzetta” and “Cantata in onore del Sommo Pontefice Pio IX” at the Rossini Opera Festival and “Le postillon de Lonjumeau” at the Tiroler Festspiele in Erl.
Future engagements include: Rossini’s “Stabat Mater” in Verona, “La Cenerentola” in Lima and at Teatro Filarmonico, and “L’equivoco stravagante” at Rossini Opera Festival.