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Rosa Feola absolvierte ein Gesangs- und ein Klavierstudium am Conservatorio Statale Giuseppe Martucci in Salerno. 2008 wurde sie ans Opernstudio der Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia bei Renata Scotto aufgenommen. Internationale Aufmerksamkeit erlangte sie mit dem zweiten Preis bei Plácido Domingos Operalia-Wettbewerb 2010, wo ihr auch der Zarzuela-Preis sowie der Publikumspreis verliehen wurden. Jüngst wurde sie mit dem «Premio Speciale des Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi» ausgezeichnet. Zu ihren Opernrollen zählen u.a. Corinna (Il viaggio a Reims), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Gilda (Rigoletto), Norina (Don Pasquale), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) und Amina (La sonnambula). Sie war bereits zu Gast an Häusern wie dem Teatro alla Scala, der Metropolitan Opera New York, am Teatro dell’Opera in Rom, am Opernhaus Zürich, an der Bayerischen Staatsoper, der Lyric Opera of Chicago, dem Teatro Regio Torino, beim Ravenna Festival, bei den Salzburger Festspielen und an der Deutschen Oper Berlin. Zu den jüngsten Höhepunkten ihrer Karriere zählen eine Reihe von Debüts, insbesondere am Royal Opera House in London in einer Oliver Mears-Produktion von Rigoletto sowie Liù in Turandot am Opernhaus Zürich. Ausserdem kehrte sie für Aufführungen von Rigoletto und als Olga in Fedora an die Metropolitan Opera zurück. In der aktuellen Spielzeit ist sie u.a. an der Washington National Opera in Roméo et Juliette, am Teatro di San Carlo als Liù in einer Neuproduktion von Turandot, an der Wiener Staatsoper in Don Pasquale und an der Opera Royal de Wallonie-Liège in I Capuleti e i Montecchi zu erleben.

Thalia Cook-Hansen, soprano, is from the USA. After studying voice in the USA and Canada, she completed her master’s degree at the Dutch National Opera Academy. She also attended masterclasses with, among others, Elliot Madore, Floris Visser, and Lynne Dawson. In Amsterdam, she performed roles such as Nerina in Haydn’s "La fedeltà premiata," Fanny in Rossini’s "La cambiale di matrimonio," Bastienne in Mozart’s "Bastien et Bastienne," and Adele in "Die Fledermaus." She sang Barbarina ("Le nozze di Figaro") at the Estates Theatre in Prague, as well as the First Lady ("The Magic Flute") and Mademoiselle Silberklang ("Der Schauspieldirektor") in Toronto. Her repertoire also includes roles such as Bubikopf in Viktor Ullmann’s "Der Kaiser von Atlantis," Singer No. 1 in Conrad Susa’s "Transformations," Amore in Monteverdi’s "Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria," and the title role in Donizetti’s "Lucia di Lammermoor." Since the 2025/26 season, she has been a member of the International Opera Studio at the Zürich Opera House.

The Cuban-Colombian tenor Anthony León studied at La Sierra University in Riverside (California) as well as at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston (Massachusetts). He has been honored with numerous prestigious awards. In 2024, he was a finalist of the Rising Star Award of the International Opera Awards and received the Richard Tucker Career Grant. In 2023, he won the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition; at Operalia 2022, he was awarded First Prize as well as the Don Plácido Domingo Ferrer Zarzuela Prize. In addition, he received a Career Development Grant from the Sullivan Foundation and was portrayed, among others, in "Opera News". In the 2025/26 season, he makes his house and role debut at the Teatro Regio di Torino as Belmonte in "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" and also sings this role for the first time at Glyndebourne. In addition, he makes his debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Ferrando in "Così fan tutte" and returns to the LA Opera, where he sings Fenton in "Falstaff" for the first time. His repertoire also includes roles such as Count Almaviva in "Il barbiere di Siviglia", Remendado in "Carmen", Nemorino in "L’elisir d’amore", Tamino in "Die Zauberflöte", Don Ottavio in "Don Giovanni" and Spoletta in "Tosca". From 2022 to 2023, he was a member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program of the Los Angeles Opera. Guest engagements have taken him, among others, to the Cologne Opera, to the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, to the Santa Fe Opera, to the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence as well as to the Salzburg Festival.

Evan Gray is a Swiss bass-baritone from Winterthur. He began his musical training as a treble with the Zürich Boys’ Choir and later transitioned to the bass voice. After initial vocal studies at the Winterthur Conservatory, he continued his education at the prestigious Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. His roles to date include the Forester ("Das schlaue Füchslein"), Figaro ("Le nozze di Figaro"), and Leporello ("Don Giovanni"). As an accomplished recitalist, he has performed Schubert’s "Winterreise" and Vaughan Williams’ "Songs of Travel" multiple times and has collaborated with artists such as Julius Drake and Robert Holl. From 2023 to 2025, he was a guest at the Marlboro Music Festival, where he developed a close artistic relationship with pianist Mitsuko Uchida, who has invited him back for the summer 2026 edition. Since the 2025/26 season, Evan Gray has been a member of the International Opera Studio at the Zürich Opera House.