The brilliant technique, the vocal range of three octaves and high vocal assertiveness makes the Argentine Franco Fagioli the most virtuosic countertenor of our time. His extensive, constantly growing repertoire testifies to an artist who is always looking for new challenges. At the Salzburg Whitsun Festival in 2014 he first appeared with Gioachino Rossini dedicated program and got sensational reviews: "What Fagioli worked out in diversity of expression in the arias of Rossini’s operas was fantastic," as the Neue Zürcher Zeitung said. Meanwhile, the singer has signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon and will present his first solo album with arias by Rossini in the fall 2016. At the Zurich Opera House he will prove his Belcanto arts together with Riccardo Minasi and the Orchestra La Scintilla. The program includes arias from Rossini’s operas Demetrio e Polibio, La donna del Lago, Tancredi and Semiramide.