INTERNATIONAL OPERA SUPERSTAR CHARLES CASTRONOVO
Superstar Tenor from the stages of The Metropolitan Opera to La Scalas And Maggio Musicale Fiorentinoand special guest GUEST JUANA SHTREPI, sopranowith HERSHEY FELDER at the pianoITALIAN, SICILIAN and NEAPOLITAN FAVORITE SONGS
From Tosti to Puccini and more! A thrilling evening with one of the most beautiful and expressive voices in the world!
CHARLES CASTRONOVO, Tenor
Born in New York, Charles Castronovo made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera of New York in the role of Beppe (Pagliacci). He soon found himself cast in other roles, including Fenton (Falstaff), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Ferrando (Così fan tutte), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Nemorino (L’elisir d’amore), Alfredo Germont (La Traviata), the title role in Faust, Rodolfo (La Bohème), Nadir (Les Pêcheurs de perles), Belmonte (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), the Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto), Tom Rakewell (The Rake’s Progress), Elvino (La sonnambula), Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor).
In 2010, in Los Angeles, he portrayed the title role in Daniel Catán’s opera Il Postino for its creation, alongside Plácido Domingo.
In recent years he has performed the roles of Roméo (Roméo et Juliette) in New York, Don José (Carmen) in Berlin and Chicago, Faust (La Damnation de Faust) in Salzburg, Nemorino in Chicago, Rodolfo in New York, Berlin and Munich, Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly) in Munich, Vienna and Madrid, Alfredo Germont in New York, Don Ottavio in London, Des Grieux (Manon) in Vienna, and Jason (Médée) in Berlin.
He performed the role of Riccardo / Gustavo (Un ballo in maschera) in Munich and New York, the title roles of both Don Carlo in Italian in Munich and Don Carlos in French in Geneva, and the role of Gabriele Adorno (Simon Boccanegra) at the Salzburg Festival, Opéra de Paris and for his debut at la Scala in 2024.
He recently had his role debut as Cavaradossi (Tosca) in Munich and released a recording of a world premiere orchestration of Puccini songs, I Canti, with the Bayerische Rundfunk Orchestra on the BR Klassik label.
Future projects include the release of a full recording of Ernani on BR Klassik, a role debut as Max in Der Freischütz with the Kammerakademie Potsdam, the title role of Don Carlos in French at Opéra de Paris, and a full recording of Verdi’s Requiem with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
JUANA SHTREPI, Soprano
She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Opera Singing and then her Master’s Degree at the Conservatory “F.A. Bonporti” in Trento, and perfected her training by attending the Opera Theater Academy of Tirana with soprano Ermonela Jaho, the Opera Theater Academy of Bologna, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Academy, and with maestros Matteo Pais and Dario Russo in collaboration with the “Rame Lahaj International Opera Festival”.
She has performed as a soloist in several productions, including “La Traviata” (G. Verdi) at the Municipal Theater “Ruggiero Ruggieri” in Guastalla in November 2023 in the role of Violetta Valéry, “Don Giovanni” (W.A. Mozart) at the Teatro Sociale of Trento in September 2023 in the role of Donna Anna, and the same opera in the role of Donna Elvira at the Saluzzo Opera Academy in August 2022.
Among the many awards she has won are the 1st Prize at the International Opera Competition “Ismaele Voltolini” and the 1st Prize at the International Opera Competition “Monterosso al Mare”, the 2nd Prize at the Marie Kraja International Opera Competition, the 2nd Prize at the Mimas International Music Festival, the 3rd Prize at the Capri Opera Festival, and the title of Best Promising Young Artist at the International Opera Competition “Anita Cerquetti.”
