Enrico Casari

  Tenor

Enrico Casari studied at the Conservatory of Verona, his hometown, continuing his studies with Augusto Vicentini, Ivo Vinco and Sherman Lowe. He also studied Musicology at the University of Pavia.

In 2006, following his participation in Enzo Dara's masterclasses, he made his debut in the role of Bastiano in Mozart's Bastiano e Bastianain Mantua. He also won the first prize at the "Rinaldo Pelizzoni" International Competition in Parma and was a finalist at the "Città di Bologna" International Competition.

Early in his career, he was a member of the Opera Studio of the Vlaamse Opera in Ghent and the Opera Studio of the Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg. His engagements at the Vlaamse Opera included Rossini's Petite messe solennelleand Bellini's La sonnambula. While a member of the Opera Studio in Strasbourg, he sang Charpentier's Louise(Le Noctambule), Nino Rota's Aladino e la lampada magica (title role), Macbeth(Malcolm) and Ariadne auf Naxos(Brighella), an opera he also sang at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège.

From 2010, his career has developed internationally, with a focus on less traditional repertoires. Notable engagements include: Věc Makropulos(Janek) by Janáček under the direction of Robert Carsen in Strasbourg, at La Fenice in Venice; Die Zauberflöte(Tamino) at the Opéra de Rouen, at the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège and at the Teatro Comunale di Bolzano; Janáček's Kát'a Kabanová(Váňa Kudrjaš) directed by Robert Carsen in Strasbourg and at the Teatro Regio di Torino;

Der Rosenkavalier(Valzacchi) in Strasbourg; Pagliacci(Peppe) in Liège, Strasbourg, Metz and Monte Carlo; Lucia di Lammermoor(Normanno) in Lille, Rouen, Limoges and Reims; Le roi Arthus(Lancelot) by Chausson in Strasbourg; La scala di seta(Dormont) by Rossini at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris; Rossini's La gazzetta(Alberto) at the St. Moritz Opera Festival, the Basel Opera and the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv; Auber's Manon Lescaut(Des Grieux) at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège; Adriana Lecouvreur(Poisson) and I Puritani(Bruno Robertson) at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. He also recorded Giordano's Fedora (Rouvel) for Deutsche Grammophon, alongside Angela Gheorghiu and Placido Domingo.

Recent seasons' highlights have included:

Salome(Narraboth) with Gianandrea Noseda and Robert Carsen at the Teatro Regio in Turin and later at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona and at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna; Bernstein's A Quiet Place(François) at the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg and on tour in the Netherlands with Opera Zuid; Bernstein's Candide(title role) at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet in Vilnius; Lucia di Lammermoor(Arturo) at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo; Le nozze di Figaro(Basilio) with Christophe Rousset in Liège; Carmen(Remendado) at the Arena di Verona; Turandot(Pong) at the Festival of St. Margarethen; Nabucco(Ismaele) at the National Theatre in Brno; Die Fledermaus(Alfred) with Fabio Luisi at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa; Ariodante(Odoardo) directed by Robert Carsen at the Opéra National de Paris; Madama Butterfly(Goro) and Il tabarro(Il Tinca) at the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago. Of particular interest were his debuts in the title role of Živný in Janáček's Osud directed by Robert Carsen at the Janáček Brno International Festival and in the leading role of Titta-Nane in the world premiere of Giorgio Battistelli's Le baruffedirected by Damiano Michieletto, Boito's Mefistofele(Wagner/Nereo) and Ariadne auf Naxos(Brighella) at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice; Ullmann's Der Kaiser von Atlantis(Harlekin) at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona; Gianni Schicchi(Gherardo) at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo; Nabucco(Ismaele) at the National Theatre in Brno and Turandot in Trieste (San Giusto).

His concert repertoire includes: Haydn's Die Schöpfungand Mozart's Requiem (Liège); Puccini's Messa di Gloria (Strasbourg); Verdi's Requiem(Belgian tour with a performance at the DeSingel in Antwerp).

Future engagements include: La Rondine at the Teatro Coccia in Novara; Otelloat the Teatro alla Fenice in Venice; Lucrezia Borgia at the Opera in Rome; Nabucco at the Opera Theatre in Brno; Andrea Chénierat the Teatro Regio in Parma; Roberto Devereux at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples and Ariodanteat the Opéra National de Paris.