Featured Artist
Claudio Sgura
As one of today’s foremost Italian dramatic baritones, Claudio Sgura has electrified audiences throughout the world with his performances of Verdi, Puccini, and Verismo repertoire. A native of Puglia, Mr. Sgura began his vocal studies in Lecce with soprano Maria Mazzotta. After coming to international attention at the prestigious competition “Voci Verdiane” in Busseto in 2006, he debuted at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan in the following year as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly under the musical direction of Myung Whun Chung. Performances since then have led him to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden (Jack Rance in La fanciulla del
Featured Artist
Michael Fabiano
Of Michael Fabiano’s debut as Lensky in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the Royal Opera, The Sunday Times in London wrote: “I can’t think of a Lensky at Covent Garden who has held the audience so spellbound in 40 years of Onegin-going… a glorious debut.” The recipient of the 2014 Beverly Sills Artist Award and the 2014 Richard Tucker Award, Mr. Fabiano is the first singer to win both awards in the same year, and is considered one of the greatest tenors in the world today. This season, he opened the Royal Opera in a new production of La Bohème conducted by Anthony Pappano, and will sing the Duke
May 21, 2018
GM Art&Music signs Selene Zanetti for Management
GM Art&Music is delighted to announce the signing of the management for Selene Zanetti. Born in Vicenza, the italian soprano studied in Padova; she is currently part of the Opernstudio at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, where she will be joining the ensemble from the 2018/19 season. Her repertoire includes roles of Shostakovich, Strauss, Verdi, Prokofiev, Menotti and Mozart, to
April 26, 2018
Nadine Sierra awarded the 2018 Beverly Sills Artist Award for young singers
Soprano Nadine Sierra has been named the winner of the 13 th annual Beverly Sills Artist Award for young singers at the MetropolitanOpera. The $50,000 award, the largest of its kind in the United States, is given to extraordinarily gifted singers between the ages of 25 and 40 who have already appeared in featured solo roles at the Met. The
April 9, 2018
Daniela Barcellona Wins 2018 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera
The mezzosoprano Daniela Barcellona won the Olivier Award, the most important English award for the theatre. The award ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday April 8. The Award was awarded along with the American Mezzosoprano Joyce DiDonato in the category “Outstanding achievement in opera” for their interpretation in Rossini’s Semiramide, performed at the Royal
March 7, 2018
GM Art&Music Welcomes Mezzosoprano Daniela Barcellona To Its Roster For General Management
GM Art&Music is thrilled to annouce the recent signing of Daniela Barcellona for General Management. The internationally-renowed mezzosoprano has joined Gianluca Macheda's agency for Worlwide Representation. A singer who can count on a “broad phrasing, supported by a solid, robust and consistent technique”, Daniela Barcellona has established herself as one of the most appreciated interpreters in the operatic world, having
February 28, 2018
Maestro Pier Giorgio Morandi awarded with the Royal Swedish Opera chorus Award
Maestro Pier Giorgio Morandi has been awarded with the prestigious Royal Swedish Opera chorus Award as best musician of the last 3 years, with a ceremony at the end of the performance of Aida at the Royal Swedish Opera. "I am really honored to have this prize, my heart beats so hard! Viva la musica!" said Maestro. We are happy
February 26, 2018
Baritone Lucas Meachem joins GM Art&Music for Worldwide Representation
GM Art&Music is pleased to welcome American baritone Lucas Meachem to its roster. The artist has recently signed with agency director Gianluca Macheda for Worldwide Representation. Hailed by critics as “vocally faultless and a natural actor” (Classical Chicago Review) with “a clear baritone whose fragments can pierce the soul” (Forum Opera), and “a rockstar of opera” (Opera Pulse), Meachem is
December 20, 2017
GM Art&Music signs bass John Relyea for General Management
GM Art&Music is delighted to announce bass John Relyea has joined the agency for worldwode representation. John Relyea has appeared on many of the world’s great operatic stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera (where he is an alumnus of the Merola Opera Program and a former Adler Fellow), Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House-Covent Garden, Paris Opera,
December 11, 2017
New Release Ave Maria 2 Voices Stefano Secco / Sarah Maria Punga by Halidon Music
Ave Maria (for two voices) | Bach-Gounod, Schubert, Mascagni Performed by Stefano Secco and Sarah Maria Punga. This project revolves around a particular and unusual vocal duo: tenor Stefano Secco and mezzo soprano Sarah Maria Punga. Their vocal patterns blend perfectly in a counterpointed prayer, creating an atmosphere of pure mysticism. Bach-Gounod, Schubert and Mascagni's Ave Maria (never-before heard as
December 7, 2017
Les Pêcheurs de perles DVD, starring Matthew Polenzani, nominated for 2017 GRAMMY Award
The Metropolitan Opera’s DVD and Blu-Ray release of Bizet’s ‘Les Pêcheurs de perles,’ featuring Matthew Polenzani as Nadir and Diana Damrau as Leïla, is nominated for a 2017 GRAMMY Award: Best Opera Recording. This DVD was recorded during a LIVE in HD world-wide broadcast in cinemas. For more information on the ceremony and winners announcement in February visit The GRAMMYs online.
December 6, 2017
Jessica Pratt interviewed by Ópera Actual
Jessica Pratt interviewed by Sergi Sánchez, Ópera Actual, about her carrer, her roles, about bel canto and about her upcoming engagement at Liceu in Barcelona, L'elisir d'amore. Have a look at the whole interview at http://www.operaactual.com/index.php/contenidos/en-portada/29-portada-articulos/867-jessica-pratt-canta-l-elisir-en-el-liceu