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June 2017 | Concert Gala at Caramoor

After his great success in 2015 singing Fernand at Donizetti’s La Favorite, Mr Ballerini returns to the Caramoor Festival in NYC, celebrating the 20 anniversary of Bel Canto with a Concert Gala with Mr Wil Crutchfield conducting and the renounce Soprano, Angela Meade.

Ballerini Will be singing many solo Bel Canto pieces and duets with Mrs Angela Meade.

For tickets

https://www.caramoor.org/events/opening-night-2017/?spektrix_bounce=true

Donizetti's La Fille du Regimen at Atlanta Opera House

You want to listen many high Cs? Come to The Atlanta Opera Feb/March 2018, to listen Mr. Ballerini‘s debut as Tonio at Donizetti’s La Fille du Regiment with the supreme soprano Andriana Chuchman. Great time to hear a beautiful Bel Canto opera with a great production of the Atlanta Opera in Tomer Zvulum’s hands.

For tickets

http://www.atlantaopera.org/season/daughterreg.aspx

Lindoro, L'italiana in Algeri, Rossini. Argentina 2013

Rossini's Cenerentola at Rio de Janeiro

One of Santiago Ballerini‘s beloved role Ramiro from Rossini’s Cenerentola. This time returning after 2 years at the Teatro Municipal du Río di Janeiro.

His first time was debuting Jacquino at Beethoven’s Fidelio. And this time as the lead tenor in this difficult role from Rossini. Don’t miss it.

Peter Eötvös's Trois Soeurs at Teatro Colón

After a great success last season singing the Count at Zimmerman’s Die Soldaten, Mr Ballerini is retuning to Teatro Colon from Argentina in this season 2017, to encourage the difficult role of the Doctor at Peter Eötvös’s Trois Soeurs. An unique contemporary piece that will be part of “Colon Contemporáneo”.

For tickets

http://www.teatrocolon.org.ar/es/2017/opera/tres-hermanas

Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier at Teatro Colón

In his 3rd consecutive season, Mr Ballerini returns to Teatro Colon from Argentina doing his debut as the Italian Tenor at Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier.

For tickets

http://www.teatrocolon.org.ar/es/2017/opera/el-caballero-de-la-rosa

Gualtiero at Bellini's Il Pirata | Caramoor

After the Night Gala, Mr Ballerini will be singing Gualtiero at Bellini’s Il Pirata, again with Mrs. Angela Meade singing Imogene, the Baritone Harold Wilson singing Ernesto and Mr. Wil Crutchfield conducting the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.

This is the second time Ballerini sings in this prestigious summer festival.

For tickets

https://www.caramoor.org/events/il-pirata-bellini/?spektrix_bounce=true

Santiago Ballerini at the Metropolitan Opera House from New York

Santiago Ballerini Will be at the Metropolitan Opera House from New York, Covering the two lead tenors from Barbiere Di Siviglia/Conde Almaviva and Don Giovanni/Don Ottavio in season 16/17.

CARAMOOR FESTIVAL in New York City

Join Santiago Ballerini in his return to the CARAMOOR FESTIVAL in New York City.
Singing Gualtiero in Il Pirata from Bellini.

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Bio

Santiago Ballerini is recognized in the Americas as one of the leading tenors in Bel Canto repertoire. Respected and celebrated by his colleagues, directors and theaters around the world, Ballerini just did his Italian Debut at the Teatro Regio in Torino, as Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore where he will sing it again this season at the Opera Toulon, France.

After being a pianist for 9 years, In 2015 made his United States debut at the Caramoor Festival in New York as Fernand in “La Favorite” to rave reviews, in 2017 returned to the same festival to sing Gualtiero in Bellini’s “Il Pirata” with the amazing soprano Angela Meade, and he repeated the role of Gualtiero doing his European debut in Oct 2017 at the National Opera du Bordeaux, France with Mrs. Joyce El-Khoury.

Ballerini did some covers of the roles of Don Ottavio in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” conducted by Placido Domingo and Count Almaviva in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” at the Metropolitan Opera (MET) in New York City in season 2016- 2017.

After singing the role of Conde Libenskof in Rossini’s “Il Viaggio a Reims” at the prestigious Teatro Bellas Artes in Mexico City in 2016, Ballerini returned to the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires to sing Jünge Graf in Zimmerman’s “Die Soldaten.” In 2017 sang Tenor Italiano in “Der RosenKavalier” from Strauss and also Lindoro from Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri this last past March 2018. This last one, was in Co-production with the famous Summer festival from San Sebastián, where Ballerini went to sing with the incredible mezzo Mariana Pizzolatto. This was the second time Santiago sang in Spain, because he did his Spain debut a year before at the ABAO, in Bilbao, singing Ernesto from Donizetti’s Don Pasquale with the great Jessica Pratt.

This 2018/2019 season Ballerini will debut at the Saratoga Opera in the USA, repeating the role of Tonio from Donizetti’s La Fille du Regiment. This role was debuted by him the last season at The Atlanta Opera.

The last season gave 2 recitals for the 50th anniversary of the “New Port Festival” in Rhode Island, NY state and debuted Argirio from Rossini’s Tancredi at the opening season from Teatro Nuovo directed by Will Crutchfield. The last September 2018, did his house debut at the Municipal from Chile singing Conde Almaviva from Rossini’s Barbiere di Siviglia.

In January of 2016, Ballerini was awarded the Grand Prize at the “Laguna Magica” international Vocal Competition in Chile, receiving invitations to sing Cassio in Otello with Teatro Artgentino and to sing with Tenerife Opera. Ballerini was a semifinalist in the “Fancisc Vinas” at the Liceu Theatre and the Argentine Finalist at the Neue Stimmen Competition in Dresden, Germany. He won First Prize at the National Competition of “Festivals Musicales,” The “ Americas society Competition,” and the “Opera San Juan Competition.”

In 2014, Ballerini was awarded the “Upcoming Opera Singer” in Argentina by the Congress of Argentina and the Argentine Association of Critics. He also was a featured soloist for the “50th MET Anniversary Gala” honoring Sherrill Milnes, and was a scholarship recipient to study with Mr. Milnes.

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