Mozart Così fan tutte

German conductor Patrick Lange began his musical training with the Regensburger Domspatzen before studying conducting at the conservatories of Würzburg and Zurich. A prizewinner of the Dirigentenforum of the Deutscher Musikrat, he became assistant conductor of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester and worked closely with Claudio Abbado, notably assisting him on engagements with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, and the Orchestra Mozart Bologna. Awarded the European Culture Prize as Young Conductor of the Year in 2007, he quickly established himself in the operatic repertoire following his debuts in Zurich and Lucerne. His international career has taken him to leading houses such as the Vienna State Opera, the Paris Opera, Royal Ballet & Opera in London, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, and the Zurich Opera House. Principal Conductor of the Komische Oper Berlin, he gained international recognition there with Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Rusalka, and Der Freischütz. He was General Music Director in Wiesbaden from 2017 to 2022, he conducted numerous new productions including Tannhäuser, Arabella, Un ballo in maschera, Jenůfa, Salome, Carmen, and Der Rosenkavalier. He has conducted the Vienna Philharmonic, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the Hamburger Symphoniker, and other orchestras. Patrick Lange maintains a close relationship with the Vienna State Opera, where he made his debut in 2010 and has returned regularly ever since.

Born in 1993, Vienna-born Lisa Padouvas, of Greek origin, studied music, theatre, film, and media at the University of Vienna. A lifelong enthusiast of music and theatre, she discovered her passion for opera during her studies, through several student productions. Over the following years, she gained valuable experience through numerous internships and by working as an assistant in stage direction, set design, and costume design in Austria and Germany. She has also directed her own projects, including Hänsel und Gretel by Humperdinck as part of the Musiktheaterfrühling in Kilb, and more recently, Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the Gars Castle Opera Festival. Since 2018, Lisa Padouvas has been working as a stage director and assistant director at the Vienna Staatsoper, where she has collaborated with renowned directors such as Barrie Kosky, Henry Mason, Marco Arturo Marelli, Simon Stone, and Jossi Wieler.

Born in Livorno (ltaly) in 1960, Stefano Visconti studied the piano and then choral conducting with Fosco Corti and Roberto Gabbiano, as well as orchestra conducting with Piero Bellugi and Giancarlo Andretta. He was appointed choirmaster at Opéra de Monte-Carlo in 2007. Before this he was choirmaster at the Teatro Goldoni, Livorno (1991-2001), Choirmaster at the Opéra-Théâtre d’Avignon (2001-2007), as well as Choirmaster at the Festival Puccini, Torre del Lago (1999-2015). From 1984 to 2001 he conducted the Guido Monaco Polyphonic Choir of Livorno which, under his direction, won several national awards (Vittorio Veneto, Arezzo and Florence competitions). In 2000 he founded the Chamber Choir of Tuscany, formed of professionals. He directed the reconstitution of the complete sacred works of Giuseppe Cambini for soloists, choir, and orchestra. Since 2008 he has conducted the choirs of the Sanxay Lyrical Evenings. He is the artistic and music director of the Monte Carlo Chamber Choir. He has made several recordings with Foné, Agora and Kikko Classics, in particular several of Mascagni’s operas (L’amico Fritz, I Rantzau, Lodoletta, Guglielmo Ratcliff, Silvano, Cavalleria rusticana, Iris and Sì). Since 2017 he has directed the coordination of the choirs for the Chorégies d’Orange festival.

Born in Guatemala and graduating from the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala in 2012, Adriana Gonzalez won the New Upcoming Artist Award that same year, before joining the Atelier Lyrique of the Opéra National de Paris, where she received the 2017 Prix Lyrique from the Cercle Carpeaux for her exceptional artistic development. In the same period, she received numerous other distinctions, including a prestigious Zarzuela prize at the 2019 Operalia competition. Among her most memorable roles are undoubtedly Micaëla (Carmen), which she performed at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Oper Frankfurt, Opéra National de Paris, Opéra de Toulon, Liceu in Barcelona, and Opéra de Lausanne. Adriana Gonzalez has also performed at venues such as the Houston Grand Opera, the Staatsoper Berlin, the Opéra national de Lorraine, the Zurich Opera, and the Salzburger Festspiele. Her repertoire includes roles such as Liù (Turandot), Juliette (Gounod's Roméo et Juliette), and Countess Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro). Her projects for the 2025/26 season and beyond include: Desdemona (Otello) at the Opéra national du Rhin and the Opéra national du Capitole in Toulouse, Micaëla (Carmen) at the Teatro Real in Madrid and the Royal Opera and Ballet in London, Countess Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro) at the Vienna State Opera, Verdi's Requiem at the Zurich Opera House, and Fiordiligi in the upcoming production of Così fan tutte at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.

A native of Massachusetts, Samantha Hankey developed a passion for music at an early age and pursued pre-college vocal training at the Longy School of Music and the New England Conservatory, before attending The Juilliard School, where she earned a master's degree in music. In 2018, she won first prize and the media prize at the inaugural Glyndebourne Cup, several prizes at the Operalia competition, and a scholarship from the Richard Tucker Music Foundation. Early in her career, she performed at venues such as the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Metropolitan Opera, the Opernhaus Zürich, the Dallas Opera, and the Grand Théâtre de Genève. In recent seasons, Hankey has made her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival in Mozart's Idomeneo, at the New National Theatre in Tokyo in the title role of Carmen, at the Royal Opera and Ballet in London as Dorabella (Così fan tutte), at the Detroit Opera as the Vixen (The Cunning Little Vixen), and as Santuzza (Cavalleria Rusticana) at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City. She also sang Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier at the Metropolitan Opera and made her debut in the role of Mélisande (Pelléas et Mélisande) in Netia Jones' production at the Santa Fe Opera. Highlights of Samantha Hankey's 2025/26 season include her debut at the Berlin Staatsoper, where she will perform the role of La muse/Nicklausse (The Tales of Hoffmann), as well as Octavian (Der 

One of the most influential mezzo-sopranos of her generation, Italian singer Cecilia Bartoli has performed on the world’s greatest stages—from Salzburg to Zurich and Vienna, Milan’s La Scala to the Paris Opera, the Edinburgh Festival to the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Discovered at a young age by Daniel Barenboim, and subsequently by Herbert von Karajan and Nikolaus Harnoncourt, she is equally known for her scholarly approach to music, which has revived many forgotten works of the Baroque and bel canto repertoire. Her iconic interpretations of roles by Mozart, Rossini, Bellini and Handel have set new artistic standards. She has sold over 12 million albums and received numerous prestigious distinctions, including five Grammy Awards, two Classical Brit Awards, and the Polar Music Prize. Since 2012, she has served as Artistic Director of the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, reshaping the profile of this festival with bold programming. In 2023, she became the first woman to lead the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, where she champions a forward-thinking vision combining musical excellence, repertory expansion, and global outreach. In 2016 her orchestra Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco was founded in Monte Carlo under the patronage of HSH Prince Albert II and HRH Princess Caroline of Hanover with whom she has performed in in Monaco and all over Europe and created acclaimed productions such as La Cenerentola, Giulio Cesare, Alcina, Il turco in Italia, Ein deutsches Requiem, and Their Master’s Voice.

Originally from Slovakia, Peter Kellner has established himself as one of the most promising artists of his generation. Winner of First Prize at the Ferruccio Tagliavini International Competition, he also received the Audience Prize and Second Prize at the Salzburg Mozart Competition. He trained at the Conservatory of Košice, the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, and the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. A former member of the ensembles at the Oldenburg State Theatre and Graz Opera, he joined the Vienna State Opera in 2018, where his roles have included parts in the Da Ponte trilogy, as well as Colline (La Bohème), Fernando (Fidelio), Friar Laurence (Roméo et Juliette), Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia), and Theseus (A Midsummer Night’s Dream). In the 2025/26 season, he opens the Vienna season as Kecal in Smetana’s The Bartered Bride and performs Guglielmo in Così fan tutte. He is also invited to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (King of Scotland in Ariodante), to Rouen for his role debut as Daland (The Flying Dutchman), to the Semperoper Dresden (Colline, Friar Laurence), to Prague (the Water Goblin in Rusalka), and to the Salzburg Festival (Il viaggio a Reims). Recent highlights include Figaro at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor) in Dresden, Colline at both the Metropolitan Opera and Covent Garden, Osmin (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) in Hamburg, and Masetto (Don Giovanni) in Berlin. He also performs Mozart’s Requiem in Prague and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under Jaap van Zweden. He made his debut at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo as Figaro, followed by Leporello (Don Giovanni) in 2025. He returns this season as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte.

Filipe Manu, a tenor of Tongan origin who grew up in New Zealand, became the first singer from the Pacific and Oceania to win the Tenor Viñas International Singing Competition in 2024. He is a former member of the New Zealand Opera School and the opera program at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he also earned a master's degree. A graduate of the Royal Opera House's Jette Parker Young Artist Program in London, he made notable debuts at the London opera house, the Vienna State Opera, the Paris National Opera, and the Hamburg State Opera. He has also performed in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and Wigmore Hall in London, collaborating with renowned conductors such as Dalia Stasevska, Sir Antonio Pappano, and Mark Wigglesworth. His repertoire includes the roles of Nemorino (L'elisir d'amore), Alfredo Germont (La Traviata), Fenton (Falstaff), Tamino (The Magic Flute), Eduardo (The Exterminating Angel), and Ferrando (Cosí fan tutte). The 2025/26 season brings a new wave of international engagements, including his debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona in the role of Nemorino (L'elisir d'amore). He returns to the Vienna State Opera in the role of Ferrando (Così fan tutte) and accompanies this production for his debut at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in the same role.

Born in Turin, Italian baritone Alessandro Corbelli studied voice with Giuseppe Valdengo and Claude Thiolas. A distinguished interpreter of bel canto and Mozart’s comic roles, he has enjoyed an international career spanning over four decades. He has appeared at many of the world’s leading opera houses, including La Scala in Milan (Così fan tutte, Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, La Cenerentola, Fedora), the Royal Opera and Ballet in London (L’Italiana in Algeri, Così fan tutte, Don Pasquale, La Fille du régiment, Il turco in Italia, Adriana Lecouvreur), the Paris Opera (La Cenerentola, Così fan tutte, Gianni Schicchi, Madama Butterfly), and the Vienna Staatsoper (Le nozze di Figaro, I puritani, La Cenerentola). Since his debut as Dandini at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1997, he has returned regularly in roles such as L’Italiana in Algeri, L’Elisir d’amore, and Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola. He has also performed in Munich, Cologne, Geneva, Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Florence, and at the festivals of Aix-en-Provence, Glyndebourne, Salzburg, Pesaro, and Edinburgh.Recent appearances include Bartolo (Il barbiere di Siviglia) in Salzburg, the title role in Don Pasquale in Barcelona, and L’ajo nell’imbarazzo in Bergamo. At the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, he sang Dandini in a concert version of La Cenerentola in 2017 and Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia in 2023.