Italian tenor
Musical artist
Stefano La Colla is an Italiantenor who has given recitals and performed in opera internationally.
La Colla was born inTurin , but lived inAlcamo between the ages of 12 and 23.[ 1] Livorno and trained under the guide of thesoprano Luciana Serra and later with thebaritone Carlo Meliciani .
In 2002 he won ascholarship at the Accademia d’alto Perfezionamento del Repertorio Pucciniano of Torre del Lago, where he attended its courses withMagda Olivero ,Katia Ricciarelli andRaina Kabaivanska .[ 2] Rotary Club .
He debutted in July 2006 inMadama Butterfly in the role of di Pinkerton during the summer festival ofFontanellato (Parma), and replicated in October inReggio Emilia . In the following November he debutted inNabucco , in the role ofIsmaele inMantova . In July 2007 he had his debut inAida , as Radames, at the festivalOpenair inNarni (TR) and during the summer, he held concerts for theAssociazione Medici Giuluni for the review of “Musica nelle Ville Versiliesi”, atForte dei Marmi (LU). He also took part in the recording of Bianca and Fernando byRAI at theTeatro Massimo Bellini in Catania under the direction of Maestro Carella.[ 3]
In December 2007 he gave a concert atMuseo Poldi Pezzoli of Milan for sixharps and solo voice. In 2008 he gave concerts in Europe and inJapan withFondazione Arena di Verona . On 10 November 2008, at theAuditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, he gave a concert together withLuciana Serra . He replicated Aida on 8 December atTeatro Goldoni (Livorno) .[ 3]
After that he continued his artistic experience in the traditional theatres of Italian cities such asNovara ,Savona ,Chieti ,Reggio Emilia ,Pisa ,Lucca , Livorno,Busseto andBrescia .[ 4]
His international career started in 2011 withTurandot inRatisbon (where he made his debut with 16 recitals),[ 5] Leipzig , Saint Petersburg, St. Gallen, Zagabria, and Bucarest. In 2014 he performed in some of the great European opera houses inHamburg ,Berlin ,Munich ,Amsterdam ,Oslo ,Dresden andVienna . In Italy he performed inRome ,Naples andVerona ,[ 5] Teatro alla Scala in Milan, where in 2015 he had a prestigious debut as Calaf in Turandot (opening event of La Scala for EXPO), under the direction ofRiccardo Chailly . After this great success, he was invited again for the following production,Cavalleria Rusticana (asTuriddu ).[ 6]
2002: winner of a scholarship at the Accademia d’Alto Perfezionamento del Repertorio Pucciniano diTorre del Lago 2006: winner of the International Contest Ismaele Voltolini at Buscoldo (Mantua) 18 February 2024: Prize as ‘Best Personality of the Year' for 2023, assigned by theKiwanis Club of Alcamo. 18 February 2024: Prize ‘Ciullo d'Alcamo’ 2024 assigned by theAssociazione Amici della Musica of Alcamo. 2014
Manon Lescaut(Renato Des Grieux) Oper Leipzig (February–May) La Gioconda(Enzo Grimaldi)Theater St. Gallen (February–May) Tosca(Cavaradossi)Deutsche Oper Berlin (May) Macbeth(Macduff) Opera Wrocławska (June) Un ballo in maschera(Riccardo) Theater Dortmund (Sept.-Oct.) Manon Lescaut(Il Cavaliere des Grieux) at the Mikhailovsky Theatre of Saint Petersburg (October 2014 – April 2015) 2015
Manon Lescaut(Il Cavaliere des Grieux) Oper Leipzig (Jan.–Apr.) Turandot(Calaf)Teatro di San Carlo , Naples (March–April) Tosca(Cavaradossi)Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (March–June) Turandot(Calaf)Teatro alla Scala , Milan (May) Cavalleria rusticana(Turiddu) Teatro alla Scala, Milan (June) Nabucco(Ismaele)Deutsche Oper Berlin (June) Tosca(Cavaradossi) Teatro di San Carlo]], Naples (July) Turandot(Calaf)Teatro dell'Opera di Roma of Rome (July–August) Turandot(Calaf)Deutsche Oper Berlin (Sept.-Nov.) Manon Lescaut(Il Cavaliere des Grieux) Deutsche Oper Berlin (November 2015 – March 2016) Tosca(Cavaradossi) Teatro dell'Opera of Rome (December) 2016
2017
Il trovatore,Teatro Calderón, Valladolid , (February) Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu),Opéra national du Rhin , Strasburg (June) Pagliacci (Canio), Opéra National du Rhin, Strasburg (June) Turandot (Calaf),Festival Puccini 2017 ofTorre del Lago (July)[ 5] Aida (Radamès),Macerata Opera Festival (July–August) Nabucco (Ismaele),Teatro alla Scala , Milan (Oct.–Nov.) 2018
Tosca, Oper Frankfurt, Première 22 September, 27 September, 5, 13, 18 and 20 October Il trovatore,Staatsoper inBerlin , Première 27 October, 31 October, 3 and 8 November ToscaTeatro dell'Opera , Rome Première 15 November, 17 November Aida, Irish National Opera House ofDublin 27 and 29 November La Forza del Destino (Don Alvaro),Oper Koeln , Première 23 December, 28 and 30 December 2019
La Forza del Destino (Don Alvaro),Cologne Opera , 4 and 11 January La Gioconda di Ponchielli,La Monnaie inBruxelles , Premiére 29 and 30 January, 1, 5, 8 e 12 febbraio Turandot,Deutsche Oper Berlin , 22 febbraio and 8 March Tosca,Teatro Municipale, Piacenza Première 15 March, 17 March La Gioconda,Liceu di Barcellona, 2, 5, 8, 11 and 14 April Tosca,Bavarian State Opera , Première 4 May, 7 and 10 May Un ballo in maschera,Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden , Première 16 May TurandotDeutsche Oper Berlin , 18 and 23 May Norma di Bellini,Oper Frankfurt , Première 7 June, 17, 20, 23 and 28 June Tosca,Teatro dell'Opera di Roma , 18, 21 e 26 June Turandot, Munich Opera Festival (Munchner Opernfestspiele di Monaco), Première 13 July, 16 July Andrea Chenier, Munich Opera Festival (Munchner Opernfestspiele di Monaco), Première 21 July, 25 July Madame Butterfly,La Fenice inVenice , Première 31 August, 4, 8, 10, 15, 21 and 25 September, 3 e 5 October Attila di Verdi, Prinzregentheater di Monaco di Baviera, Première 13 October Tosca di Puccini,Bavarian State Opera of Munich, 28 and 31 October, 3 November Pagliacci,Teatro Comunale di Bologna ,15 Première 15 dicembre, 18, 20, 22 December 2020
Turandot (Calaf), Palm Beach Opera House, Première 24 January, 26 January Pagliacci (Canio),Teatro Municipale (Reggio Emilia) , Première 7 and 9 February Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton),Staatsoper , 15-19 and 22 February Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton),Wiener Staatsoper , 2 March Il piccolo Marat di Mascagni,Concertgebouw, Amsterdam , Première 5 September Tosca (Mario Cavaradossi),Bayerische Staatsoper of Munich, Première 7 October, 10 and 13 October Manon Lescaut (De Grieux),Teatro Massimo of Palermo, 23 October. 2021
Aida (Radames) Art Center of Melbourne; Première 6 May, 8-10-12-15-17-19-21 May Norma (Pollione),OPER FRANKFURT , Première 12 September, 18-22-25 September, 3 October, 16-20-26 December La Forza del Destino (Don Alvaro),Bayerische Staatsoper of Munich, Première 26 September, 29 September and 2 October Norma (Pollione), Teatro municipale ofPiacenza , Première 22 October, 24 October Norma (Pollione), Teatro comunale "Luciano Pavarotti" ofModena , Première 29 October, 31 October Aida (Radames),Teatro Regio of Turin, Première 26 November, 28 November. 2022
Aida (Radames),Deutsche Oper Berlin , Première 22 January , 29 January and 4 February Aida (Radames),Teatro di San Carlo inNaples , 17 - 20 - 21 - 23 - 26 February Aida (Radames),Semperoper inDresden 17-20 March Tosca di G.Puccini (Mario Cavaradossi),Semperoper in Dresden 25-27 March Aida (Radames),Hamburg State Opera , 3 April Turandot di Puccini (Calaf), Bunka Kaikan di Tokyo, Première 15 April, 17 April (Spring Opera Festival) Il Trovatore (Manrico) Teatro Principal de Mao diMinorca , Première 27 May, 29 May La Gioconda (Enzo Grimaldo) New Production,Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Première 7 June, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25 June Il Tabarro di Puccini (Luigi),Oper Frankfurt , Première 8 July, 11 - 14 - 17 - 20 July La Gioconda (Enzo Grimaldo)Chorégies d'Orange , 6 August Il Trovatore (Manrico),Opernhaus Zürich , Première 17, 24, 27 September, 6, 11, 16 October Turandot di Puccini (Calaf), Oper Kolne, Première 29 ottobre, 3, 6, 9, 13 November Tosca di G.Puccini (Mario Cavaradossi),Vienna State Opera , Première 23 November, 2 and 5 December 2023
Aida (Radames),Teatro Filarmonico (Verona) , Première 12 February Aida (Radames),Teatro Regio (Turin) , Première 25 e 28 Febbraio, 2-4-7-8 March Tosca di G. Puccini(Mario Cavaradossi),Canadian Opera Company di Toronto, Première 5 May, 7-11-13-19-21-23-27 May Turandot di Puccini (Calaf),Deutsche Oper Berlin , 23-26-29 June 2024
Il Tabarro di Puccini (Luigi),Hamburg State Opera , Première 21 January, 26 e 30 January, 1 February Madame Butterfly (Pinkerton),Hamburg State Opera , 24 and 27 January, 4 February Madame Butterfly (Pinkerton),Royal Danish Playhouse , Première 5 March, 8 and 21 March, 2, 12, 16, 30 April and 5 May (Aalborg ) Turandot di Puccini (Calaf),La Monnaie/De Munt , Première 14 June, 18, 21, 25, 27 and 30 June Edgar di Puccini (Edgar),Opéra de Nice , Première 8 November, 10 and 12 November Aida (Radames),Oper Frankfurt , Première 22 e 24 November, 8-15 and 20 December Carmen di Bizet (Don Josè),Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden , Première 14 December, 19-22 and 28 December Gala Concert at the Opera House ofBonn , 31 December
