Anna Caterina Antonacci

Born: 1961-04-05

Anna Caterina Antonacci is widely acknowledged as a major artist, and her extraordinary vocal timbre and great acting skills have enabled her to perform a vast and varied repertoire in the world's most important theatres. She has scored notable personal success as Cassandre (Les Troyens) with Sir John Eliot Gardiner at the Théâtre du Châtelet Paris, Incoronazione di Poppea at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, as well as the title role in Medea in Toulouse, at the Teatro Regio Turin and the Châtelet, Paris. Her debut in a new production of Carmen at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden conducted by Antonio Pappano was a huge triumph, performed also at the Opera Comique conducted by John Eliot Gardiner, and was a precursor to her return to London as Cassandre (Les Troyens) at Covent Garden and the BBC Proms. Also revered for her interpretations of Berlioz' vocal works, performances have included La Mort de Cléopâtre with the Rotterdam Philharmonic conducted by Yannick Nézét-Seguin, with the Hong Kong Philharmonic conducted by John Nelson and with the LPO again with Nézét-Seguin. Anna Caterina has been honoured with the 'Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'honneur' by the French Republic, which is the highest national distinction one can receive. Her first recording, Era la Notte for the Naive label received great acclaim. She has also recorded L'Alba separa dalla luce l'ombra for Wigmore Live, with her pianist Donald Sulzen, featuring songs by Tosti, Cilea, and Hahn.


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Lord of the Ants

as Maddalena Tagliaferri
Released: 2022-09-08

Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, poet, playwright and myrmecologist Aldo Braibanti...

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Verdi Macbeth Chailly

as Dama de Lady Macbeth
Released: 1987-01-01

Claude D'Anna's film of Verdi's Macbeth is a gloomy affair, stressing the descent into madness...

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Madama Butterfly

as Kate Pinkerton
Released: 1986-01-09

Opera at La Scala Milan

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Les Troyens

as Cassandra
Released: 2012-06-25

After the destruction of Troy, the Trojan warrior Énée sets out on a journey to found a new...

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Carmen

as Carmen
Released: 2007-12-26

Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Caterina Antonacci bring rare erotic intensity to the drama of Don José...

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Don Giovanni

as Donna Elvira
Released: 2009-10-03

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni is performed live at the Theater an der Wien in this 1999...

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Ermione

as Ermione
Released: 1995-06-03

Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1995, this acclaimed presentation of composer...

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Gloriana

as Queen Elizabeth I
Released: 2018-01-01

Performed at Madrid's historic Teatro Real in 2018, Ivor Bolton conducts Benjamin Britten's...

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Hindemith: Sancta Susanna

as Susanna
Released: 2016-11-28

Klementia, who has been a nun for several years, is troubled by an apparition of Saint Susanna....

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I Vespri Siciliani

as Ninetta
Released: 1986-07-17

I Vespri Siciliani must me Verdi's most underrated masterpiece. Most people are put off by the...

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Un giorno di regno

as La Marchesa del Poggio
Released: 2010-01-31

Part of Tutto Verdi series - Un giorno di regno (2010) Parma. 'Un giorno di regno, ossia il...

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Berlioz: Les Troyens

as Cassandra
Released: 2003-10-26

This epic opera follows Virgil, beginning as the Greeks appear to have ceded the field after ten...

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Bizet: Carmen (Anna Caterina Antonacci/The Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner)

as Carmen
Released: 2010-01-01

About the Director: John Eliot Gardiner is one of the most versatile conductors of our time....

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Rodelinda

as Rodelinda
Released: 1998-06-30

Jean-Marie Villegier's modern interpretation of Handel's "Rodelinda" – filmed live at the...

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Luigi Cherubini - Medea

as uncredited
Released: 2009-06-02

The story takes place in Corinth, in Creon's palace. Glauce (the king's daughter) is making...

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Les Troyens - San Francisco Opera

as Cassandre
Released: 2015-06-07

Witness the fall of Troy and the rise of an even greater nation in Hector Berlioz’s monumental...

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Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda

as uncredited
Released: 2009-02-02

Two queens on one island. A recipe for disaster. Especially as both have a legitimate claim to...

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