Tosti: L'ultimo bacio

Maltese soprano Gillian Zammit studied in Italy with Carlo Bergonzi and Victoria de los Angeles and is a versatile performer with an operatic repertoire that ranges from Baroque to 20th century opera. Roles include Semel, Tales of Hoffmann, Gianni Schicchi, Hansel and Gretel, Due Zauberflote and Rigoletto which gained her glowing review from OPERA magazine. Gillian is also highly regarded as a recital singer with a varied repertoire of Lieder, Spanish, French and Italian song, as well as being a respected exponent of Maltese Baroque music of which she has recorded several CD s. She has performed in Germany, US, France, London, and Romania and has collaborated with many notable artists including Joseph Calleja.

The present CD, recorded live on 13th December 2004 at Modena’s Teatro Comunale, celebrates the first 20 years of career of the bass-baritone Michele Pertusi, who, still young has already been a true protagonist of the operatic scene, appearing in the most important theatres of the world. With the help of the capable Parma Opera Ensemble, Pertusi offers us a varied and demanding recital in which he goes from Mozart to Verdi, from Rossini to the most famous songs of the lyrical repertoire.