Sonia Ganassi
Sonia Ganassi (born 1966) is an Italian
mezzo-soprano. Born in
Reggio Emilia, she made her debut as Rosina in
Rossini’s ''
The Barber of Seville'' in Rome in 1992. She has performed in many of the world’s famous opera houses including the
Metropolitan Opera in
New York City, the
Royal Opera House in
London and the
Teatro alla Scala,
Milan. She is best known for her work in the
bel canto repertoire. Her roles in Rossini operas also include
soprano parts, such as Elisabetta in ''
Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra'' (
ROF, 2004), Elena in ''
La donna del lago (Lady of the Lake)'' (
Rossini in Wildbad, 2006), ''
Ermione'' (ROF, 2008), and Elcia in ''
Mosè in Egitto'' (ROF, 2011). In 2009 she participated in a live recording of Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem conducted by
Antonio Pappano (EMI Classics 6 98936 2). In October 2019 she debuted the leading role of Lady Macbeth in Verdi's ''
Macbeth'' at the
Teatro Lirico di Cagliari.
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