Ambrogio Maestri
Ambrogio Maestri was born in Pavia where he studied singing and piano. His sensational debut in 2001 coincided with the most important musical event of the Verdi Centennial, »Falstaff«, conducted by Riccardo Muti and directed by Giorgio Strehler, which saw him in the leading role at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the historic Teatro Verdi in Bussetto. This interpretation earned him enthusiastic reviews from the international press and opened the doors of the most important opera houses in the world. The collaboration with Riccardo Muti lead him over the next three years to debut at the Teatro alla Scala in some of the most emblematic Verdi roles such as Iago in »Otello«, Renato in »Un ballo in maschera«, Don Carlo di Vargas in » La forza del destino« and Giorgio Germont in »La traviata«, thereby strengthening the foundations of a constantly ascending career. Guest of the most prestigious opera companies world-wide (Metropolitan Opera, Opera de Paris, Covent Garden, Staatsoper di Vienna, Deutsche Oper di Berlino, Maestri continues his Verdian journey performing as the Conte di Luna in »Il trovatore«, Amonasro in »Aida«, Rolando in »La battaglia del Legnano«, and in the leading roles of »Simon Boccanegra«, »Rigoletto« and »Nabucco«. The ten-year collaboration with the Arena di Verona led him during the 2012 season to celebrate his one hundredth performance of another beloved opera: »Aida«. In these years of intense activity Maestri has been directed by the best conductors of the international scene including Zubin Mehta, Daniele Gatti, Daniel Oren, Fabio Luisi, Antonio Pappano, Jeffrey Tate, Nello Santi, Marcello Viotti, Marco Armiliato, Gianandrea Noseda, Renato Palumbo, Daniel Harding and by directors such as Franco Zeffirelli, Robert Carsen, Graham Vick, Peter Stein, Bob Wilson, Larent Pelly, Mario Martone, Hugo De Ana and Bartlett Sher. In the last four years Maestri has confronted Puccini and Verismo. He debuted in »Tosca« at Torre del Lago, »Cavalleria rusticana« at the Metropolitan in New York and »Pagliacci« at La Scala in Milan. The choice of playing such strong and passionate characters came, not surprisingly, after a decade of experience. Verdi’s bicentennial in 2013 represents the consecration of Maestri as a reference »Falstaff«. He was Sir John at La Scala, at the Opèra National de Paris, at Zurich’s Opernhaus, at Salzburg’s Festival, in Munich, in Tokyo, and at the Met in New York where he celebrated his 200th performance of the role. Recently Ambrogio sang on several productions such as »Pagliacci« and »Falstaff« in Vienna and in New York, »Tosca« in Barcelona and Vienna, »Otello« at Turin’s Teatro Regio, »Aida« at Rome’s Opera. Among the engagements of the last season we remember »Falstaff« in Milan, Munich, Amsterdam with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, in San Paolo in Brazil, in Buenos Aires at the Teatro Colon and in Chicago, »Cavalleria rusticana« in Salzburg. At the Vienna State Opera he sang Falstaff, Amonasro, Nabucco, Alfio, Tonio, Rigoletto, Scarpia and Don Pasquale since his debut in 2004.
Performances with Ambrogio Maestri
with Pretty Yende, Michael Spyres, Clemens Unterreiner, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Gianluca Capuano
L'Elisir d'amore
Cast on Tuesday 5. May 2026
with Pretty Yende, Michael Spyres, Clemens Unterreiner, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Gianluca Capuano
L'Elisir d'amore
Cast on Thursday 7. May 2026
Zyklus »Komische Oper«
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Humorvolle Inszenierungen und mitreißende musikalische Interpretationen entführen das Publikum in eine Welt voller Komik, Satire und lebendiger Charaktere.
Alle Termine dieses Zyklus 2025/26
with Pretty Yende, Michael Spyres, Clemens Unterreiner, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Gianluca Capuano
L'Elisir d'amore
Cast on Monday 11. May 2026
Abo 16
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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 27. Oktober 2025 | Pelléas et Mélisande |
| 22. Dezember 2025 | Fidelio |
| 19. Jänner 2026 | Idomeneo |
| 09. Februar 2026 | Jewels (Ballett) |
| 11. Mai 2026 | L'elisir d'amore |
| 14. September 2026 | Adriana Lecouvreur |
| 09. November 2026 | Nijinsky |
| 15. Februar 2027 | Der Rosenkavalier |
| 19. April 2027 | Così fan tutte |
| 14. Juni 2027 | Le nozze di Figaro |
with Ambrogio Maestri, Nicole Car, Arsen Soghomonyan, Violeta Urmana, Monika Bohinec, Ileana Tonca, Ambrogio Maestri, Kang Wang, Conductor: Lorenzo Viotti
Il Trittico
Cast on Sunday 21. June 2026
Abo 21
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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 02. November 2025 | Pelléas et Mélisande |
| 01. Februar 2026 | La Traviata |
| 15. Februar 2026 | Jewels (Ballett) |
| 15. März 2026 | Le grand macabre |
| 21. Juni 2026 | Il trittico |
| 11. Oktober 2026 | Carmen |
| 29. November 2026 | Onegin |
| 31. Jänner 2027 | Don Carlos |
| 28. Februar 2027 | Norma |
| 23. Mai 2027 | Lulu |
with Ambrogio Maestri, Nicole Car, Arsen Soghomonyan, Violeta Urmana, Monika Bohinec, Ileana Tonca, Ambrogio Maestri, Kang Wang, Conductor: Lorenzo Viotti
Il Trittico
Cast on Thursday 25. June 2026
Abo 18
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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 04. September 2025 | Otello |
| 16. Oktober 2025 | Così fan tutte |
| 05. Februar 2026 | Jewels (Ballett) |
| 28. Mai 2026 | Eugen Onegin |
| 25. Juni 2026 | Il trittico |
| 17. September 2026 | Le nozze di Figaro |
| 15. Oktober 2026 | Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| 07. Jänner 2027 | Werther |
| 11. Februar 2027 | Living Legacies |
| 01. April 2027 | Parsifal |
with Ambrogio Maestri, Nicole Car, Arsen Soghomonyan, Violeta Urmana, Monika Bohinec, Ileana Tonca, Ambrogio Maestri, Kang Wang, Conductor: Lorenzo Viotti
Il Trittico
Cast on Saturday 27. June 2026
with Ambrogio Maestri, Nicole Car, Arsen Soghomonyan, Violeta Urmana, Monika Bohinec, Ileana Tonca, Ambrogio Maestri, Kang Wang, Conductor: Lorenzo Viotti
Il Trittico
Cast on Tuesday 30. June 2026
Abo 3
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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 23. September 2025 | Giselle (Ballett) |
| 13. Jänner 2026 | Rusalka |
| 10. März 2026 | Madama Butterfly |
| 12. Mai 2026 | Der Rosenkavalier |
| 30. Juni 2026 | Il trittico |
| 27. Oktober 2026 | Nijinsky |
| 19. Jänner 2027 | Don Giovanni |
| 09. März 2027 | Tosca |
| 06. April 2027 | Il barbiere di Siviglia |
| 29. Juni 2027 | I Capuleti e i Montecchi |
with Malin Byström, Jonathan Tetelman, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Giampaolo Bisanti
Tosca
Cast on Wednesday 30. September 2026
with Malin Byström, Jonathan Tetelman, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Giampaolo Bisanti
Tosca
Cast on Friday 2. October 2026
Abo 8
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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 03. Oktober 2025 | Fin de partie |
| 23. Jänner 2026 | Idomeneo |
| 20. Februar 2026 | Luisa Miller |
| 17. April 2026 | Visionary Dances (Ballett) |
| 22. Mai 2026 | Eugen Onegin |
| 02. Oktober 2026 | Tosca |
| 13. November 2026 | La Fille du régiment |
| 22. Jänner 2027 | Living Legacies |
| 19. Februar 2027 | Der Rosenkavalier |
| 16. April 2027 | Così fan tutte |
with Malin Byström, Jonathan Tetelman, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Giampaolo Bisanti
Tosca
Cast on Monday 5. October 2026
with Emily Pogorelc, Bogdan Volkov, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Leonardo Sini
L'Elisir d'amore
Cast on Saturday 14. November 2026
with Emily Pogorelc, Bogdan Volkov, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Leonardo Sini
L'Elisir d'amore
Cast on Tuesday 17. November 2026
with Emily Pogorelc, Bogdan Volkov, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Leonardo Sini
L'Elisir d'amore
Cast on Thursday 19. November 2026
Abo 19
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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
| 23. Oktober 2025 | Così fan tutte |
| 27. November 2025 | Die Fledermaus (Ballett) |
| 15. Jänner 2026 | Rusalka |
| 12. März 2026 | La Clemenza di Tito |
| 18. Juni 2026 | Animal Farm |
| 24. September 2026 | Macbeth |
| 22. Oktober 2026 | Nijinsky |
| 19. November 2026 | L'elisir d'amore |
| 14. Jänner 2027 | Die verkaufte Braut |
| 03. Juni 2027 | Der fliegende Holländer |