Santiago Ballerini

Biography Highlights

Debut at Liceu Opera Barcelona as Ernesto in Don Pasquale, returns to Teatro Regio Torino as Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Alfredo La traviata at Ópera Nacional de Chile, Nadir Les pêcheurs de perles at Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, Edgardo Lucia di Lammermoor with Cincinnati Opera, Fenton Falstaff cover at the Metropolitan Opera, Duca Rigoletto with the Pacific Symphony, Libenskof Il viaggio a Reims at Centro Cultural de Belém, a piano recital with Soirées lyrique de Sanxay.

Debuts at Teatro Real Madrid and Festival Castell de Peralada as Antinous in Wainwright's Hadrian, San Antonio Opera as Duca Rigoletto and the Cincinnati May Festival with Cantata Criolla, return to the Atlanta Opera as Frederic in Arthur Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance; Carmina Burana at The Kennedy Center, Gualtiero Il Pirata at Opéra National de Bordeaux, Nemorino L’elisir d’amore at Teatro Regio di Torino, Almaviva Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Canadian Opera Company, Italian Tenor in Strauss’ Capriccio at Opernhaus Zürich*, Ernesto Don Pasquale at the ABAO and the Atlanta Opera. [*- cancelled] 

Reviews & Press

Rufus Wainwright - Hadrian - Antinous

Yesterday the result in Peralada was copied. For three hours, the cast led by Thomas Hampson in the role of Adrià and Santiago Ballerini as Antinous unfolded a recital of overflowing feelings that culminated in an ovation lasting more than five minutes at the end of the show

 

- Marc Estarriola , El Gerió

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Canadian Opera Company - Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia - Count Almaviva

Ballerini himself is a force, transitioning into different characters with Figaro's zany disguises and executing each new character with perfect comedic timing.

 

- Isabella Perrone , Broadway World

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Debuting Argentinean tenor Santiago Ballerini was outstanding as Almaviva, his high tenor — with high C’s to burn — is reminiscent of a young Juan Diego Florez. Here’s another artist that I for one would love to hear again in Toronto.

 

- Joseph So , Ludvig van Toronto

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Quanto al Conte d’Almaviva, spesso l’anello più debole nell’opera rossiniana, il tenore italo-argentino Santiago Ballerini, dotato di buona voce e buon commediante, mostra qua e là qualche esitazione, ma in linea di massima sostiene bene la parte, e affronta con spirito la scarsità di physique du rôle.

 

L'Ape musicale

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Teatro Colón - Mozart - La finta giardiniera - Comte Belfiore

Le ténor Santiago Ballerini (applaudi dans Don Pasquale et le Requiem de Mozart) plante un Comte Belfiore énergique, vocalement charpenté, viril et autoritaire, avec des projections droites, fortes, aiguisées et fermes.

 

- Sébastien Vacelet , Olyryx

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With a solid technique that allows him to naturally overcome the difficulties of his role (Belfiore), Santiago Ballerini delivers another anthological interpretation.

 

- Margarita Pollini , Clarin

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Teatro de la Zarzuela - Albéniz- The Magic Opal- Alzaga

the cast (…) shine with their voices, as usual, and particularly beautiful is the performance of the tenor Santiago Ballerini

 

- Jesús Blanco López , Libertad Digital

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At a glance: Santiago Ballerini: news & press

2022-03-30

Santiago Ballerini joins TACT

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