“The appeal of Aspromonte’s art lies not just in the wonderful vocal colors that she can generate, but in the voice’s flexibility, and in the detailed attention she gives to her phrasing, which is full of nuanced inflections and subtel ornamentations, underpinned by clear articulation”
OPERAWIRE
Hailed as one of the finest interpreters of baroque and classical music, Francesca Aspromonte graduated with honors from the Mozarteum Salzburg and furthered her studies under the tutelage of Renata Scotto at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Francesca has performed in such venues as Teatro alla Scala, Carnegie Hall, Theatre de Champs-Elysees, Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire, Zaryadye Hall, Opéra Royal de Versailles, Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Centre, Wigmore Hall, Wiener Musikverein, Theatre an- der-Wien, Wiener Konzerthaus, Fundaçao Gulbenkian in Lisbon, Teatro Real de Madrid, Teatro la Fenice, Grand Theatre de Provence, Philharmonie Essen, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia.
She sang with renowned conductors such as Zubin Metha, John Eliot Gardiner, Ivor Bolton, Christophe Rousset, Gustavo Gimeno, Manfred Honeck, Diego Fasolis, Ottavio Dantone, Giovanni Antonini, Maxim Emelyanichev, Enrico Onofri, Leonardo García Alarcón, Raphaël Pichon, Andrea Marcon, Gianluca Capuano, Emmanuelle Haïm, Stefano Montanari.
Among her past engagements, it’s worth mentioning: the title role in Cavalli’s Erismena at the Festival d’Aix en Provence; the title role in Hasse’s Semele at the Innsbrucker Festwochen; title role in Orfeo&Euridice by Gluck at Palau de les Arts in Valencia; the title role in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea at Beaune International Baroque Opera Festival; Euridice in Luigi Rossi’s L’Orfeo with Pygmalion; the title role in Caldara’s Dafne in Teatro la Fenice; Deidamia in Corselli’s Achille in Sciro at Teatro Real de Madrid with Ivor Bolton; Angelica in Vivaldi’s Orlando furioso at Teatro La Fenice; La Musica and Messaggiera in Monteverdi’s Orfeo at the 2015 BBC Proms; the title role in Caldara’s La Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo in Prague with Collegium 1704; a recital at Moscow's Conservatoire's Grand Hall and the title role in Haendel's Acis&Galatea at the Zaryadye Hall; Marzelline in Beethoven's Fidelio with Zubin Metha at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, primo uomo Carlo Celmino in Vinci's Li zite 'ngalera at Teatro alla Scala, plus numerous recitals dedicated to sacred, operatic or chamber music repertoire.
Francesca recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, Sony DHM, Alpha Classics, Christophorus, Harmonia Mundi, Ricercare, HDB Sonus.
In 2018 Pentatone released her debut album “Prologue” (a selection of 17th-century operatic prologues, from Monteverdi to Scarlatti) with Il Pomo d’oro ensemble and Enrico Onofri, has been worldwide critically acclaimed.
Her second album for Pentatone "Maria&Maddalena" (among the best recordings of 2022 according to Gramophone) portrays the Two Maries through early 18th-century oratorios by Bononcini, Scarlatti, Haendel, Lulier, and others, together with violinist Boris Begelman and I Barocchisti under the baton of Diego Fasolis.
Her latest recital album "Un'alma innamorata" (Scherzo's Discos Exceptionales, Rivista Musica 5 Stars, Classic Voice's CD of the Month...) with Arsenale Sonoro conducted by Boris Begelman, features three Dear Saxon Italian cantatas as well as a world premiere recording opera aria.
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Since 2019, Francesca teaches the performance practice and interpretation of the baroque repertoire at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague.
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MAY 2025