Bass-baritone Antoine Bernheim launched his career in his native Switzerland in 1994 as Don Alfonso in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, and has subsequently performed in Germany, Italy, England, Greece, France, the Czech Republic, Russia, Bulgaria and Kazakhstan. His large repertoire includes the title roles of Verdi’s Falstaff, Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, Gluck’s Le cadi dupé, Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Donizetti’s Don Pasquale,as well as Leporello (Don Giovanni), Bartolo (Il barbiere di Siviglia) and Dulcamara (L’elisir d’amore).

Italian conductor Stefano Parisse studied at the Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia, graduating in piano, collaborative piano and orchestral conducting. After serving in various productions at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, he undertook roles as pianist and conductor that reflected his wide interests, performing at the St Petersburg Philharmonia and the 39th Festival Barocco di Viterbo; recording for Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana; and appearing as a pianist at Sapienza Università, Teatro Palladium and Teatro Ghione in Rome.