SIMONA
GENGA
an exceptional and rare voice... (Ludwig Van)
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DEBUT PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA
Simona opens PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA's 2026 Season as Azucena in Verdi's Il Trovatore.
DEBUT LINCOLN CENTRE
PAVAROTTI COMPETITION
Simona is named a Grand Winner of the International Pavarotti Competition presented by Opera Naples and the Pavarotti Foundation.(2025)
26/27 SEASON
VERDI'S RIGOLETTO (GIOVANNA)
(MADDALENA COVER)
CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY
JOHANNES DEBUS, CONDUCTOR
CHRISTOPHER ALDEN, DIRECTOR
JANUARY 24 - FEBRUARY 14, 2026.
BARTÓK'S BLUEBEARDS CASTLE (JUDITH COVER)
CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY
JOHANNES DEBUS, CONDUCTOR
FRANÇOISE RACINE, REVIVAL DIRECTOR
ROBERT LEPAGE, ORIGIONAL DIRECTOR
APRIL 25- MAY 16, 2026.
BEL CANTO RECITAL WITH RACHELLE JONCK
AND DERRICK GOFF
LUNENBURG ACADEMY OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE
LUNENBURG, NOVA SCOTIA
MAY 23, 2026.
DEBUT MAHLER'S SYMPHONY NO.2 (ALTO SOLOIST)
ORCHESTRA TORONTO
MERIDIAN HALL
June 7, 2026.
DEBUT MOZART'S IL DON GIOVANNI (ZERLINA)
TEATRO NUOVO
GEOFFREY LOFF, MAESTRO AL CEMBALO E DIRETTORE
ALEXANDER KASSER THEATRE
JULY 11, 2026.
ROSE THEATRE JAZZ at LINCOLN CENTRE
JULY 15, 2026.
DEBUT VERDI'S IL TROVATORE (AZUCENA)
PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA
GIUSEPPE PIETRAROIRA, CONDUCTOR
BRENNA CORNER, DIRECTOR
OCTOBER 16, 18, 22, 24, 2026.
HANDEL: MESSIAH (ALTO SOLOIST)
NEWFOUNDLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SIMON RIVARD, CONDUCTOR
BASILICA OF ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST
DECEMBER 4 and 5, 2026.
DEBUT VERDI'S LA TRAVIATA (FLORA)
ORCHESTRE PHILHARMONIQUE
& CHOEUR des MÉLOMANES
FRANCIS CHOINIÈRE, CHEFFE D'ORCHESTRE
MAISON SYMPHONIQUE
JANUARY 29 AND 30, 2027.
DEBUT VERDI'S OTELLO (EMILIA)
CALGARY OPERA
APRIL 16,18, 24, 2027.
JOHNATHAN BRANDANI, CONDUCTOR
ELIZABETH STEPKOWKSI TARHAN, DIRECTOR
TICKETS
25/26 SEASON
FINALIST CONCERT
INTERNATIONAL PAVAROTTI COMPETITON
OPERA NAPLES/PAVAROTTI FOUNDATION
JANUARY 19, 2025.
DEBUT BEETHOVEN'S MISSA SOLEMNIS (ALTO SOLOIST)
TORONTO MENDELSSOHN CHOIR
JEAN-SÉBASTIEN VALLÉE, CONDUCTOR
ROY THOMPSON HALL
APRIL, 4 2025.
CONCERT WITH JACK SWANSON
LUNENBURG ACADEMY OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE
JACK SWANSON, TENOR
RACHELLE JONCK, PIANIST
LUNENBURG, NOVA SCOTIA
APRIL 27, 2025.
BEL CANTO RECITAL WITH RACHELLE JONCK
LUNENBURG ACADEMY OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE
LUNENBURG, NOVA SCOTIA
MAY 4, 2025.
DEBUT VERDI'S RIGOLETTO (GIOVANNA)
SANTA FE OPERA
CARLO MONTANARO, CONDUCTOR
JULIEN CHAVAZ, DIRECTOR
JULY 12 - AUGUST 20, 2025.
APPRENTICE SCENES AND CONCERT
PUCCINI'S IL TABARRO (LA FRUGOLA)
SANTA FE OPERA
AUGUST 10 & 17, 2025.
PUCCINI'S LA BOHEME (CHORUS)
SANTA FE OPERA
IVÁN LOPÉZ REYNOSO, CONDUCTOR
JAMES ROBINSON, DIRECTOR
JUNE 27 - AUGUST 23, 2025.
DEBUT WAGNER'S DIE WALKÜRE (ROSSWEISSE COVER)
SANTA FE OPERA
JAMES GAFFIGAN, CONDUCTOR
MELLY STILL, DIRECTOR
JULY 26 - AUGUST 21, 2025.
WORKSHOP CUSSON'S EMPIRE OF WILD (CECILE)
CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY
FALL 2025.
HANDEL: MESSIAH (ALTO SOLOIST)
NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE
JEAN-SÉBASTIEN VALLÉE, CONDUCTOR
DECEMBER 17 & 18, 2025.
23/24 SEASON
METAMORPHOSIS RECITAL: RECOVERY, RENEWAL, REBIRTH
CURATED BY CARRIE-ANN MATHESON AND NICHOLAS PHAN
SAN FRANCISCO: MEROLA OPERA
JUNE 27 & JUNE 29, 2023.
DEBUT BRITTEN: THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA (BIANCA)
MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM
SAN FRANCISCO: HERBST THEATRE
PRODUCTION BY JAN ESSINGER
JUDITH YAN, CONDUCTOR
JULY 13 &15, 2023.
MEROLA GRANDE FINALE
WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE, SFO
TANIA ARAZI-COAMBS, DIRECTOR
KELLY KUO, CONDUCTOR
AUGUST 19, 2023.
BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIE NO.9
MONTRÉAL, MAISON SYMPHONIQUE
FRANCIS CHOINIÈRE, CONDUCTOR
NOVEMBER O4, 2023. 7:30 PM
HANDEL: MESSIAH (ALTO SOLOIST)
VICTORIA SYMPHONY
GIUSEPPE PIETRAROIA, CONDUCTOR
DEBUT
DECEMBER 15 & 17, 2023.
SCHWABACHER DEBUT RECITAL: TWO LAURELS
HYEMIN JEONG, PIANO
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
FEBRUARY 21, 2024.
BIZET: CARMEN (CARMEN)
SOLO OPERA
MARCH 2, 2024.
FINALIST CONCERT
VERO BEACH OPERA COMPETITION
APRIL 12, 2024.
CHERUBINI: MEDEA (NERIS COVER)
CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY
NEW PRODUCTION BY SIR DAVID MCVICAR
LORENZO PASSERINI, CONDUCTOR
MAY 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, & 17, 2024.
FINALIST CONCERT
TORONTO MACINA COMPETITON
MAY, 11, 2024.
DEBUT FAURÉ: PÉNÉLOPE (EURYCLÉE)
LAMP FESTIVAL
BÉNÉDICTE JOURDOIS, MUSIC DIRECTOR
LUNENBERG, NOVA SCOTA
JUNE 2, 2024.
SCHWABACHER SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
MEROLA OPERA
LOUIS LOHRASEB, CONDUCTOR
OMER BEN SEDEA, DIRECTOR
JULY 11, 2024.
MEROLA GRANDE FINALE
WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE, SFO
STEVEN WHITE, CONDUCTOR
ANNA THEODOSAKIS, DIRECTOR
AUGUST 18, 2024.
DEBUT VERDI'S REQUIEM (ALTO SOLOIST)
CHORUS NIAGARA
ROBERT COOPER, CONDUCTOR
NOVEMBER 2, 2024.