Elena Zilio

Born in Bolzano, Elena Zilio studied piano and singing in Bolzano and Rome. She has collaborated with conductors including Giulini, Mehta, Muti, Pappano, Prêtre and Rostropovich and has recorded for Fonit Cetra and EMI. Recent engagements include Mamma Lucia in Cavalleria rusticana (Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, Maggio Musicale, Florence, La Monnaie, Brussels, Dutch National Opera, Liceu, Barcelona), Madelon (ROH, Rome Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Florence, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in concert), Countess of Coigny in Andrea Chénier (Bilbao), Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro), Monitress in Suor Angelica and Zita in Gianni Schicchi (ROH), Filipyevna in Eugene Onegin (Frankfurt), Madelon (La Scala, Milan) and Suzuki in Madama Butterfly (Arena di Verona). Plans include Eugene Onegin (Madrid), Cavalleria rusticana (Montecarlo) and Il barbiere di Siviglia (Teatro Regio di Parma).