“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 her generation, soprano 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, Simone Young, Ivor Bolton, Alexander Soddy, 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, Christophe Rousset.
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, as well as Waldvogel in Sir David McVicar's production of Siegfried, again at La Scala; soloist in Bach's Matthew Passsion with the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig 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.
Her 2018 debut album for Pentatone “Prologue” with Il Pomo d’oro ensemble has been worldwide critically acclaimed, as were her following two albums for the same label: "Maria&Maddalena" with I Barocchisti (among the best recordings of 2022 according to Gramophone) and "Un'alma innamorata" with Arsenale Sonoro (Scherzo's Discos Exceptionales, Musica 5 Stars, Classic Voice's CD of the Month...).
Her latest album (Aparté 2026) "Vieni, o Notte", entirely dedicated to Alessandro Scarlatti, with Arsenale Sonoro conducted by Boris Begelman has been awarded the Diapason d'Or, the Diamant d'Opéra as well as the Amadeus d'oro.
Since 2019, Francesca teaches the performance practice and interpretation of the italian baroque repertoire at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague.
JUNE 2026