Irina Lungu will appear at the 5th edition of the Bellini International Context in Catania. On September 13, she joins the inaugural gala concert at Villa Bellini, performing excerpts from I puritani, Norma, and Beatrice di Tenda under the baton of Antonino Fogliani. On September 23, she returns to the Teatro Massimo Bellini as Imogene in Il pirata, in a new production by Renato Bonaiuto conducted by Marco Alibrando.
Irina Lungu first sang Imogene in a semi-staged performance of Bellini’s early masterpiece at Zurich Opera in 2022. Earlier this year, in January, she made her role debut as Norma at the Teatro Massimo to great acclaim from both audiences and critics.