(Photo: Noah Shaye) OperaWire: What was the first opera you saw? Raffaele Pe: Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” in Parma, when I was 11. OW: What was the last opera you appeared in? RP: Vivaldi’s “Giustino” in Drottningholm, Stockholm. OW: What role are you currently performing? RP: Apollo in Mozart’s “Apollo et Hyacinthus” in Venice OW: In which opera are {…}

Raffaele Pè is a singer very much in demand. Having been carefully building his reputation over the past few years, he now appears to have catapulted himself into the limelight with his latest CD of 18th century arias, written by a variety of composers, for the character of Giulio Cesare. Not only has it received excellent reviews from critics across {…}