Q & A: Soprano Martina Licari on Her Forthcoming Role Debut as Ismene at Vicenza In Lirica & How COVID Disrupted her Early Success

(Photo: Antonio Curti) The winner of the 2021 Tulio Serafin Opera Singing Competition, Martina Licari, is due to make her role debut as Ismene in two performances of Mozart’s “Mitridate, re di Ponto” at this season’s Vicenza in Lirica, starting 28th August, running until 12th September. Having graduated from the conservatory in Palermo in 2018, the young soprano appeared to {…}

Tullio Serafin Competition Winners Announced

The Tullio Serafin Competition has announced its winners. The winners who will perform in a production of Mozart’s “Mitridate” are Nina Solodovnikova, Darija Auguštan, Franko Klisović, Martina Licari, and Gloria Giurgola. Meanwhile, the Critics award in memory of “Lukas Franceschini” was Martina Licari and the Premio Fondazione Renata Tebaldi went to Martina Licari and Darija Auguštan. Finally the Concorso Lirico Internazionale Ottavio Ziino award {…}