Catherine Naglestad * (Floria Tosca)
Soprano – San Jose, California

Highlights: In 2006, the awarded the title of “Kammersängerin” by the German Ministry of Fine Arts for her outstanding command of a wide range of repertoire; Opernwelt magazine’s “Singer of the Year” for portrayals of Alceste and Norma; festival appearances at Salzburg, Baden-Baden, Bregenz, Edinburgh, the Ruhr Triennale, the Budapest Spring Festival, the Hong Kong Arts Festival and NHK Symphony Orchestra live broadcasts from Tokyo’s Suntory Hall; appearances in leading roles at Covent Garden, San Francisco, Paris (the Bastille and Palais Garnier), Lyon, Marseille, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Stuttgart. Several of Ms. Naglestad’s performances in Paris and Stuttgart have been recorded live for international television and are now available on DVD.

After Tosca: Floria Tosca at Paris Opera Bastille and Vienna State Opera; Aida at Osaka Festival and Tokyo; Un ballo in maschera at the Berlin State Opera; Busoni’s Dr. Faust (Munich Festival); Manon Lescaut in Marseille and concert appearances in Berlin, Dresden and Leipzig.