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- ABOUT -
Mezzo Soprano Anna Tonna has been described as "mezzo heroine who knows how to sing Rossini" by
the Rossini Gessellschaft and as "showing off her warm, secure mezzo-soprano to maximum advantage" by the New York Magazine; accolades such as these explain her constant demand as a recitalist and opera singer in both Europe and the Americas. The combination of a highly developed coloratura with a full, balanced, flexible lower register have guaranteed her acclaim as a lyric mezzo, both in familiar roles Rosina, Carmen, Dorabella, as well as in more rare repertoire by Paisiello, Vivaldi, Mascagni, Zandonai
and Giordano.
She has appeared with Casals Festival of Puerto Rico, Festival Iberoamericano de las Artes in Puerto
Rico, Música de Cámara of New York, El Festival de Segovia, Joy in Singing, Elysium Between Two
Continents and the Nassau Music Festival among others. Of note amongst the countless recital of songs are appearances at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the St. Anton Palace in Valletta (Malta), the Palacio Nacional de Ájuda in Lisbon, Teatro 1793 at Villa Adlrovandi Mazzacorati in Italy, the
Atheneums of Madrid and Barcelona and at the ElbPhilharmonie in Hamburg. Her recital of “Songs of post Civil War Spain '' at the Fundación Juan March of Madrid was broadcast on Radio Television
Española and hailed as “a tour de force” by the Spanish newspaper ABC.
Ms. Tonna’s artistry has been recognized by the Liederkranz Foundation, The Gerda Lissner Foundation,
National Opera Association, Opera at Florham/Violeta Dupont Vocal Competition, and a Fulbright
Scholarship to conduct research in and perform Spanish Art Song in Spain, where she has established a
thriving career. Commercial recordings include The songs of Julio Gómez (VERSO) and España alla
Rossini (iTinerant Classics), The Unknown Pauline Viardot (Cezanne Productions); and both A Trip to
Granada and Emma Chacón: Songs for Voice and Piano with Klassic Cat Label.
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She has bowed in the role of Laura Adorno in Ponchielli's La Gioconda with the Brno State Opera (Czech
Republic); in the first Spanish opera, La araucana by José Lidón for LittleOpera Zamora (Spain), a
zarzuela recital at the ElbPhilharmonie in Hamburg (Germany), with Maverick Concerts with Bernstein’s
Songfest, at Teatro de la Zarzuela Madrid) with “España alla Rossini”, a concert with orchestra of
zarzuela at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. with the Pan American Orchestra, and at the
Hispanic Society Museum & Library with a recital in commemoration of the painter Joaquín Sorolla
Centennial. Other recitals include the tour “The Runaways”, with Spanish pianist Rosa Torres-Pardo in
New York City, Chicago, Albuquerque and Los Angeles; and recitals in Spain at the Palau de la Música
de Valencia, and at Semana Lírica Lucrecia Arana in Logroño (Spain) with pianist Mac McClure.
Recent performances include Jasón o La conquista del Vellocino (Brunetti) with Camerata Antonio Soler
(Spain); Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony under the baton of Pedro Halffter and the Orquesta Sinfónica de
Madrid, a production of “Into the Fire” by Jake Heggie with New Camerata Opera Fall of NYC, the role
of Suzuki in Madame Butterfly for Divaria Productions, a concert with orchestra of scenes from
Cavalleria Rusticana and Carmen for New Rochelle Opera, and the role of La musica in Monteverdi’s
L’Orfeo for Renaissance Chorus of New York City.
Currently specializing in the following roles:
Sesto: W.A. Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito (US Theatres)
Marcellina: W.A. Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (US and EU Theatres)
Elisabetta: G. Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda (E.U. Theatres)
Fenena: G. Verdi’s Nabucco (EU Theatres)
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Anna's full Repertoire List & Press Kit
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