Francesco Cascione

Francesco Cascione, bass/baritone. Started his study in Bologna with Maestro Maurizio Leoni and was selected by the legendary Monstserrat Caballe as his pupil in Barcelona in her last two years of life. He made his debut at the age of 21 in the Milan (San Babila Theater) with “Orfeo” by Jacques Offenbach. In July 2018 he took part in the prestigious "Spiros Argiris" competition and was selected to participate as the protagonist in the opera "Rita" by Gaetano Donizetti as well as receiving the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Award as a "deserving young man." In August of 2018, he made his debut at the Ancient Theater of Taormina, in October of the same year he also made his debut at the Municipal Theater of Piacenza as the male protagonist (Wolf) for the world premiere of "Little Red Riding Ho