Mezzo-Soprano
Anna lorraine tonna
Mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna has been described as a “mezzo heroine who knows how to sing Rossini” by the Rossini Gesellschaft, and as “showing off her warm, secure mezzo-soprano to maximum advantage” by the New York Magazine. On the opera stage, she has bowed as Rosina, Carmen and Dorabella, as well as in rare repertoire by Paisiello, Vivaldi, Mascagni, Zandonai and Giordano. She has appeared with the Casals Festival and Festival Iberoamerican de las Artes in Puerto Rico; El Festival de Segovia, Fundación Juan March, Auditorio Nacional de España in Spain; Teatro Grattacielo, Joy in Singing, Elysium Between Two Continents, Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York City and the Pacific Music Festival in Japan among others. Of note among the countless recitals of songs are appearances at 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 Bologna and the ElbPhilharmonie in Hamburg. Her commercial releases include “España alla Rossini” (iTinerant Records), “The Unknown Pauline Viardot” (Cezanne Productions), "1915: A Trip to Granada" and "Songs of Emma Chacón", both with pianist Mac McClure with Klassic Cat Label. www.annatonna.com