Lawrence Zazzo


American countertenor Lawrence Zazzo previously appeared with the COC as Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Mr. Zazzo’s repertoire includes Gualtiero in Scarlatti’s La Griselda, Arsamene in Serse, Ottone in Agrippina, Ottone in L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Endimione in La Calisto, Mascha in Eötvös’ Three Sisters, Didymus in Theodora, the Refugee in Dove’s Flight, and Sciarrino’s Luci mie Traditrici. Concert and recital credits include engagements with René Jacobs, William Christie, James Conlon, Ivor Bolton, John Nelson and Joshua Rifkin at venues including the Leipzig Bach, Edinburgh, Cincinnati May and Innsbruck festivals, and the Vienna Konzerthaus. Mr. Zazzo’s discography includes Byrdland, Rinaldo, Griselda, Saul, Messiah, Serse, Lunarcy, Partenope, Riccardo Primo and Duetti amorosi. Recent highlights include: Giulio Cesare at the Palais Garnier and the Met, Endimione at Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Ottone in Vienna and the title role in Radamisto at English National Opera. Future engagements include his role debut as Farnace in Mitridate in Munich.