Baritone Luca Grassi makes his debut as Renato in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at Theater St. Gallen in a new production directed by Jim Lucassen and conducted by M° Henrik Nànàsi. Performance dates are: January 28, 31, February 5, 7, 12, March 14, 16, 21, 2012.

Bass Mirco Palazzi sings again the role of Raimondo in Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor for his debut at Teatro Sociale in Rovigo in the production directed by Stefano Poda. Performance dates are: January 27, 29, 2012.

Mezzo Giovanna Lanza makes her debut as Federica in Giuseppe Verdi's Luisa Miller at ABAO in Bilbao in the production directed by Denis Krief from Festival Verdi in Parma and conducted by M° Riccardo Frizza. Performance dates are: January 21, 24, 27, 30, 2012.

Bass Mirco Palazzi makes his stage debut as Lord Sydney in Gioachino Rossini's Il Viaggio a Reims at Teatro Comunale in Florence in a new production of the opera conducted by M° Daniele Rustioni and directed by Marco Gandini. Performance dates are: January 20, 21, 2012.

Tenor Gregory Kunde makes his stage debut as Admete in Gluck's Alceste at the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen in a new production of the opera directed by Christoph Loy and conducted by M° Lars Ulrik Mortensen. Performance dates are: January 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, February 3, 6, 2012.