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Saimir Pirgu (born 23 September 1981 in Elbasan) is an Albanian international opera singer (tenor).[1] In 2014 he was awarded the Italian citizenship by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano.[citation needed]
Saimir Pirgu
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Pirgu in 2015
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| Born | (1981-09-23) September 23, 1981 (age 42) |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Occupation | Tenor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Family | Pirgu |
| Website | SaimirPirgu.com |
Saimir Pirgu was born in Elbasan, Albania on the 23rd of September 1981. He graduated in singing at the Conservatory Claudio MonteverdiinBolzano (Italy)[2] where he studied with Vito Maria Brunetti.
At the age of 22 he was discovered by Claudio Abbado who chose him to play the role of Ferrando in Mozart's Così fan tutte. He collaborates with the most prestigious theaters and musical institutions in the world as: Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Opéra National de Paris, Royal Opera House, Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Moscow Bolshoi Theatre, Berlin State Opera and Deutsche Oper, Salzburg Festival, Vienna Musikverein, Bayerische Rundfunks in Munich, and Amsterdam Concertgebouw.[citation needed]
He has been directed by Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado, Mariss Jansons, Zubin Mehta, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Lorin Maazel, Seiji Ozawa, Gianandrea Noseda, Daniel Barenboim, James Conlon, Antonio Pappano, Daniele Gatti.[citation needed]
He worked with Franco Zeffirelli, Woody Allen, Peter Stein, Graham Vick, Willy Decker, Deborah Warner, Luca Ronconi, Kasper Holten, David McVicar, Ferzan Ozpetek, Mario Martone, Michael Haneke, Robert Carsen.[citation needed]
Among his last appearances are: La damnation de Faust at Moscow Bolshoi Theatre, Rigoletto and King RogeratRoyal Opera House London, La traviataatMetropolitan Opera New York, Santa Fe Opera and Berlin State Opera, The Magic FluteatTeatro alla Scala, L'elisir d'amoreatVienna State Opera and Deutsche Oper Berlin, Lucia di LammermooratLos Angeles Opera, La traviata and I Capuleti e i MontecchiatSan Francisco Opera, La bohème and Lucia di LammermooratWashington National Opera, Un ballo in maschera in Tel Aviv, La clemenza di Tito at the Opéra national de Paris, Rigoletto at the Arena di Verona and Vienna State Opera, La bohèmeatGran Teatre del Liceu, Mozart's RequiematSymphony Center Chicago, Verdi's RequiematSalzburg Festival, Vienna Musikverein, Bayerische Rundfunks in Munich, Pilharmonie de Paris and Amsterdam Concertgebouw.[citation needed]
Pirgu won the first prize in the international competitions Caruso in Milan in 2002, and Tito SchipainLecce in the same year. He was recognized with the Franco Corelli award in 2009 in Ancona (Italy) and with the prestigious "Pavarotti d'Oro Award" in 2013.[citation needed]
In December 2015, he released his album Il Mio Canto, edited by Opus Arte.[3]
Pirgu made his debut with Opera Australia in 2017 as Shepherd in Szymanowski's King Roger at the Sydney Opera House.[4]
Saimir Pirgu has described himself as an atheist, although he has said "if a God exists he exists in music".[5]
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