AdrianaBignagni Lesca

Born in Libreville, Gabon, Adriana Bignagni Lesca studied at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux with Maryse Castets.

This 2024/25 season, Adriana will make her house and role debut at Hamburgische Staatsoper for Fernace Mitridate, re di ponto and makes returns to Opéra national de Paris for La Princesse de Grenade Les Brigands and Opéra national du Capitole for L’Opinion publique Orphée aux Enfers. On the concert platform, Adriana will sing Berio’s Folk songs with Symfonieorkest Vlannderen conducted by Duncan Ward in a short tour of Belgium.

Highlights from the previous season include her debut at Gran Teatre del Liceu for the European premiere of John Adam’s Antony and Cleopatra, a return to Staatsoper Berlin for the revival of Mozart’s Mitridate, re di Ponto (Arbate), Ježibaba Rusalka at Auditorio de Tenerife and Souffrance in Albéric Magnard’s Guercœur at Opera du Rhin. On the concert platform, Adriana sung Juno Orphée aux enfers with NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester and Marc Minkowski and a New Year’s concert with Philharmonie Zuidnederland conducted by Duncan Ward, including Montsalvatge’s Cinco Canciones Negras.

Previous engagements include Arbate Mitridate, re di Ponto at Staatsoper Berlin, Dorotea Frescopane Viva la mamma at Opernhaus Zurich, Zefka The Diary of the One Who Disappeared at Opera du Rhin, Junon Platée at the Opéra National de Paris, Brambilla in Offenbach’s La Périchole with Les Musiciens du Louvre and Marc Minkowski at Salzburg Easter Festival and on tour to Montpellier, Bordeaux, Grenoble, and Versailles; Fatouma in Marouf, Savetier du Caire by Henri Rabaud at the Opéra National de Bordeaux and the Opéra-Comique de Paris, Rossweisse Die Walküre in Bordeaux and numerous performances and recital at Aix-en-Provence and Montpellier Festivals.