Saimir Pirgu
Born: 23rd September 1981, Elbasan, Albania
Nationality: Albanian
Artist's website: http://www.saimirpirgu.com/
Saimir Pirgu is an Albanian international opera singer (tenor). In 2014 he was awarded the Italian citizenship by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano.
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Saimir Pirgu
19th Jan 2016
As he prepares to sing La traviata at Covent Garden this evening, Katherine talks to the Albanian tenor about his new operatic recital-disc on Opus Arte.
Recent Best Sellers: Saimir Pirgu
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Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani
Saimir Pirgu (Ernani), Guanqun Yu (Elvira), Franco Vassallo (Don Carlo), Goran Jurić (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva), Prague Philharmonic Choir, Wiener Symphoniker, Lotte de Beer, Enrique Mazzola
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Video Opera
DVD Video: $30.75 -
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Gounod: Roméo and Juliette
Aida Garifullina (Juliette), Saimir Pirgu (Romeo), David Alegret (Tybalt), Tara Erraught (Stephano), Gabriel Bermudez (Mercutio), Chorus of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Stephen Lawless, Josep Pons
Blu-ray: $37.25 -
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620
Günther Groissböck (Sarastro), Saimir Pirgu (Tamino), Albina Shagimuratova (Queen of the Night), Genia Kühmeier (Pamina), Ailish Tynan (Papagena), Alex Esposito (Papageno) & Peter Bronder (Monostatos) Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala & Choir of the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala, Roland Böer (conductor) & William Kentridge (stage director)
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2012, Blu-ray of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2012, DVD & Blu-ray Choice
Blu-ray: $43.25 -
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Special offer. Verdi: La Traviata
Cinzia Forte, Saimir Pirgu, Giovanni Meoni, Federica Carnevale, Tineke Van Ingelgem, Patrick Delcour, Chris De Moor, Cristiano Cremonini & Lorenzo Muzzi Orchestra & Chorus Opera Royal de Wallonie, Paolo Arrivabeni (conductor) & Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera (director)
2 DVD Videos: Original price $43.25 Reduced $36.76
