The well-known Albanian tenor Saimir Pirgu, continues with his artistic engagements in the European scenes.
He will play today, the character of Alfredo Germont in the opera "Traviata" by composer Giuseppe Verdi.
This artistic event will be shown on Italian television "Rai3" and comes as a production of "Raikultura" in collaboration with the Opera House of the city of Rome, Italy.
"I am Albanian and I feel one hundred percent Albanian; in Italy, I learned from the greatest masters, Zeffirelli, Martone, Gatti. My first Verdi Requiem was with Riccardo Muti in 2011 in Salzburg, his presence is strong, of course, I went prepared for rehearsals along with other singers, you can not get out of his frame, but he is very flexible. In short, to answer your question, I am an Albanian, direct, as my people are, but in art, I am completely Italian", declared Saimir Pirgu in an interview for Corriere Della Serra two months ago.
