Aprile Millo

Aprile Millo came to New York a child prodigy and is a long established and Verdi specialist and bel canto champion. Millo went on to sing for over 15 seasons as the leading soprano of the prestigious Metropolitan Opera's Italian wing. Aida, Don Carlo, Il Trovatore, Un Ballo in Maschera, Luisa Miller, Andrea Chenier, Simon Boccanegra, Ernani, Otello, Turandot, I Lombardi and La Gioconda, Mefistofele, to name a few and became an in demand concert and recitalist as well. Bel Canto rigors were also a string on her musical bow, as she sang with Opera Orchestra Il Pirata, La Battaglia di Legnano, La Wally and William Tell of Rossini. A champion of the verismo/scapigliatura period of music Millo went on to sing Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur and La Wally, and Zaza. Performing often with favorite partner Luciano Pavarotti in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Met and in Paris, and with Placid Domingo in Un Ballo in Spain and Aida for TV worldwide for the Metropolitan Opera. Touring all over the world sh