Italian bass Nicola Ulivieri makes his Company debut. Appearances for 2012 include Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro in Bologna, Colline in La Boheme in Torino, Basilio in The Barber of Seville in Torino and Rome, and the title role of Don Giovanni in Valencia. Recent appearances include Leporello in Don Giovanni and Don Profondo in Il Viaggio a Reims at La Scala, the title role of Don Giovanni in Lisbon and Buenos Aires, and Alidoro in Bari, Reggio Emilia and Cagliari.