Jeanette Donatti & Friends

Internationally acclaimed soprano Jeanette Vecchione-Donatti is a thrill to audiences both in the opera houses and on concert stages. In repertoire that spans from Handel to Bernstein, she has graced the stages of the Vienna State Opera, Theatres des Champs Elysées, Teatro Verdi di Trieste, Teatro Massimo di Catania among several others throughout the world in leading roles from the title role of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor to most notably, the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Ms. Vecchione-Donatti has appeared as a soloist in concert including prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Philarmoniker Hamburg, NDR Radiophilarmonie and throughout the United States, Europe, South America, Israel and Japan.

Ms. Donatti had the privilege of studying with notable superstars such as Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanewa, Renata Scottish and Natalie Dessay and received a full scholarship to attend The Juilliard School where she graduated with both a Bachelors and Masters in Music. Ms. Vecchione-Donatti, her husband Breno Donatti, owner of Winfield Street Coffee and their two children are now proud residents of Naples. Ms. Vecchione-Donatti was most recently cast by Opera Naples as Juliette in the Opera Naples 2022 production of Roméo et Juliette, and Micaëla in the 2023 production of Carmen.

This performance will also feature Opera Naples Resident Artists. This program provides an artistically challenging residency for emerging professional singers who are pursuing a career in opera. Resident Artists are selected through a national search to work with Opera Naples during the peak season and Festival Under the Stars. Opera Naples staff and performers, supplemented by other area professional artists, provide coaching, instruction, and career advice.

Private VIP Tables include access to a VIP cocktail reception from 6-7 p.m. Many attendees enjoy early dining options on Fifth Avenue prior to the event, just a short 1.5 block walk to the show.