Marigona Qerkezi’s recent critical acclaim came with Leonora Il Trovatore at the Festival Verdi Teatro Regio di Parma, where she was praised for possessing “a dramatic voice, with perfect breath control, expressive phrasing, attentive to every word" (Music Paper Magazine) and “a stunning Leonora” (Operawire).
Upcoming engagements include the title roles in Norma with Oper Frankfurt, Pucciniana with Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Abigaille Nabucco with Deutsche Oper am Rhein and Teatro Municipal de São Paulo, Aida with the Polish National Opera, Lucrezia Contarini I Due Foscari at Teatro Comunale di Modena, debut with the Royal Danish Opera and appearances at Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, Teatro de la Maestranza, Ópera de Oviedo and the Croatian National Theatre.
Her debut as Elvira Ernani at Ópera de Oviedo in 2023 received high praise for her impressive performance: “soprano with incredible power” and “incredible technique” (La Nueva España). Operawire reported that she was “perfect for the role.”
In her Swiss debut as Giovanna d’Arco in St. Gallen, Marigona was noted as having an “incredible length of breath and astounding confidence in coloraturas.” – (Il Ponte)
Marigona has collaborated with directors Arnaud Bernard, Emilio Sagi, Grischa Asagaroff, Mario Martone, Elisabetta Courir and conductors Jacopo Brusa, Michele Spotti, Modestas Pitrenas and Sebastiano Rolli among others.
Top international prizes include the Leyla Gencer Competition, Magda Olivero, Best under 25 Prize in Portofino and the Accademia Teatro alla Scala special prize.