Opera Classica Europe has been in 14 different European countries and Canada. Opera Classica Europa has an outstanding international reputation with opera productions and gala concerts at the most beautiful historical sites in Germany and 11 other European countries. In the past few years, Opera Classica Europe has performed in Santa Cruz de la Palma (Canary Islands), Valencia and Gijon in Spain,
Buc Versailles in France, Plovdiv in Bulgaria, Lecce in Italy, Dubrovnik in Croatia, Limburg Netherlands, the National Theater Constanta in Romania, the Théâtre de Vevey on Lake Geneva in Switzerland, the Château de Vêves in Belgium and the Rudolfinum in Prague / Czech Republic. Artists from all over the world are involved in these classic productions. The performances are individually adapted to the different venues, such as castles, well-preserved ruins, historical old towns or interesting natural sites, in order to highlight the beauty and atmosphere of these places. Cooperations with numerous cities and municipalities at home and abroad have enabled the establishment of international cultural connections across national boundaries. For example, in the summer of 2017, Opera Classica Europe, in collaboration with the Italian city of Fiuggi (near Rome), will establish a new festival with several opera performances and concerts that will take place once a year. Opera Classica Europa has been presenting fully staged operas since 2003. 'Aida', 'Nabucco', 'Otello', 'La Traviata', 'Rigoletto' and 'La Forza del Destino' by Giuseppe Verdi, 'Tosca', 'La Bohème' 'Madama Butterfly' and 'Turandot' by Giacomo Puccini, 'Norma' by Vincenzo Bellini, 'The Barber of Seville' by Gioacchino Rossini, 'Cavalleria Rusticana with I Pagliacci' by Pietro Mascagni and Ruggiero Leoncavallo, 'Carmen' by Georges Bizet, 'Manon' by Jules Massenet, 'The Magic Flute', 'Don Giovanni' and Così fan tutte 'by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozert,' Fidelio 'by Ludwig van Beethoven,' The Freischütz 'by Carl Maria von Weber,' Carmina Burana 'by Carl Orff and not least the operetta 'Die Fledermaus' by Johann Strauss. The performances of Opera Classica Europa are renowned for their high quality with outstanding international soloists. Many well-known opera singers, who have already sung at the Metropolitan Opera New York, the Vienna Staatsoper, the Arena di Verona and La Scala di Milano, have contributed to the productions of Opera Classica Europa. This includes a collaboration with numerous renowned orchestras and conductors. The idea of founding his own opera company came mainly from the 39 year long lasting friendship between Michael Vaccaro, the owner and director of Opera Classica Europa, and the world famous opera singer Licia Albanese. Through this great artist Michael Vaccaro met many great opera singers of the "Golden Age of Opera", including Stella Roman. Very often these stars told about their experiences at the 'Met' and gave insights, which remained in the memory of the young tenor. As a vocal student of Madame Albanese between the years (1977-1982), Michael Vaccaro had several occasions to perform in concerts with the world-famous soprano. Michael Vaccaro also had the great fortune of hearing live opera stars such as Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Renata Tebaldi, Leontyne Price or Franco Corelli. It was these experiences in particular that sparked a "passion for the opera", which has remained unbroken until today.
