L'ELISIR D'AMORE 2019
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In 2019 Opera (e)Studio, as is tradition, it starts the season of the Opera de Tenerife and reaches its seventh edition fully consolidated. Each time there are more singers who show their interest in joining this initiative. The artists have been selected in the auditions international that have taken place in Bologna, Tbilisi, Madrid and Tenerife. Those selected for this production will remain almost two months on the Island, where they undergo an intense work of musical aspects and scenic, to put in place a title of the opera within the opera season of the Auditorio de Tenerife and that this edition will be L’elisir d’amore de Donizetti, a co-production of Ópera de Tenerife, the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre.
Opera (e)Studio is a reference to the young artists of the lyric that finish their higher education and want to start a professional career. This project of Ópera de Tenerife has been recognized by the European Union, which this year will be funded by Creative Europe. Giulio Zappa as artistic and musical director of the project, Pablo Maritano in the direction of the scene and an extensive team of professionals, among which are the soprano Italian Mariella Devia, will prepare the ten chosen in all those aspects necessary to meet a good representation operatic according to mark the current canon european: a technique of musical interpretation and scenic, style, direction, body expression, nature theater of the role, the historical context of the composition, the drama, the study of the libretto, etc, that ends with the staging of the production of L’elisir d’amore, Donizetti, with the Symphony Orchestra of Tenerife and the Opera Chorus of Tenerife, with funding from Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
Participants 2019
Maria Rita Combattelli / Adina
Soprano
[Italia]
Began to study singing at an early age, he obtained his degree in singing opera with honors. In addition, he completed his training with Damiana Mizzi and, in the present, perfect, with Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz and Giacomo Prestia. She is a student at the Accademia del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Participates in a masterclass of specialization, with important artists such as Luciana Serra, Sonia Ganassi, Bruno De Simone and Giacomo Prestia.
In his operatic repertoire is his debut as Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart) and Zerlina (Don Giovanni, Mozart) in the framework of the Rome Opera Festival. We need to add the roles of Celidora (L’oca del Cairo, Mozart); Suor Genovieffa (Suor Angelica, Puccini), within the Narnia Festival; Juliet (Il piccolo spazzzacamino, Britten); Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini), at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. He made his debut in the diptych of Nino Rota I due timidi and La notte di a nevrastenico at the Teatro Flavio Vespasiano in Rieti, in the framework of the Reate Festival; Pamina (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart) at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Teatro Argentina di Roma, Teatro Flavio Vespasiano of Reti, Teatro Sociale di Rovigo and the Teatro Comunale di Treviso; Clarina (La cambiale di marriage, Rossini); The pietà (Piovani) at the Teatro dell’opera di Roma; Sinfonia delle Stagioni (Piovani) in l’aquila and Adina (L’elisir d’amore, Donizetti) at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
Beatriz de Sousa / Adina
Soprano
[Portugal]
Born in Lisbon, he studied at the University of Music in Vienna with Raimer Trost and in the Conservatory of the Liceu with Dolors Village. She is currently studying with soprano Sylvia Greenberg and the pianist David Aronson in Vienna.
Begins his career as a soloist in various international stages desatacándose in roles like Corinna (Il viaggio a Reims, Rossini) at the Rossini Opera Festival; Encourages Ungrateful (Il ballo delle Ingrate, Monteverdi) at the Dutch National Opera; Lucy (The Telephone, Menotti) in the Gulbenkian Foundation; Galatea (Acis and Galatea, Handel) in the New Belgrade Opera and Pamina (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart) in various festivals in France and Austria. This has led him to work with directors, orchestra and scene, such as Alberto Zedda, Carlo Rizzi, Pierre Audi, Christophe Rousset, Michele Spotti, Paul-Émil Fourny and Yi-Chen Lin.
It has been woodcock frequently by the Gulbenkian Foundation.
Supplementing your training through masterclases with Alberto Zedda, Ruggero Raimondi, Dolora Zajick and Ryland Davis, among others.
In 2018 he obtained the 2nd Prize and the Prize Mozart in the competition Grandi Voci in Salzburg.
Beatriz de Sousa / Adina
Soprano
[Portugal]
Born in Lisbon, he studied at the University of Music in Vienna with Raimer Trost and in the Conservatory of the Liceu with Dolors Village. She is currently studying with soprano Sylvia Greenberg and the pianist David Aronson in Vienna.
Begins his career as a soloist in various international stages desatacándose in roles like Corinna (Il viaggio a Reims, Rossini) at the Rossini Opera Festival; Encourages Ungrateful (Il ballo delle Ingrate, Monteverdi) at the Dutch National Opera; Lucy (The Telephone, Menotti) in the Gulbenkian Foundation; Galatea (Acis and Galatea, Handel) in the New Belgrade Opera and Pamina (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart) in various festivals in France and Austria. This has led him to work with directors, orchestra and scene, such as Alberto Zedda, Carlo Rizzi, Pierre Audi, Christophe Rousset, Michele Spotti, Paul-Émil Fourny and Yi-Chen Lin.
It has been woodcock frequently by the Gulbenkian Foundation.
Supplementing your training through masterclases with Alberto Zedda, Ruggero Raimondi, Dolora Zajick and Ryland Davis, among others.
In 2018 he obtained the 2nd Prize and the Prize Mozart in the competition Grandi Voci in Salzburg.
Klodjan Kaҫani / Nemorino
(Tenor
[Albania]
graduated from the Universiteti i Arteve of Tirana, Albania. In his repertoire he has played the roles of Goro (Madama Butterfly, Puccini); Gherardo (Gianni Schicchi, Puccini); Peppe/Arlecchino (Pagliacci, Leoncavallo); Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni, Mozart); Tebaldo (I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Bellini); Alfredo (La traviata, Verdi) and Tamino (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart). This latter interpretation would lead him on tour, as the winner of the Concorso Associazione Lirica Concertistica Italiana, across the country, and by France with the Opera Nomade Compagnie Lyrique. Recently he has been part of the production of Macbeth at the Teatro Regio di Parma, and in a concert of arias within the Festival Verdi. Likewise, the role of Poisson (Adriana Lecouvreur, Cilea) in the Philharmonic orchestra of Verona and Vesperae Solemnes de Confessore (Mozart) at the Teatro Bellini of Catania.
In their have got the third prize in the International Competition Marie Kraja of Albania and the first prize in the Ace.Li.Co in the role of Tamino in como, Italy.
César Arrieta / Nemorino
(Tenor
[Venezuela]
Formed in the National System of Orchestras and Choirs, Youth and Children in Venezuela, and with the support of the Team Art Integration. He continued his studies in the Escuela Superior de musica Reina Sofia in Madrid, under the main guide of Ryland Davies and Milagros Poblador. In addition, he has completed his training with artists such as Teresa Berganza, Tom Krause, Helen Donath, Alberto Zedda, Raúl Giménez, Javier Waitress, Sonia Prina and Helmut Deutsch.
Professionally he has been moving his repertoire to the opera, in roles such as Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni, Mozart); Tamino (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart) and Ferrando (Così fan tutte, Mozart). Add to this Florville (Il signor Bruschino, Rossini) with the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon; Silango (Le cinesi, Garcia) and Marquis Drouet (Vespri siciliani, Verdi) at the Rossini Festival in Wildbad, the latter recorded live for the Naxos Records. At the same festival, he played Demetrius (Demetrios and Polybius, Rossini) and Radosky (Sigismondo, Rossini). In symphonic music, is his interpretation of the tenor soloist of the Requiem of Mozart with the Camerata Salzburg in a tour of Japan.
He has various awards as best young singer of the academy Belcanto-Festival Rossini in Wildbad, Second Prize Male Voice in the International Competition of Logroño and the role of Pedrillo (Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Mozart), in the International Singing Contest of Clermont-Ferrand, which will take you through different theatres.
César Arrieta / Nemorino
(Tenor
[Venezuela]
Formed in the National System of Orchestras and Choirs, Youth and Children in Venezuela, and with the support of the Team Art Integration. He continued his studies in the Escuela Superior de musica Reina Sofia in Madrid, under the main guide of Ryland Davies and Milagros Poblador. In addition, he has completed his training with artists such as Teresa Berganza, Tom Krause, Helen Donath, Alberto Zedda, Raúl Giménez, Javier Waitress, Sonia Prina and Helmut Deutsch.
Professionally he has been moving his repertoire to the opera, in roles such as Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni, Mozart); Tamino (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart) and Ferrando (Così fan tutte, Mozart). Add to this Florville (Il signor Bruschino, Rossini) with the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon; Silango (Le cinesi, Garcia) and Marquis Drouet (Vespri siciliani, Verdi) at the Rossini Festival in Wildbad, the latter recorded live for the Naxos Records. At the same festival, he played Demetrius (Demetrios and Polybius, Rossini) and Radosky (Sigismondo, Rossini). In symphonic music, is his interpretation of the tenor soloist of the Requiem of Mozart with the Camerata Salzburg in a tour of Japan.
He has various awards as best young singer of the academy Belcanto-Festival Rossini in Wildbad, Second Prize Male Voice in the International Competition of Logroño and the role of Pedrillo (Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Mozart), in the International Singing Contest of Clermont-Ferrand, which will take you through different theatres.
Alberto Bonifazio / Belcore
Baritone
[Italia]
, Born in Italy, completed his studies as a pianist and singer at the Conservatory Niccolò Paganini of Genoa. He continued as a soloist of the Centre of perfeccionament Plácido Domingo in Valencia. Winner of international competitions, did masterclasses with Alessandro Corbelli, Eva Mei, Mariella Devia, Jaume Aragall, Mietta Sighele, Leone Magiera and Henning Brockhaus.
In his career, is his participation in the Villa Vento, di Custoza, singing along to Ramón Vargas; in the Musica Riva Festival debuted in the role of Benoît and Alcindoro (La bohème, Puccini); as Ben Upthegrove (The telephone, Menotti) at the Teatro dell’opera Giocosa of Savona, and at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. Also, at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, he made his debut with the interpretation of Marullo (Rigoletto, Verdi), along with Leo Nucci, under the baton of Roberto Abbado and the director Emilio Sagi. In the same theatre, she played Gabriel von Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus, Strauss), in a concert conducted by Plácido Domingo.
James Ochoa / Belcore
Baritone
[Colombia]
Studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, under the supervision of professor Rudolf Piernay.
In his operatic repertoire can we find the performances in the role of Belcore (L’elisir d’amore, Donizetti); Caliban (The Enchanted Island, Several); Peter (Hänsel und Gretel, Humperdinck); Dandini (La Cenerentola, Rossini); Schaunard (La bohème, Puccini); Fiorello (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini), Morales (Carmen, Bizet), or, recently, Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart). In symphonic music, Symphony 9 Beethoven; Requiem Mozart and the Requiem of Duruflé, among others.
Has in its possession with the First Prize in the National Contest of singing in Colombia OFB; Second Prize Kathleen Ferrier Bursary Competition for Young Singers; the Second Prize in the International Singing Contest of Logroño and the First Prize of the Foundation of the Conservatorio del Liceo in Bogotá.
His upcoming engagements include Masetto (Don Giovanni, Mozart) in the Clonter Opera and Fiorello (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini) at the Opera de Colombia.
James Ochoa / Belcore
Baritone
[Colombia]
Studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, under the supervision of professor Rudolf Piernay.
In his operatic repertoire can we find the performances in the role of Belcore (L’elisir d’amore, Donizetti); Caliban (The Enchanted Island, Several); Peter (Hänsel und Gretel, Humperdinck); Dandini (La Cenerentola, Rossini); Schaunard (La bohème, Puccini); Fiorello (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini), Morales (Carmen, Bizet), or, recently, Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart). In symphonic music, Symphony 9 Beethoven; Requiem Mozart and the Requiem of Duruflé, among others.
Has in its possession with the First Prize in the National Contest of singing in Colombia OFB; Second Prize Kathleen Ferrier Bursary Competition for Young Singers; the Second Prize in the International Singing Contest of Logroño and the First Prize of the Foundation of the Conservatorio del Liceo in Bogotá.
His upcoming engagements include Masetto (Don Giovanni, Mozart) in the Clonter Opera and Fiorello (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini) at the Opera de Colombia.
Givi Gigineishvili / Dulcamara
Under
[Georgia]
Graduate in the College N22 Batumi Georgia, continuing his training at the Z. Paliashvili Central Music School and at the Batumi Art Teaching University. It also extended their training in the Youth Music Theatre, and the State Conservatory of Tbilisi V. Sarajishvili. Today is inner artist at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre.
In his operatic repertoire, we find the interpretation of the roles of Dottore Dulcamara (L’elisir d’amore, Donizetti), Don Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini), in the State Conservatoire Opera Studio; Colline (La bohème, Puccini); Zuniga (Carmen, Bizet) at the Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre; as well as, A frate (Don Carlo, Verdi) in the Immling Festival and Il sagrestano (Tosca, Puccini) at the Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre.
He has various awards as a finalist in the Georgian Competition Of Musician-Performers and the best performance in the Competition Side Ataneli.
Matteo Andrea Mollica/ Dulcamara
Under
[Italia]
he Began his studies at the Università di Torino and continued his training in singing at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi di Torino, as well as refinement of the technique and repertoire with the teacher Giovanni Botta.
Among the repertoire that has been interpreted highlights San Giuseppe (La notte Santa, Gherzi); Balthasar (I magi, Gai); Sciarrone (Tosca, Puccini); Amonasro (Aida, Verdi); Marchese d Obigny (La traviata, Verdi); Wang Chaofei (Milo and Maya e il giro del mondo, Franceschini); Fiorello (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini); Primo Giudice / Servo di Amelia (Un ballo in maschera, Verdi); Conte di Monterone (Rigoletto, Verdi); Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini); Sharpless (Madama Butterfly, Puccini); Bartolo (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini); Il nonno / L Orco (Ciottolino, “Ferrari”); Escamillo (Carmen, Bizet) and Geppetto (Pinocchio, Valtinoni). This has led him to major theaters such as the Teatro Regio Torino, the Teatro Alfieri di Asti; the Teatro Sociale Como, Teatro Grande di Brescia, circuit Ace. Li. Co, Teatro Fraschini, Teatro Donizetti or the Teatro Pavarotti in Modena, among a long list.
Matteo Andrea Mollica/ Dulcamara
Under
[Italia]
he Began his studies at the Università di Torino and continued his training in singing at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi di Torino, as well as refinement of the technique and repertoire with the teacher Giovanni Botta.
Among the repertoire that has been interpreted highlights San Giuseppe (La notte Santa, Gherzi); Balthasar (I magi, Gai); Sciarrone (Tosca, Puccini); Amonasro (Aida, Verdi); Marchese d Obigny (La traviata, Verdi); Wang Chaofei (Milo and Maya e il giro del mondo, Franceschini); Fiorello (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini); Primo Giudice / Servo di Amelia (Un ballo in maschera, Verdi); Conte di Monterone (Rigoletto, Verdi); Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini); Sharpless (Madama Butterfly, Puccini); Bartolo (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini); Il nonno / L Orco (Ciottolino, “Ferrari”); Escamillo (Carmen, Bizet) and Geppetto (Pinocchio, Valtinoni). This has led him to major theaters such as the Teatro Regio Torino, the Teatro Alfieri di Asti; the Teatro Sociale Como, Teatro Grande di Brescia, circuit Ace. Li. Co, Teatro Fraschini, Teatro Donizetti or the Teatro Pavarotti in Modena, among a long list.
Sofia Esparza / Giannetta
Soprano
[España]
Performs their higher studies in singing at the Conservatory of Music of Navarre, receiving the award in order to race. It also gets the title of the harp and musical pedagogy. Complete your training at the ESMUC in Barcelona, obtaining a grant from the Fundación Victoria de los Ángeles. He has expanded his training with maestro Alberto Zedda, Mariella Devia, Renato Bruson, Ana Luisa Chova, Ofelia Sala or Aquiles Machado.
In his activity as a soloist, he has played the roles of meanwhile, frasquita (Carmen, Bizet); Clorinda (La Cenerentola, Rossini); Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini); First lady (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart); Contessa di Ceprano (Rigoletto, Verdi); Empress Sirolé (The emperor’s new suit, Casalí); Selina (Ali Baba and the forty thieves, Casalí) and match girl, film Director and Messenger of Olympus (The keeper of tales, Ortega). At zarzuela as Rosaura (hawks, Guerrero); Inés (The messenger, Gaztambide) and Teresa (Navy, Arrieta). This has led him to work with directors such as José Miguel Pérez-Sierra, Miquel Ortega, Óliver Díaz, Sergio Alapont, Jordi Bernacer, Nicola Valentini. He has acted recently in the LIFE Victoria Festival of Barcelona and made his debut in the opera season of the Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo.
Leonora Tess / Giannetta
Soprano
[Italia]
Began at a young age with study of piano at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi di Milano. Subsequently, he studied singing, making his debut in the role of Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini); Annina (La traviata, Verdi); Giannetta (L’elisir d’amore, Donizetti); Serpina (La serva padrona, Pergolesi); Voce dal cielo (Don Carlo, Verdi); Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart) and Nella (Gianni Schicchi, Puccini). She studied singing opera at the Conservatory Gaetano Donizetti, Bergamo, where he recently graduated.
Also, he made his debut at the Teatro Coccia of Novara in the première of The rivale de Marco Taralli, directed by Matteo Beltrami. Is Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart); A paggio della Duchessa (Rigoletto, Verdi) at the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza and at the Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti di Modena, along with Leo Nucci and directed by Aldo Sisillo; Amine (Il castello degli invalidi, Donizetti) in Bergamo; meanwhile, frasquita (Carmen, Bizet) at the Teatro Coccia of Novara in the Tang Xianzu Grand Theatre of Fuzhou in China. In their recent commitments has depicted the main role in the opera Rita (Donizetti) and the role of Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi, Puccini).
Is a finalist in several international competitions of opera, including awards such as the young talents in the Concorsi Santa Gianna Beretta Molla of the Waiter, Salvatore Licitra of Milan and Rinaldo Pelizzoni of Sissa, where it won the third prize.
Leonora Tess / Giannetta
Soprano
[Italia]
Began at a young age with study of piano at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi di Milano. Subsequently, he studied singing, making his debut in the role of Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini); Annina (La traviata, Verdi); Giannetta (L’elisir d’amore, Donizetti); Serpina (La serva padrona, Pergolesi); Voce dal cielo (Don Carlo, Verdi); Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart) and Nella (Gianni Schicchi, Puccini). She studied singing opera at the Conservatory Gaetano Donizetti, Bergamo, where he recently graduated.
Also, he made his debut at the Teatro Coccia of Novara in the première of The rivale de Marco Taralli, directed by Matteo Beltrami. Is Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart); A paggio della Duchessa (Rigoletto, Verdi) at the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza and at the Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti di Modena, along with Leo Nucci and directed by Aldo Sisillo; Amine (Il castello degli invalidi, Donizetti) in Bergamo; meanwhile, frasquita (Carmen, Bizet) at the Teatro Coccia of Novara in the Tang Xianzu Grand Theatre of Fuzhou in China. In their recent commitments has depicted the main role in the opera Rita (Donizetti) and the role of Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi, Puccini).
Is a finalist in several international competitions of opera, including awards such as the young talents in the Concorsi Santa Gianna Beretta Molla of the Waiter, Salvatore Licitra of Milan and Rinaldo Pelizzoni of Sissa, where it won the third prize.
Productionn: L’elisir d’amore
Melodramma giocoso in two acts, L’elisir d’amore is a comic opera with music by Gaetano Donizetti libretto by Felice Romani, based on the text You philtre of Eugène Scribe for the opera by Daniel Auber, first performed on 12 may 1832 at the Teatro della Canobbiana in Milan.
L’elisir d’amore is a comic opera’s most famous Donizetti, thanks to unforgettable melodies as ‘A furtive tear’ and an argument effervescent in which the loves of the beautiful Adina and naive Nemorino is carried out thanks to the help unlikely the charlatan Dulcamara.
The director, Pablo Maritano, will be in charge of the scenery of this production that moves to the golden age of cinema. A fantasy world through a different set of filming the end of the twenties.
Tab artistic
artistic Director of Opera (e)Studio: Giulio Zappa
music director:
Antonio Méndez [Ópera de Tenerife]
Kakhi Solomnishvili [Tbilisi Opera and Bellet State Theatre]
Levan Jagaev [Tbilisi Opera and Bellet State Theatre]
stage Direction: Pablo Maritano
Scenery: Serena Rocco
costume Design: Lorena Marin
Design of lights: Virginio Levrio
Address of the choir: Carmen Cruz
Assistant music director: Sandhya Nagaraja
Master repeater: Hana Lee
Orchestra of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra
Chorus Coro de Ópera de Tenerife
Cast
Cast To
Adina: Maria Rita Combatelli
Nemorino: Klodjan Kaҫani
Belcore: Alberto Bonifazio
Dottore Dulcamara: Givi Gigineishvili
Giannetta: Sofia Esparza
Cast B
Adina: Beatriz de Sousa
Nemorino: César Arrieta
Belcore: James Ochoa Piedrahita
Dottore Dulcamara: Matteo Andrea Mollica
Giannetta: Leonora Tess
Team
Jose Luis Rivero
Auditorio de Tenerife,
Artistic Director of the Tenerife Auditorium and directly responsible for the areas of programming, production, education and development of the public. An international consultant in processes of internationalization of culture, development of public and strategic plans. The fields of action are focused on the opera, contemporary dance, theatre ibero-american and the theory and management of Culture.
A degree in Spanish Studies and a degree in Tourism, has several programs master’s degree in cultural management. A professor at several universities, has developed its side a researcher in the fields of literature, theater, and dance, and cultural management, with an extensive resume as a speaker at national and international meetings. Always linked to the world of Culture and Education, both in the public and private sectors, he has held positions of state responsibility in Spain: President of the Spanish Network of Theaters, Auditoriums, Circuits and Festivals of public ownership, President of the educational Network of concert Halls, and symphony Orchestras, he has been a member of the state Council of the performing Arts and of Music, member editor of the state Plan of the Dance and is a member of the state commissions of Music, Dance, Training, or Internationalization. Member of the european programme ADESTE (Audience Developer: Skills and Training in Europe) and Mentor of the University of Deusto for Expert Audiences, Cultural and Expert in Strategy to the Public. He is an active member of organisations such as Opera Europa, WAVE-Opera in Latin america, RESEO (European Network for Opera and Dance Education), International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts (IETM), Network euro-Latin american Performing Arts REDELAE, Network, open To the sky dance in unconventional spaces and the Association of cultural managers of the Canary islands.
Alejandro Abrante
Ópera de Tenerife
Born in the Canary Islands, Alejandro Abrante has a Doctorate in Philosophy of the Social Sciences at the University of La Laguna, Spain. Since 2016, he founded an agency lyric and what was their passion for the performing arts and the music became a profession. As director-general represented the artists of the highest level and international young talent that they were starting their careers. His interest has always been the search for new talent, giving them their support and confidence to build their careers. This experience led him to collaborate with important opera houses and european schools of music. In 2006, he created the Mozart Festival in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Rigoletto in concert as part of the XV Summer Festival of Music, Dance and Theatre in the same city in 2011. Also promoted and organized concerts, opera special held in various european cities. He was responsible for the artistic management of the cycle of concerts in Tenerife “Tuesday Lyrical” from 2008 to 2010. He was appointed Artistic Coordinator of the Festival de Ópera de Tenerife in 2012. This project quickly became a season of opera stable in 2013, the year in which he is appointed mayor. In addition to increasing the supply and artistic quality, has managed to bring to Tenerife many professionals of the highest level to give their support to new initiatives, such as Opera(e)Studio and the International Singing Contest of Ópera de Tenerife, which promotes emerging talent and serves as a first big step in their professional careers. As proof of his outstanding contribution to the Performing Arts, Alejandro Abrante is regularly invited to be part of the Jury of various competitions of singing, as for example the Festival of Salicedoro in Italy, the Flavian Labó in Piacenza, the International Festival Ottavio Zino, in Rome, Vocce Verdiani Busseto Parma or the Singing Competition Maria Callas in Saõ Paulo. Their native languages are Spanish and Italian, and has a level of English is high.
Alejandro Abrante
Ópera de Tenerife
Born in the Canary Islands, Alejandro Abrante has a Doctorate in Philosophy of the Social Sciences at the University of La Laguna, Spain. Since 2016, he founded an agency lyric and what was their passion for the performing arts and the music became a profession. As director-general represented the artists of the highest level and international young talent that they were starting their careers. His interest has always been the search for new talent, giving them their support and confidence to build their careers. This experience led him to collaborate with important opera houses and european schools of music. In 2006, he created the Mozart Festival in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Rigoletto in concert as part of the XV Summer Festival of Music, Dance and Theatre in the same city in 2011. Also promoted and organized concerts, opera special held in various european cities. He was responsible for the artistic management of the cycle of concerts in Tenerife “Tuesday Lyrical” from 2008 to 2010. He was appointed Artistic Coordinator of the Festival de Ópera de Tenerife in 2012. This project quickly became a season of opera stable in 2013, the year in which he is appointed mayor. In addition to increasing the supply and artistic quality, has managed to bring to Tenerife many professionals of the highest level to give their support to new initiatives, such as Opera(e)Studio and the International Singing Contest of Ópera de Tenerife, which promotes emerging talent and serves as a first big step in their professional careers. As proof of his outstanding contribution to the Performing Arts, Alejandro Abrante is regularly invited to be part of the Jury of various competitions of singing, as for example the Festival of Salicedoro in Italy, the Flavian Labó in Piacenza, the International Festival Ottavio Zino, in Rome, Vocce Verdiani Busseto Parma or the Singing Competition Maria Callas in Saõ Paulo. Their native languages are Spanish and Italian, and has a level of English is high.
Giulio Zappa
Opera(e)Studio, Opera de Tenerife
Start your training as an accompanying pianist in the singing classes of Bianca Maria Casoni in Milan. It is perfect with Aldo Ciccolini and Irwin Gage. With the latter, specializes in vocal repertoire of chamber music, which has always been his great passion. Since 1996, he has carried out an intense concert activities as a teacher of singing and piano accompanist in numerous theatres and festivals in Europe and Asia. He has collaborated with different generations of artists lyric Italian and international, as Katia Ricciarelli, Elena Obraztsova, Piero Cappuccilli, Leo Nucci, Enzo Dara, Mariella Devia, Michele Pertusi, Gregory Kunde, Juan Diego Florez, Daniela Barcellona and different artists of the new generations. He has also collaborated with stage directors and orchestra of the size of A. Zedda, Lü Jia, P. Fournillier, Michele Mariotti, M. Martone, D. Fo, G. Strehler, M. Hampe, P. Pizzi, Graham Vick, etc He has dedicated the last two years teaching for piano accompanists and singers, and has been invited by Scuola dell’opera di Bologna, Teatro Real, Meitar Opera Studio in Tel Aviv, Escuela Superior de Canto de Madrid or the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow. In 2013, he was appointed Director Artístico Opera (e)Studio, built-in Opera de Tenerife, which was created for the artistic development and the projection of the young talents of opera. It is also responsible for the musical preparation of the singers. Among his appointments, recent, and future, it is worth noting a concert at the Wigmore Hall in London with Mariella Devia, recitals with Pietro Spagnoli and Olga Pretyatko in Pesaro, Peralada and Lausanne, the debut with a recital at the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow, Don Pasquale at Glyndebourne and master classes in Moscow (Bolshoi Theatre) and the University of Jaén. He speaks Italian, Spanish, English, and Russian.
Fulvio Macciardi
Teatro Communale di Bologna
He was born in Milan where he completed his studies in humanities and music. From 1980 to 2003, carried out an extensive activity as a violinist, professor, conservatory and a musician in numerous formations and chamber orchestra. After graduating, he made Meisterkurses taught by the famous violinist Master Wolfgang Schneiderhan in Lucerne. In 1986, became part of the Teatro Verdi di Trieste; throughout his career, he has acted in numerous venues in Italy (among which are Milan, Turin, Rome, Naples, Trieste, Venice, Palermo and Messina) and abroad (France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Belgium, Japan). At the beginning of the year 2000, he took charge of the artistic direction of different theatres of the opera —first at the Teatro Verdi of Trieste, where at the beginning was in charge of the administration and management of all of the arts groups to subsequently be named Secretary Artistic with the authority to administer the programs of the theater and all related activities. In 2008, he was appointed Director of the Artistic Area of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, which also held the position of Casting Director, managing all relationships with the artistic staff of the different theatrical activities, the artistic crew, the performers, primary and secondary, the directors of the theatre and opera, and ballet companies invited. He has supervised, and managed performances with directors and Michele Mariotti, James Conlon, Daniel Oren, Roberto Abbado, Stefan Anton Reck, Donato Renzetti, Omeir Wellber, Nicola Luisotti, Daniele Rustioni, Lothar Zagrosek, Renato Palumbo, Asher Fish, Jurai Valcuha, Aziz Shokakimov, Daniel Kawka, Marco Angius; directors such as Robert Wilson, Graham Vick, Mario Martone, Damiano Michieletto, Davide Livermore, Yannis Kokkos, Pier’There, Mariusz Trelisnky, David Pountney, Andrej Zagars, Fabio Sparvoli, Hugo de Ana, Gabriele Lavia, Liliana Cavani, and Alvis Hermanis. Organized, managed, and promoted a national tour and international annual meetings since 2009, with Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro; Tokyo and Otsu in Japan, in collaboration with Fuji-Tv, 2011; Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2012; the project Macbeth with Bob Wilson; the Festival Rostropovich, Moscow, 2013). In addition, he oversaw the activities of research and training in theatre and as the guardian of the company, was responsible for the monitoring of the projects of the students in the field of artistic (Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna, Verona Academy, Università Cattolica, Conservatorio Martini of Bologna). Since September 2013, he holds also the post of Artistic Director of the Scuola dell’opera del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the academy of high specialization and training of professional careers for singers and crafts of the theatre of the opera. It is frequently invited to participate as a member of the committee of many international competitions opera, among which stand out Operaparis (Paris, 2010), Concorso Voci Verdiane (Busseto, 2012, 2013, 2014, as President of the Jury, 2015, 2016), Concorso Città di Bologna (2010-2013), Concorso Spaziomusica di Orvieto (2013, 2014), International Competition of Tenerife (Spain 2013, 2014, 2015), Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques, Montreal (Canada, 2013). He is the General Director of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna from march 2015, and has recently been appointed Sovintendente of Teatro Comunale di Bologna (November 2017).
Fulvio Macciardi
Teatro Communale di Bologna
He was born in Milan where he completed his studies in humanities and music. From 1980 to 2003, carried out an extensive activity as a violinist, professor, conservatory and a musician in numerous formations and chamber orchestra. After graduating, he made Meisterkurses taught by the famous violinist Master Wolfgang Schneiderhan in Lucerne. In 1986, became part of the Teatro Verdi di Trieste; throughout his career, he has acted in numerous venues in Italy (among which are Milan, Turin, Rome, Naples, Trieste, Venice, Palermo and Messina) and abroad (France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Belgium, Japan). At the beginning of the year 2000, he took charge of the artistic direction of different theatres of the opera —first at the Teatro Verdi of Trieste, where at the beginning was in charge of the administration and management of all of the arts groups to subsequently be named Secretary Artistic with the authority to administer the programs of the theater and all related activities. In 2008, he was appointed Director of the Artistic Area of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, which also held the position of Casting Director, managing all relationships with the artistic staff of the different theatrical activities, the artistic crew, the performers, primary and secondary, the directors of the theatre and opera, and ballet companies invited. He has supervised, and managed performances with directors and Michele Mariotti, James Conlon, Daniel Oren, Roberto Abbado, Stefan Anton Reck, Donato Renzetti, Omeir Wellber, Nicola Luisotti, Daniele Rustioni, Lothar Zagrosek, Renato Palumbo, Asher Fish, Jurai Valcuha, Aziz Shokakimov, Daniel Kawka, Marco Angius; directors such as Robert Wilson, Graham Vick, Mario Martone, Damiano Michieletto, Davide Livermore, Yannis Kokkos, Pier’There, Mariusz Trelisnky, David Pountney, Andrej Zagars, Fabio Sparvoli, Hugo de Ana, Gabriele Lavia, Liliana Cavani, and Alvis Hermanis. Organized, managed, and promoted a national tour and international annual meetings since 2009, with Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro; Tokyo and Otsu in Japan, in collaboration with Fuji-Tv, 2011; Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2012; the project Macbeth with Bob Wilson; the Festival Rostropovich, Moscow, 2013). In addition, he oversaw the activities of research and training in theatre and as the guardian of the company, was responsible for the monitoring of the projects of the students in the field of artistic (Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna, Verona Academy, Università Cattolica, Conservatorio Martini of Bologna). Since September 2013, he holds also the post of Artistic Director of the Scuola dell’opera del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the academy of high specialization and training of professional careers for singers and crafts of the theatre of the opera. It is frequently invited to participate as a member of the committee of many international competitions opera, among which stand out Operaparis (Paris, 2010), Concorso Voci Verdiane (Busseto, 2012, 2013, 2014, as President of the Jury, 2015, 2016), Concorso Città di Bologna (2010-2013), Concorso Spaziomusica di Orvieto (2013, 2014), International Competition of Tenerife (Spain 2013, 2014, 2015), Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques, Montreal (Canada, 2013). He is the General Director of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna from march 2015, and has recently been appointed Sovintendente of Teatro Comunale di Bologna (November 2017).
Badri Maisuradze
Born on November 13, 1966 in the Tbilisi, Georgia, Badri Maisuradze began his studies of drama and stage direction at the Institute for Theatre of Tbilisi. He was an actor in Theater productions of Actors Film of Tbilisi and appeared in different movies. In a production student in the singing, attracted the attention of a famous singer and teacher of Georgia. In 1989, Badri Maisuradze obtained the Degree in Vocal performance at the State Conservatory V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi (Class of Professor Gocha Bezhuashvili). Then, he expanded his studies in Milan and Moscow.
Between 1989 and 1993, Badri Maisuradze, he was a Soloist at the Theatre of Opera and Ballet Z. Paliashvili Tbilisi, Georgia, made their debut with the role of Mindia, by Otar Taktakishvili in 1990. In 1994, he joined the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow as Soloist.
In 1994, Badri Maisuradze was awarded in the International Competition Tenor Viñas in Spain, and in the Contest Tenor Jussi Björling in Sweden. Is a Knight of the International Order of the Friendship.
Throughout his successful career as an opera singer, Badri Maisuradze has represented 58 characters in the best houses of the opera, and festivals of the world, among which stand out:
Teatro alla Scala, Milan (Mazepa, Samson et Dalila)
Wiener Staatsoper (Tosca)
, Deutsche Oper, Berlin (Il Trovatore, Aida, Nabucco)
Teatro Comunale, Florence (Madame Butterfly, La Fanciulla del West)
, Teatro Real, Madrid (Aida, Ernani)
Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (Lady Macbeth)
Teatro Massimo, Palermo (Turandot, Aida, Cavalleria Rusticana)
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona (un Ballo in Maschera, Samson et Dalila)
Semperoper, Dresden (un Ballo in Maschera, Aida, Don Carlo)
Paris National Opera (Aida)
Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg (Aida, The queen of spades, Tosca, Il Tabarro)
, Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm (Otello, Don Carlo, Il Trovatore, Macbeth)
Dalhalla Opera Festival, Rättvik (Tosca, Samson et Dalila)
Teatro Regio, Turin (Giovanna D’arco, Manon Lescaut, Tosca, Verdi’s Requiem)
Opéra National de Montpellier (Aida, Otello, Samson et Dalila)
Canadian Opera Company, Toronto (Manon Lescaut, Tosca, Giovanna D’arco, Madame Butterfly),
Puccini Festival, Torre del Lago (I Medici)
Teatro del Giglio, Lucca (La Fanciulla del West)
La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels (Aida)
Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Messina (La Fanciulla del West, Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci)
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow (Tosca, The queen of spades, un Ballo in Maschera, La Forza del destino, Aida, Norma, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Traviata, Macbeth)
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Lisbon (Othello)
Royal Opera House, Valletta (Othello)
Hungarian State Opera, Budapest (Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci, La Forza del destino, The queen of spades)
Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra (Aida)
The Israeli Opera (Aida)
Toulon Opera (Pagliacci)
Théâtre du Capitole, (Toulouse, Pagliacci, Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci, Otello, Aida)
Cape Town Opera (Otello, Tosca)
Opera Australia, Melbourne (Aida, Samson et Dalila, Pagliacci, Il Trovatore)
Teatro Municipal de Santiago (Pagliacci)
Estonian National Opera, Tallinn (The queen of spades, Tosca, Simon Boccanegra),
Lithuanian National Opera, Vilnius (Aida, Tosca, un Ballo in Maschera, La Forza del destino, Pagliacci).
He has collaborated with famous conductors including Zubin Mehta, Mstislav Rostropovich, Daniel Oren, Seiji Ozawa, Nello Santi, Antonio Guadagno, Marcello Viotti, Maurizio Barbaccini, Carlo Rizzi, Richard Bradshaw, Maurizio Arena, Garcia Navarro, Maurizio Benini, Giorgio Morandi, Lawrence Foster, Valery Gergiev, Alexander Vedernikov, etc
Badri Maisuradze has worked with directors of recognized international prestige such as Franco Zeffirelli, Hugo De Ana, Robert Wilson, Christopher Alden, Calixto Bieito and Sergio Renán.
Badri Maisuradze often form part of the jury at prestigious international competitions of singing, such as, for example Voci Verdiane in Busseto, Contest Belcanto Vincenzo Bellini in Paris, Competition of Opera Singers Galina Vishnevskaya in Moscow, the International Competition of Opera Giovanni Martinelli – Aureliano Pertile in Montagnana (President of the Jury).
He is the founder and President of the Jury of the OPERA CROWN, Competition Vocal International Tbilisi.
Badri Maisuradze he consults for the Festival Puccini in Torre del Lago. Previously, he held the same position at the Theatre Mikhailovsky in St Petersburg.
Since November 2016, Badri Maisuradze is the Artistic Director and Managing Director of the State Theatre of Opera and Ballet Z. Paliashvili Tbilisi.
Institutions
Ópera de Tenerife
Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre
Videos
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