Carmen Giannattasio (born 24 April 1975 in

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) is an Italian operatic

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. She studied at the Conservatoire Domenico Cimarosa of Avellino and simultaneously at the

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(degree in Russian and English Literatures). From 1999 to 2001 she attended the school for young opera singers (L’Accademia di Perfezionamento) at

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, Milan. In 2002 she won first and audience prize at

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in Paris.

Biography

Giannattasio has worked with many renowned international conductors including

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, Semyon Bychkov,

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, Dan Ettingerá,

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, Myung-whun Chung,

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, and David Parry. In 2012, she made her

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, Covent Garden debut as Mimi in John Copley's production of ''

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'' and her

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, New York, debut as Leonora in

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's production of ''

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''. In the same year she also had a debut at Arena di Verona in Zeffirelli's production of Mozart's Don Giovanni starring Ildebrando D'Arcangelo. In December 2012 she was acclaimed in Naples as Violetta in La Traviata under the direction of Turkish cinema director Ferzan Ozpetek.

Discography

She has recorded many CDs with

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. These include

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's ''

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'' and ''

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'' (which won a 2011

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Award);

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's '' ''Parisina d'Este''''; and Bellini's ''

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''. She performed the role of Alice in

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's "''

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''" in a concert performance in Selerno, recorded by

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in 2012. She has also recorded Verdi ''Messa da Requiem'';

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's "''Il marito disperato''"; and Donizetti's "''

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''" as well as his "''

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''". 2005's Gran Teatro La Fenice performance Rossini's "''

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''" released as DVD from

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. 2008's

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performance Verdi's "''

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''" released as Blu-ray from

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(2010). 2012's "''

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''" staged by

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was released as PAL DVD from CG Entertainment (2015).

References

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