Eleonora Buratto (born 1982) is an Italian

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

singer. She is a graduate of the , the conservatory of

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, the city of her birth.

Reception

Eduardo Benarroch found her to show "more than promise" as Nanetta in Verdi's ''

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'' under

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in Salzburg in July 2013. Her 2016

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debut as Norina in Donizetti's '' Don Pasquale'' was well received.

Discography

* '' I due Figaro'',

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. Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Chor Wien, Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. 2012 * '' Ariadne auf Naxos'',

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. Daniel Harding,

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. DVD, 2012 * ''

'',

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. Zubin Mehta, Wiener Philharmoniker. DVD 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buratto, Eleonora Living people 1982 births Musicians from Mantua Italian operatic sopranos 21st-century Italian women opera singers