Maria Rachele “Mariele” Ventre (16 July 1939 – 16 December 1995) was an Italian musician and singer, the founder and director of Italian children's
choir
A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which s ...
Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano
The Piccolo Coro "Mariele Ventre" dell'Antoniano, until 1995 simply Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano ( en, "Little Choir of Antoniano"), is an Italian children's choir from Bologna.
History
The choir was created by Mariele Ventre in 1963 at the An ...
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Biography
Mariele Ventre was born in
Bologna,
Emilia-Romagna
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, from
Lucanian immigrants.
She was nominated and rewarded with many awards for her work with and for children. She died in
Bologna. Three weeks before her death, she directed the choir and young soloists at 38th
Zecchino d'Oro
Zecchino d'Oro (; meaning "Golden Sequin") is an annual international children's song competition established in 1959 by Niny Comolli. It is broadcast by Rai 1.
The first two contests were held in Milan. In 1961, the contest was taken up by th ...
international festival of songs for children. Now, the choir is directed by
Sabrina Simoni, formerly Ventre's assistant.
Antonella Boriani and Gianmarco Gualandi dedicated a song to her, titled "Mariele chi è?" (''Who is Mariele?'') sung by the Piccolo Coro Mariele Ventre dell'Antoniano on 22 November 2005.
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Foundation of Mariele Ventre
1939 births
1995 deaths
Musicians from Bologna
People of Lucanian descent
Choirs of children
20th-century Italian women singers
Deaths from cancer in Emilia-Romagna
Deaths from breast cancer
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