Serena Daolio (born June 21, 1972 in

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) is an Italian soprano singer.

Biography

After getting her diploma at the conservatory Arrigo Boito in

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, Daolio finished her training with the help of

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and won the first prize at the competitions Masini and Zandonai. She had her debut in

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where she played the main part and won the competition Primo Palcascenico in Cesena. In 2004, she was awarded the Bruson prize by

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himself and in 2005 Daolio won the Francisco Viñas Award in Barcelona. Her performance in ''

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'', directed by

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, which was shown in

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of Madrid in 2007, has been the most significant act.

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20110722033219/http://www.artistica.fi.it/daolio.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Daolio, Serena Italian operatic sopranos Living people 1972 births People from Carpi, Emilia-Romagna 21st-century Italian women opera singers Musicians from the Province of Modena