Kismara de Lourdes Pessatti, known as Kismara Pezzati or Kismara Pessatti (

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, June 3, 1974), is a Brazilian

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naturalized in

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. Previously known for performances in

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s and concerts primarily as a

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, she has recently expanded her repertoire to dramatic mezzo-soprano. She has performed with several internationally-recognized opera companies and orchestras in countries such as Germany, Brazil, Colombia, Spain, France, England, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Russia, Switzerland, Uruguay and Venezuela. Her career includes a number of recordings and performances from a diverse collection of works, from

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through

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and

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Early life and education

Kismara Pessatti was born in Curitiba, Paraná, in 1974. Pessatti is her official surname, but she started using Pezzati as her

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after learning that this was the original spelling of her ancestors' surname in

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, before they emigrated to

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. Her connection to music began in childhood and she grew up singing with her parents and siblings. However, she was the first in the family to dedicate herself to a career in music. Pessatti holds a BA in Classical

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from the ''Escola Superior de Música e Belas Artes do Paraná'' (Paraná's College of Music and Fine Arts), where she graduated in 1997 under the guidance of prof. Neyde Thomas. Still during her studies, she performed her first solo recitals in the series "''Música nos Museus''" (Music at the Museums) in Curitiba from 1996 to 1998. In 1999, she moved to

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where she continued her specialization in the class of Prof.

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and in the vocal interpretation class of

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. In 2004, she received the title ''Diplom-Sängerin für Musiktheater und/oder Konzert'' (which after the

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is recognized as a

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) at the ''

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'' (Hanns Eisler Academy of Music Berlin). Other masterclasses with recognized professionals in the field followed, including sessions with

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and

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, Ruth Rohner,

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, and Alberto Zedda, among others. Early in the course of her studies in Berlin, she debuted in the summer of 2001 as Matilda in the opera ''Ottone'' by

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at the

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, in Germany, thus launching her international career.

Career (selection)

2003 - 2008

Between 2003-2005, Pessatti was a member of the Opera Studio at the

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(''Oper Zürich''), where the opera ''La Pietra del Paragone'' by

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was produced in 2004, with premieres in Zurich and performances in Mezières and

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. In this production, she played Clarice, a role that earned her a contract as a regular soloist for the entity. While at the Opera Studio, she performed the role of Mother in the German version of

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's opera "The Consul". She also participated in other professional productions at the house - such as roles as Giovanna in ''

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'' by Verdi (a production recorded on DVD), under

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and scenic direction by Gilbert Deflo; and as Alisa in

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's ''

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'', conducted by

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and scenic direction by

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. In 2005, in the beginning of her contract with the Zürich Opera, she was chosen by

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to participate in Monteverdi's ''

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'' as Nutrice, under his musical direction and scenic direction by

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. This production was also taken in concert form to the

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. During the same year, she debuted as Filipjewna in Tchaikovski's ''

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,'' under

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and stage direction by Grisha Asagaroff. For the 2006 season, she debuted as Rosalia in '' Tiefland'' by Eugen d'Albert (production released on DVD ), under the musical direction of

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and stage direction by Matthias Hartmann. In addition, she was featured in a production of ''

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'', by

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, conducted by

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and choreographed by

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. In 2007, she played Annina in

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' '' Der Rosenkavalier'', under Welser-Möst and stage direction by Sven-Eric Bechtolf - a production that was taken to the

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Orchard Hall in

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. She played Marthe Schwertlein in ''Faust'' by Gounod, under the direction of

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and

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. She was also in

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's '' Szenen aus Goethes Faust'', presented in concert form at Zurich's Tonhalle, where she sang the roles of ''Mater Gloriosa'', Martha, Mangel and Samaritana In 2008, she debuted as Amme in

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's ''Boris Godunov'' under the direction of Vladimir Fedoseyev and scenic direction by Klaus Grüber. In addition, she played Annina once more in ''Der Rosenkavalier'' under the direction of Welser-Möst, this time in concert form at the Royal Festival Hall in London. In that same year, the singer left her permanent position with the Zürich Opera.

2009 - 2018

For the 2009 season, Pessatti played the title role of

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with the
Bergische Symphoniker
' in concerts in Germany under the direction of Witolf Werner. In Brazil, she debuted at the ''XIII

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'' (13th Amazonas Opera Festival), in

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, as Anna in ''

Les Troyens ''Les Troyens'' (; in English: ''The Trojans'') is a French grand opera in five acts by Hector Berlioz. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself from Virgil's epic poem the ''Aeneid''; the score was composed between 1856 and 1858. ''Les Tro ...

'' de Berlioz and as Geneviève in the concert version of '' Pelléas et Mélisande'' de

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. Back in Germany, she was a soloist of Frank Martin's ''In Terra Pax'' in

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, under the musical direction of Florian Ludwig. In 2010, she debuted as Maddalena in ''Rigoletto'' at the '' Opéra-Théâtre de Saint-Étienne'' under the direction of Laurent Campellone and stage direction by Guy Joosten, and as Erda in Wagner's '' Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (The Ring of the Nibelung) at the

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under the direction of

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and Anselm Weber. She was also featured in

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's Symphony No. 2 in

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under

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, in Mahler's Symphony No. 8 (''Mater Aegyptiaca'') in Bielefeld under Peter Kuhn and in

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under

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. In Brazil, she performed

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's Irish Songs with the ''Piano Trio Porto Alegre'' for concerts in Curitiba and

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. In the same year, under the direction of Helmuth Rilling, she was featured in Handel's

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at th
Philharmonie Essen
(Germany), in Bach's St John's Passion at the

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, in Bach's

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, and in the production of ''Jean d'Arc au bûcher'' by

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both in Caracas with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra and in

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with the SWR (''

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Orchester''). At the

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, she was one of the furies in Ernst Krenek's opera ''

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'' under

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. Also, under the baton of Facundo Agudin and with the ''Orchestre Symphonique du Jura'', she was the mezzo-soprano soloist in the Requiem by composer Christian Favre, a world premiere that was recorded and released on CD. During 2011, she dedicated herself mostly to working with conductor Helmuth Rilling. Thus, she was Catherine in the live recording for CD of the dramatic oratory ''Jean d' Arc au bûcher'' by Honegger, held at the ''Liederhalle'' concert hall in Stuttgart. In addition, she debuted at the ''

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'' (Germany) in celebration of the Herbert von Karajan Music Prize received by Helmuth Rilling, who conducted the singer in both the cantata ''Wachet! Betet! Betet! Wachet! BWV 70'' by Bach, and in Mozart's

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with the '' Bach-Collegium Stuttgart'' and '' Gächinger Kantorei''. In the same year, she returned to the stage with Rilling and his ensemble, this time for Bach's ''

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'' (Christmas Oratorio) at the ''Liederhalle'' Stuttgart. In addition to the projects with Rilling, she also sings ''Mater Samaritana'' in Bogotá in Mahler's Symphony No. 8, conducted by

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with the

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, and under the musical direction of Facundo Agudin, was the mezzo-soprano featured in Verdi's

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. In 2012, she debuted in

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as the protagonist Orfeo in the opera ''

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'' by

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under the stage direction of Antônio Araújo and musical direction by Nicolau de Figueiredo, in addition to participating in ''Pelléas et Mélisande'' by Debussy under the stage direction of Iacov Hillel and musical direction by Abel Rocha, both productions at the ''Theatro Municipal de São Paulo''. In the same year, she debuted at the Amsterdam '' Concertgebouw'' in the Spanish work '' El Amor Brujo'' by

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, returning to this concert hall for the live recording for CD and TV of the '' Eerste symfonie'' (''Versuch eines Requiem'') by Hartmann under the baton of

Markus Stenz Markus Stenz (born 28 February 1965, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German conductor. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik Köln with Volker Wangenhein and at Tanglewood with Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa. Stenz has ...

. In Milan, she sang the ''Elias'' oratorio by

Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositi ...

with "La Verdi" (''

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi The Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi (Symphony Orchestra of Milan Giuseppe Verdi) is an Italian orchestra based in Milan. The orchestra refers to itself as ''La Verdi'' colloquially. The orchestra's primary residence is the ''Auditor ...

'') under Helmuth Rilling. For the 2013 season, Pessati recorded live at the ''

Berliner Philharmonie The Berliner Philharmonie () is a concert hall in Berlin, Germany, and home to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The Philharmonie lies on the south edge of the city's Tiergarten and just west of the former Berlin Wall. The Philharmonie is on ...

'', with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and under the baton of

Marek Janowski Marek Janowski (born 18 February 1939 in Warsaw) is a Polish-born German conductor. He is currently chief conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic. Childhood Janowski grew up in Wuppertal, near Cologne, after his mother traveled there at the st ...

, the following works for the series "''Wagnerzyklus''" by Pentatone: '' Das Rheingold'', '' Die Walküre'' and '' Götterdämmerung'' (parts of the tetralogy ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'') by Richard Wagner. In addition, she debuted as Mary in '' Der Fliegende Holländer'' in

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under the musical direction of

Kirill Karabits Kyrylo Karabych ( uk, Кирило Карабиць); born 26 December 1976) is a Ukrainian conductor. Biography Early Life Karabits' father was the conductor and composer Ivan Karabyts. Karabits was born in Kyiv (then in the Ukrainian SSR o ...

at the ''Wagner Geneva Festival'', performed in front of ''L'Orchestre de Chambre de Genève'' with the ''

Wesendonck Lieder , Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis, WWV 91, is the common name of a set of five songs for female voice and piano by Richard Wagner, (''Five Poems for a Female Voice''). He set five poems by Mathilde Wesendonck while he was working on his opera ''Tristan u ...

'' also by Wagner and edited by Henze under the guidance of

Thomas Rösner Thomas Rösner (born 12 June 1973) is an Austrian conductor. Life Born in Mödling, Rösner studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and attended master classes with Ilya Musin (conductor), Ilya Musin, Myung-Whun Chung an ...

, as well as in Rossini's work ''

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'' at the ''

Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival The Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival is a classical music festival held each summer throughout the state of Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany. History The festival was founded in 1986 by German concert pianist Justus Frantz. In 2006, the 21 ...

'' in

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, Germany. At the

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, she was featured in ''Wie ich Welt wurde'', a production about the life of composer Richard Wagner, with scenic direction by

Hans Neuenfels Hans Neuenfels (; 31 May 1941 – 6 February 2022) was a German writer, poet, film producer, librettist, theatre director, opera director and theatre manager. As a director, he first focused on drama, staged at prominent houses such as the Vien ...

. In Brazil, she debuted in the role of Neris for a production of ''

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'' by Cherubini, in concert form, with the

Brazilian Symphony Orchestra The Brazilian Symphony Orchestra ( pt, Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, OSB) is a Brazilian orchestra. Founded in 1940, it is located at Avenida Rio Branco, downtown Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the country's foremost orchestras, performing more ...

at the ''Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro''. In 2014, the singer debuted in

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at the ''

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'' as a Schwertleite in Wagner's ''Die Walküre''. Other performance highlights for that year included
concert
in

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of the ''

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'' by Beethoven conducted by Helmuth Rilling, which was broadcast live on Czech TV; as well as her return to Bogotá to be the soloist in

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's Folk Songs with the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra. She also performed at the ''

Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe The Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe is a theatre and opera house in Karlsruhe, Germany. It has existed in its present form and place at Ettlinger Tor since 1975. Achim Thorwald became the Intendant in summer 2002 and held that post until the en ...

'' in

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as Amme in ''Boris Godunov''. In 2015, she returned to the ''Liederhalle'' Stuttgart for Manuel de Falla's ''El Amor Brujo'' with the ''

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (Stuttgarter Kammerorchester) is a German chamber orchestra based in Stuttgart. Its principal concert venue is the Liederhalle, Stuttgart. History Karl Münchinger founded the orchestra in 1945, and served as its ...

'' and conducted by Matthias Foremny. In the same year, the singer was featured in a tour with ''Les Siècles Orchester'' under the musical direction of

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, its founder, with the opera ''Der Fliegende Holländer'' by Wagner, premiering at the '' Théâtre de Caen'', in France, and at the ''

Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg The Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, inaugurated in 1964 as the Théâtre Municipal de la Ville de Luxembourg is the city's major venue for drama, opera and ballet.

''. At ''

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'' Opera, she was Juliette in Berlioz's '' Roméo et Juliette'', Filipjewna in ''Eugen Onegin'' under the musical direction of

Otto Tausk Otto Tausk (born 1970 in Utrecht) is a Dutch conductor. Biography Tausk was a violin student of Viktor Liberman and István Párkányi. He studied conducting with Jurjen Hempel and Kenneth Montgomery. He continued his music studies with Jonas Al ...

and stage direction by

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, and Maffio Orsini in ''

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'' by

under the baton of Pietro Rizzo and scenic direction by

Tobias Kratzer Tobias Kratzer (born 17 January 1980) is a German stage director, especially of opera, who has worked internationally after winning a competition in Graz with two entries in 2008. He has staged works by Verdi and Wagner, but also contemporary musi ...

. In 2016, Pessatti began a collaboration with the ''

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'' (Cologne Opera), where she was featured in

Wolfgang Rihm Wolfgang Rihm (born 13 March 1952) is a German composer and academic teacher. He is musical director of the Institute of New Music and Media at the University of Music Karlsruhe and has been composer in residence at the Lucerne Festival and the Sa ...

's contemporary opera '' Die Eroberung von Mexico'' (link t
trailer
under the musical direction of Alejo Pérez and stage direction by

Peter Konwitschny Peter Konwitschny (born 21 January 1945 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German opera and theatre director. Biography Peter Konwitschny grew up in Leipzig, where his father Franz Konwitschny was principal conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestr ...

, a co-production with the ''

Salzburger Festspiele The Salzburg Festival (german: Salzburger Festspiele) is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer (for five weeks starting in late July) in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amad ...

''. In the same year, she returned to the Zürich Opera for the role of Mary in Wagner's ''Der Fliegende Holländer''. In Brazil, she debuted with OSESP (

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) the world premiere of ''Cecilia'' by composer Maury Buchala, conducted by Valentina Peleggi, a production that was released on CD and is part of th
Encomendas OSESP
collection. She also debuted in

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with the

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (RPhO; nl, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest) is a Dutch symphony orchestra based in Rotterdam. Its primary venue is the concert hall De Doelen. The RPhO is considered one of the Netherlands' two principal orc ...

in Hartmann's ''Eerste symfonie'' (''Versuch eines Requiem''). In 2017, she was featured in the production of the world premiere of Xavier Dayer's chamber opera ''Der Traum von Dir''
trailer
at the Zürich Opera. In Colombia, the singer debuted as Ms Quickly in Verdi's ''

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'' at the ''Teatro Mayor de Bogotá'', in a co-production with the ''Ópera de Colombia'', under the musical direction of Rodolfo Fischer and stage direction by Alejandro Chacón. In Brazil, she performed the concert ''"Feminino Céu e Terra"'' (Female Heaven and Earth) for the ''Solo Música'' Series in

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and Curitiba. This concert was planned, researched, directed and interpreted by the singer, and was presented as an a capella program for solo voice in two parts: the first with texts and music by

Hildegard von Bingen Hildegard of Bingen (german: Hildegard von Bingen; la, Hildegardis Bingensis; 17 September 1179), also known as Saint Hildegard and the Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath active as a writer, composer, philosopher ...

, the second with texts by Kismara Pessatti and Brazilian work songs, where the singer plays percussion as accompaniment. This project was the basis for the CD "Hildegard Now & Then", released in 2019. For the 2018 season in Europe, she was part of the cast of Wagner's opera ''

Parsifal ''Parsifal'' ( WWV 111) is an opera or a music drama in three acts by the German composer Richard Wagner and his last composition. Wagner's own libretto for the work is loosely based on the 13th-century Middle High German epic poem ''Parzival'' ...

'' with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, under the musical direction of Sir

Simon Rattle Sir Simon Denis Rattle (born 19 January 1955) is a British-German conductor. He rose to international prominence during the 1980s and 1990s, while music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1980–1998). Rattle was principal ...

and stage direction by Dieter Dorn at the ''

''. This production was also taken in concert form to the ''Berliner Philharmonie''. In Latin America, she was Oberon in

Benjamin Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...

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at Theatro São Pedro in São Paulo, Brazil. This production, which won the ''Prêmio Concerto'' for best opera in 2018, had musical direction by Claudio Cruz and stage direction by Jorge Takla. In addition, she debuted at

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, with the works ''

Rückert-Lieder ' (Songs after Rückert) is a collection of five Lieder for voice and orchestra or piano by Gustav Mahler, based on poems written by Friedrich Rückert. The songs were first published in ''Sieben Lieder aus letzter Zeit'' (''Seven Songs of Latter ...

'' by Mahler and ''Faust et Helene'' by

Lili Boulanger Marie Juliette "Lili" Boulanger (; 21 August 189315 March 1918) was a French composer and the first female winner of the Prix de Rome composition prize. Her older sister was the noted composer and composition teacher Nadia Boulanger. Biography ...

, both with the ''Orquestra Filarmônica de Montevideo'' under the baton of

Ligia Amadio Ligia Amadio is a Brazilian conductor, currently chief conductor of the Bogotá Philharmonic. Biography Studies Ligia Amadio began studying music at the age of five on the piano, eventually completing her diploma at the Dramatic and Musical ...

2019 - Present

In 2019, she recorded her first Solo CD, Hildegard Now & Then, produced by the London labe
Drama Musica
and distributed b
Naxos
The recording, which received 4 stars in a BBC Music Magazine review, was a project planned, researched and interpreted by Kismara Pessatti herself. In it, the singer performs

's songs in the first part, and in the second part, she commissioned from composer Silvia Berg a song cycle based on selected texts by Hildegard von Bingen, mostly from her letters. These texts were translated into 7 languages (Latin, Portuguese, Italian, German, French, English and Spanish) and recorded with the accompaniment of percussionist Sarah Hatch. In early 2020, after the singer started using Kismara Pezzati as her

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, she returned to São Paulo as the mezzo-soprano soloist in ''Missa Solemnis'', for the celebration of Beethoven's 250th anniversary and

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's debut as the new chief conductor for OSESP. Additionally, she debuted as Laura in

Ponchielli Amilcare Ponchielli (, ; 31 August 1834 – 16 January 1886) was an Italian opera composer, best known for his opera ''La Gioconda''. He was married to the soprano Teresina Brambilla. Life and work Born in Paderno Fasolaro (now Paderno Ponchiell ...

's '' La Gioconda'', a production o
The Bumbry Way
in

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, after working on repertoire expansion with Dr. Grace Bumbry, KS herself. In 2021, after several productions were cancelled or rescheduled due to the

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, Pezzati was invited to perform at the George Enescu Festival in

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. There, she debuted as Brigitta in

Korngold Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born American composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and compo ...

's '' Die tote Stadt'' (concert version) at the Grand Palace Hall (''

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''), with the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, under the baton of

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Theatres and performances (selection)

* ''

'' Orchard Hall (Tokyo): ''Der Rosenkavalier'' (Strauss), ''La Traviata'' (Verdi) * ''

Teatro La Fenice Teatro La Fenice (, "The Phoenix") is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre" and in the history of opera as a whole. Especially in the 19th century, La Fenice beca ...

'' (Veneza): ''Elektra'' (Strauss) * '' Opernhaus Zürich'': ''L'Incoronazione di Poppea'', ''Faust'', ''Boris Godunov'', ''Lucia di Lammermoor'', ''Tiefland'', ''Rigoletto'', ''Der Fliegende Holländer'' * ''

'': Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven), ''Orpheus und Euridyke'' (Krenek) * '' Theatro Municipal de São Paulo'': ''Te Deum Budavari'' (Kodaly), ''Orfeo ed Euridice'', ''Pelléas et Mélisande'' * ''

'' (London): ''Rosenkavalier'', ''L'Incoronazione di Poppea'' * ''

Tonhalle, Zürich The Tonhalle is a concert hall in Zurich, home to the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, one of Switzerland's leading orchestras. The 1455-seat hall, located at Claridenstrasse 7 in Zurich, was inaugurated in 1895 by Johannes Brahms. The hall is conside ...

'': ''Faust Szenen'' (Schubert), Mass in F minor (Bruckner), ''Walpurgisnacht'' (Mendelssohn) * Moscow International House of Music: St John's Passion (Bach) *

Teatro Amazonas The Amazon Theatre () is an opera house located in Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It is the location of the annual ''Festival Amazonas de Ópera'' (Amazonas Opera Festival) and the home of the Amazonas Philharmonic Or ...

(Manaus): ''Les Troyens'' (Berlioz), ''Pelléas et Melisande'' (Debussy) * ''Theater und Philharmonie Essen'': Messiah (Handel) * ''

'': ''Elias'' (Mendelssohn) * '' Concertgebouw'' (Amsterdam): ''El Amor Brujo'' (M. de Falla), Symphony No. 1 (Hartmann), ''Die Frau ohne Schatten'' (Strauss) * ''

'': Wagner ''Zyklus'': ''Das Rheingold'', ''Die Walküre'', ''Götterdämmerung''. ''Parsifal'' (Wagner) * ''Teatro del Liceu'' (Barcelona): ''Die Walküre'' (Wagner) * ''Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro'': ''Medée'' (Cherubini) *

Teatro Solis Teatro may refer to: * Theatre * Teatro (band) Teatro, Italian for "theatre", is a vocal group signed to the Sony BMG music label. The members of Teatro are Jeremiah James, Andrew Alexander, Simon Bailey and Stephen Rahman-Hughes. Band member ...

(Montevideo): ''Faust et Helene'' (Lili Boulanger), ''Rückert-Lieder'' (Mahler) *

Teatro Petruzzelli The Teatro Petruzzelli is the largest theatre of the city of Bari and the fourth Italian theatre by size. History Origin and golden age The history of the Teatro Petruzzelli of Bari begins when Onofrio and Antonio Petruzzelli, traders and ship b ...

(Bari): Elektra (Strauss), ''Der Fliegende Holländer'' (Wagner) * ''

Sala São Paulo The Júlio Prestes Cultural Center, which is located in the Júlio Prestes Train Station in the old north central section of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, was inaugurated on July 9, 1999. The building has been restored and renovated by the Sã ...

'': Cecilia (M. Buchala), ''Missa Solemnis'' (Beethoven) * ''Theatro São Pedro'' (São Paulo): A Midsummer Night's Dream (Britten) * ''Liederhalle Stuttgart'': ''El Amor Brujo'' (M. de Falla), Christmas Oratorio (Bach), ''Jean d'Arc au bûcher'' (Arthur Honegger) * ''Köln Oper'' (Cologne): ''Die Eroberung von Mexiko'' (W. Rihm), ''Die Soldaten'' (Henze), ''Le Nozze di Figaro'' (Mozart) * ''

Aalto Theater The Aalto Theatre (Aalto-Theater) is a performing arts venue in Essen, Germany, and is home to the city's opera company Aalto-Musiktheater and the ballet company Aalto Ballett. The serve as the venue's orchestra. The theatre opened on 25 Septembe ...

'' (Essen): ''Rheingold'' and ''Siegfried'' (Wagner) * '' Théatre de Caen'': ''Der Fliegende Holländer'' (Wagner) * ''

Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg The Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, inaugurated in 1964 as the Théâtre Municipal de la Ville de Luxembourg is the city's major venue for drama, opera and ballet.

'': ''Der Fliegende Holländer'' (Wagner) * ''Opéra-Théâtre de Saint-Étienne'': ''Rigoletto'' (Verdi), ''Rake's Progress'' (Strawinsky) * ''Teatro Mayor'' (Bogotá): ''Falstaff'' (Verdi) * Auditório León de Greiff (Bogotá): Symphony No. 2 and Symphony No. 8 (Mahler), Folk Songs (Berio) * ''Simon Bolivar Hall'' (Caracas): Mass in B minor (Bach), ''Jean d'Arc au bûcher'' (Arthur Honegger) * ''

De Doelen De Doelen is a concert venue and convention centre in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was originally built in 1934 but then destroyed in 1940 during the German bombardment of Rotterdam in May 1940 at the outset of World War II. It was rebuilt in 19 ...

(''Rotterdam): Symphony No. 1 (Hartmann)

Roles in operas (selection)

* Amneris, ''Aida'' (Verdi, G.) * * Anna, ''Les Troyens'' (Berlioz, H.) * Annina, ''Der Rosenkavalier'' (Strauss, R.) * Azucena, ''Il Trovatore'' (Verdi, G.) * * Brigitta, ''Die tote Stadt'' (Korngold, E. W.) * Carmen, Carmen (Bizet, G.) * Clarice, ''La Pietra del Paragone'' (Rossini, G.) * Dalila, ''Samson et Dalila'' (Saint-Säens, C.) * * Eboli, ''Don Carlo'' (Verdi, G.) * * Erda, ''Das Rheingold'' (Wagner, R.) * Erda, ''Siegfried'' (Wagner, R.) * Filipjewna, ''Eugen Onegin'' (Tschaikowski, P.) * Fricka, ''Das Rheingold'' (Wagner, R.) * Fricka, ''Die Walküre'' (Wagner, R.) * * Geneviève, ''Pelléas et Mélisande'' (Debussy, C.) * Isabella, ''L'Italiana in Algeri'' (Rossini, G.) * * Jokasta, ''Oedipus Rex'' (Strawinski, I.) * Laura, ''La Gioconda'' (Ponchielli, A.) * Leonora, ''La Favorita'' (Donizzeti, G.) * * Maddalena, ''Rigoletto'' (Verdi, G.) * Marcellina, ''Le Nozze di Figaro'' (Mozart, W. A.) * Mother, ''The Consul'' (Menotti, G. C.) * Ms. Quickly, ''Falstaff'' (Verdi, G.) * Oberon, ''Midsummer Night's Dream'' (Britten, B.) * Olga, ''Eugen Onegin'' (Tschaikowski, P.) * * Orfeo, ''Orfeo ed Euridice'' (Gluck, C. W.) * Orsini, ''Lucrezia Borgia'' (Donizetti, G.) * Penelope, ''Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria'' (Monteverdi, C.) * * Rosalia, ''Tiefland'' (D'Albert, E.) * Weseners Mutter, ''Die Soldaten'' (Zimmermann, B.) (*) Roles studied but not yet performed in productions

Concerts (selection)

* Bach, J.S. - ''Messe in H-moll'', ''Weihnachtsoratorium'', ''Magnificat, St. Johannes Passion'', ''Matthäus Passion''* * Beethoven, L. van - ''Missa Solemnis'', Symphony No. 9 * Berio, L. - Folk Songs * Berlioz, H. - ''Romeo et Juliette'' * Boulanger, L. - ''Faust et Heléne'' * Derungs, G. A. - ''Henry Dunant op. 178, ein dramatisches Menschenleben'' * Dvorák, A. - ''Stabat Mater''* * Estrada, C. - ''Robayat'' * Falla, M. de - ''El Amor Brujo'', ''Siete Canciones Españolas'' * Favre, C. - Requiem * Garcia Lorca, F. - ''Trece Canciones Populares Españolas'' * Guastavino, C. - ''Flores Argentinas'' * Händel, G. F. - Messiah * Hartmann, K. A. - ''1. Sinfonie: Versuch eines Requiems'' * Kodály, Z. - ''Te Deum Budávari'' * Mahler, G. - ''2. Sinfonie, 3. Sinfonie* und 8. Sinfonie'', ''Kindertotenlieder'', ''Rückert-Lieder'' * Martin, F. - ''In Terra Pax'' * Mendelssohn, F. - ''Elias'', ''Paulus''*, ''Walpurgisnacht'' * Mozart, W. A. - Requiem * Pergolesi, G. B. - ''Stabat Mater'' * Rossini, G. - ''Stabat Mater'' * Schumann, R. - ''Faust Szenen'' (Marthe / Mangel / Mater Gloriosa / Mulier Samaritana) * Strawinski, I. - ''Oedipus Rex'', ''Les Noces'' * Szymanowski, K. - ''Stabat Mater'' * Verdi, G. - Requiem *

- Henze - ''Wesendonck Lieder'' (*) Roles studied but not yet performed in concerts

Collaborations with conductors (selection)

* Sir

Christoph von Dohnányi Christoph von Dohnányi (; born 8 September 1929) is a German conducting, conductor. Biography Youth and World War II Dohnányi was born in Berlin, Germany to Hans von Dohnanyi, a German jurist of Hungarian ancestry, and Christine von Dohnanyi ...

* Bernard Haitink *

Vladimir Jurowski Vladimir Mikhailovich Jurowski (; born 4 April 1972) is a Russian conductor. He is the son of conductor Michail Jurowski, and grandson of Soviet film music composer Vladimir Michailovich Jurowski. Early life Born in Moscow, Jurowski began hi ...

Teodor Currentzis Teodor Currentzis ( el, Θεόδωρος Κουρεντζής ; born 24 February 1972) is a Greek-Russian conductor, musician and actor. Biography Currentzis was born in Athens, and at age 4 began to take piano lessons. At age 7, he began vio ...

* Helmuth Rilling *

Lothar Koenigs Lothar Koenigs (born 1965 in Aachen, Germany) is a German conductor. Biography Koenigs grew up in Aachen, in West Germany; as a young boy, he was a chorister at Aachen Cathedral, where he sang all of Anton Bruckner's masses and motets, and develo ...

Ingo Metzmacher Ingo Metzmacher (born 10 November 1957 in Hanover) is a German conductor and artistic director of the festival KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen in Hanover. Life Ingo Metzmacher is the son of the cellist Rudolf Metzmacher and the research biolo ...

Paolo Carignani Paolo Carignani (born 1961) is an Italian conductor. He has been chief conductor of the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt (1997–2008),Something Sensational p295 William Guy – 2008 "... and this sort of ecstasy is what occurred for me in F ...

* Laurent Campellone *

Thomas Adès Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès (born 1 March 1971) is a British composer, pianist and conductor. Five compositions by Adès received votes in the 2017 Classic Voice poll of the greatest works of art music since 2000: '' The Tempest'' (2004), ''V ...

* Luiz Fernando Malheiro *

Ádám Fischer Ádám Fischer (born 9 September 1949 in Budapest) is a Hungarian conductor. He is the general music director of the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, chief conductor of the Danish Chamber Orchestra, and chief conductor of the Düsseldorfer Sym ...

Axel Kober Axel Kober (born 10 February 1970) is a German conductor. Since 2009 he has been the music director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Kober was born in Kronach and studied conducting under Peter Falk and Günther Wich at the Hochschule für Musik W ...

* Facundo Agudin * Peter Kuhn * Daniel Harding * Alexander Liebreich * Florian Ludwig *

* Matthias Foremny *

* Nicolau de Figueiredo * Abel Rocha *

Jonathan Nott Jonathan Nott (born 25 December 1962, in Solihull, England) is an English conductor. Biography The son of a priest at Worcester Cathedral, Nott was a music student and choral scholar at St John's College, Cambridge, and also studied singing a ...

Josep Pons Josep Pons (born Josep Pons i Viladomat; 1957) is a Spanish conductor. Biography Pons was born in Puig-reig, Berguedà. He received his musical training at L'Escolania de Montserrat and continued his musical studies in Barcelona with such teac ...

* Arie van Beek * Valentina Peleggi

Recordings

& Silvia Berg: Hildegard Now & Then (2019); Pessatti, Hatch
CD Drama Musica
* Maury Buchala: Cecilia (2016); Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (OSESP), Valentina Peleggi
CD Selo Digital OSESP
*

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

: ''Der fliegende Holländer'' (2015); ''Choeur et Orchestre Les Siècles'', ''Théâtre de Caen'', François-Xavier Roth;
Live compilation
' * Karl Hartmann: ''Symphonies 1-8'' (2014); ''Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra'', ''Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra;'' Gaffigan, Metzmacher, Poppen, Schonwandt, Stenz, Vänskä
Challenge Records, 3-disk CD set
* Richard Wagner: ''Die Walküre'' (2014); ''Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona'', Josep Pons;
Live recording
' * Richard Wagner: ''Götterdämmerung'' (2013); ''Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin'', Marek Janowski
CD Pentatone Music
* Richard Wagner: ''Die Walküre'' (2013); ''Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin'', Marek Janowski
CD Pentatone Music
* Richard Wagner: ''Das Rheingold'' (2013); ''Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin'', Marek Janowski
CD Pentatone Music
* Karl Hartmann: ''Eerste symfonie'' (2012); ''Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Amsterdam'', Marcus Stenz; CD Avro Tros NTR Radio 4 *

: ''Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher'' (2011); ''Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR'', Helmuth Rilling
CD Hänssler Classic
*

Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...

: Requiem (2011) ''Orchestre Symphonique du Jura'', Facundo Agudin; DVD Lyrica *

Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

: ''8. Sinfonie'', ''Mahler en Bogotá'' (2011); Orquesta Filarmônica de Bogotá, Enrique Diemecke; DVD

EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...

* Christian Favre: Requiem (2010, World Premiere); ''Orchestre Symphonique du Jura'', Facundo Agudin
CD Doron Music
* Eugen d'Albert: ''Tiefland'' (2009); ''Oper Zürich'', Franz Welser-Möst; DVD

* Richard Wagner: Parsifal (2008); ''Oper Zürich'', Bernard Haitink
DVD Deutsche Grammophon
* Giuseppe Verdi: ''Rigoletto'' (2006); ''Oper Zürich'', Nello Santi

*

Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and violinist. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wag ...

: Elektra (2006); ''Oper Zürich'', Christoph von Dohnanyi; DVD TDK

References

External links

Official website

Profile at OperaBase.com
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