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Maria Agresta
Maria Giovanna Agresta (born 16 July 1978) is an Italian operatic soprano. Life Born in Vallo della Lucania, Agresta obtained her diploma at the in Salerno with top marks and then completed her studies with Raina Kabaivanska in Modena. In 2006 she made her debut in Spoleto as Rosina in ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'' and then appeared as Selene in Baldassare Galuppi's ''Didone abbandonata''. She made her role debut as Micaëla in ''Carmen'' in 2007 in Messina and sang Desdemona in ''Otello'' in various venues. Further roles from the Italian repertoire followed; including her role debut as Elena in ''I vespri siciliani'' at the Teatro Regio di Torino in 2011, which brought her wide recognition. Since then she has also sung at La Scala in Milan and other important opera houses such as the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, La Fenice in Venice, the Bayerischen Staatsoper München, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, the Semperoper in Dresden, the Royal Opera House London and the Palau d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Berrugi
Giorgio Berrugi is an Italian Tenor (voice), operatic tenor. Musical education Born in Pisa, Italy, Berrugi was a clarinetist, graduating summa cum laude from the Istituto “Mascagni” of Livorno. Further studies at the Accademia teatro alla scala (course for professional orchestral musicians), the Accademia di Imola for chamber music, and the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, where he was awarded the Premio Lucchesini. Berrugi was winner of several international prizes both as a solo clarinetist and as a member of the Alban Berg Duo, including first prizes at the Rome(2002) and Bologna international chamber music competitions. In 2002 he won the Solo Clarinet chair of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, which he held until 2006. Vocal education In 2007 Berrugi started private vocal instruction with La Scala baritone Carlo Meliciani. He made his operatic debut at the Venice Teatro La Fenice as Rodolfo in ''La bohème'' in 2008. Further vocal studies followed with Francisco Araiza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
