Alessandra Marianelli

Alessandra Marianelli (born 1986) is an Italian soprano. She made her professional debut in 2002 as Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro and went on to sing leading roles in the opera houses of her native country and internationally. Her recordings include Amour in Orphée et Eurydice for Decca Records and Fiorilla in Il turco in Italia for Naxos Records. She also appeared in Carlos Saura's 2009 film Io, Don Giovanni.

Life and career

Marianelli was born in Pontedera in the Province of Pisa. She began her vocal studies in Pisa with Marina Billieri and Pieralba Soroga, with further study at the Conservatorio Mascagni in Livorno.[1] In 2001, at the age of 15 and never having seen a live opera performance, she placed second in the Cascinalirica singing competition in Livorno.[2][3] The following year she made her professional debut as Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro at Pisa's Teatro Verdi.[2] She won the Premio Spiros Argiris in 2004 and in December of that year appeared in the small off-stage role of "La voce dal cielo" (voice from heaven) in Don Carlo at the Teatro Comunale di Firenze. She would return there seven years later as Musetta in La bohème.[2][4]

From 2004 onwards, Marinelli made a series of other house and role debuts in Italy, Belgium, Peru, Spain, and Monaco and sang over 30 different roles.[2] These included Serpina in La serva padrona and Collette in Le devin du village at the Festival Pergolesi Spontini (2004);[5] Nanetta in Falstaff at La Monnaie, Brussels (2006);[6] Fiorilla in Il turco in Italia at the Rossini Opera Festival (2007);[7] Gilda in Rigoletto at the Teatro Municipal Alejandro Granda, Lima;[8] Amour in Orphée et Eurydice at the Teatro Real, Madrid (2008);[9] Kseniya in Boris Godunov at the Teatro Regio di Torino (2010);[10] Micaëla in Carmen at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (2010);[11] Oscar in Un ballo in maschera at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo (2011);[12] and Giulietta in Un giorno di regno at the Teatro Regio di Parma (2013).[13]

Recordings

Composer Title Role Medium Year Source Label
GluckOrphée et EurydiceAmourCD2008 [9] Decca Records
MussorgskyBoris GodunovKsenijaDVD2011[14] Opus Arte
MozartIo, Don GiovanniZerlinaFilm2009[15]Eurozoom
PergolesiLa serva padronaSerpinaDVD2012[16] Arthaus Musik
RossiniIl turco in ItaliaFiorillaDVD2009[17][18] Naxos Records
VerdiUn ballo in mascheraOscarDVD2010[19] Opus Arte
VerdiUn giorno di regnoGiulietta di KelbarDVD2013[13] C Major

References

  1. ↑ Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Alessandra Marianelli. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Moppi, Gregorio (25 November 2011). "La Bohème". La Repubblica. Retrieved 20 March 2014 (Italian).
  3. ↑ Il Tirreno (23 May 2001). "L'elenco dei premiati Cascinalirica, Malandra emoziona e vince". Retrieved 20 March 2014 (Italian).
  4. ↑ Premio Spiros Argiris, Città di Sarzana (2014). Vincitori delle precedenti edizioni, p. 3. Retrieved 20 March 2014 (Italian).
  5. ↑ Pugliaro, Giorgio (ed.) (2005). Opera 2005. Annuario dell'opera lirica in Italia, pp. 88–89. EDT srl. ISBN 8870638642
  6. ↑ Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie performance archives. Carmen, 20 June 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014 (French).
  7. ↑ Blewitt, David (13 August 2007). "Review: Il turco in Italia". The Stage. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Felices, Enrique (27 March 2008). "El Rigor de Rigoletto". Caretas. Retrieved 20 March 2014 (Spanish)
  9. 1 2 Christiansen, Rupert (7 May 2010). "Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, CD review". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 March 2014
  10. ↑ Pestelli, Giorgio (6 October 2010). "Il Regio vince la campagna di Russia". La Stampa. Retrieved 20 March 2014 (Italian).
  11. ↑ RAI 3 broadcast archives (27 November 2010). Carmen di Bizet. Retrieved 20 March 2014 (Italian).
  12. ↑ Opéra de Monte-Carlo performance archives. Un ballo in maschera. Retrieved 20 March 2014 (French).
  13. 1 2 Baker, David J. (January 2013). "Verdi: Un Giorno di Regno. Opera News. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  14. ↑ Altena, James A. (January 2012). "Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov". Fanfare. Retrieved 20 March 2014 via HighBeam Research (subscription required).
  15. ↑ Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna (2009). Io, Don Giovanni press book, p. 10. Retrieved 20 March 2014 (Italian)
  16. ↑ Mandel, Mark (April 2013). "Pergolesi: Il Prigionier Superbo; La Serva Padrona. Opera News. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  17. ↑ (July 2010). "Rossini: Il turco in Italia. Fanfare. Retrieved 20 March 2014 via HighBeam Research (subscription required).
  18. ↑ Bresnal, Barry (January/February 2010). "Rossini: Il turco in Italia". Fanfare, Issue 33:3
  19. ↑ Reverter, Arturo (May 2010). "Jesús López Cobos, Riccardo Muti: Madurez Entrevista". Scherzo, No. 252, p. 74. Retrieved 20 March 2014 (Spanish).

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