Carmen Giannattasio
| Carmen Giannattasio | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italy |
| Genres | Opera |
| Instruments | Voice |
| Years active | 1999– |
| Website | carmengiannattasio.com |
Carmen Giannattasio (born 24 April 1975 Avellino) is an Italian operatic soprano.[1] She studied at the Conservatoire Domenico Cimarosa of Avellino and simultaneously at the University of Salerno (degree in Russian and English Literatures). From 1999-2001 she attended the school for young opera singers (L’Accademia di Perfezionamento) at La Scala, Milan. In 2002 she won first and audience prize at Operalia competition in Paris.[2]
Biography
Giannattasio has worked with many renowned international conductors including Maurizio Benini, Semyon Bychkov, Roland Boer, Sir Colin Davis, Plácido Domingo, Dan Ettingerá, Asher Fisch, Riccardo Frizza, Daniele Gatti, Michel Plasson, René Jacobs, Riccardo Muti, Daniel Oren and David Parry
In 2012, she made her Royal Opera House, Covent Garden debut as Mimi in John Copley's production of La boheme[3] and her Metropolitan Opera, New York, debut as Leonora in David McVicar's production of Il trovatore.[4]
Discography
She has recorded many CDs with Opera Rara. These include Rossini's La donna del lago and Ermione (which won a 2011 The Gramophone Award);[5] Donizetti's Parisina d'Este; and Bellini's Il pirata. She performed the role of Alice in Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable in a concert performance in Selerno, recorded by Brilliant Classics in 2012.
She has also recorded Rossini's Maometto II; Verdi's Simon Boccanegra and the Messa da Requiem; Cimarosa's Il marito disperato; and Donizetti's Ugo, conte di Parigi as well as his Caterina Cornaro.
References
- ↑ Opera Rara website information
- ↑ Singer's website
- ↑ Shipman, Chris (2 May 2012). "Carmen Giannattasio Royal Opera House debut". ROH newsfeed.
- ↑ "Carmen Giannattasio". Opera (London). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Listen to the Gramophone Awards podcast". Gramophone (London). Retrieved 27 September 2012.
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