A URORA F AGGIOLI – Mezzo-soprano

Born in Bolzano (Italy) in 1992, Aurora Faggioli is one of the most talented young mezzo-sopranos on the current opera scene. After her graduation in singing at the Conservatory of Trento, she was awarded in several singing contests, including a special mention at the Premio Nazionale delle Arti (MIUR) and the first prize at the 5th International Competition held by F.M. Martini Centro sperimentale lirico in Mantua; she was also a finalist of Cesti Competition in Innsbruck and a finalist of AS.LI.CO Competition in Como. She attended the 10th Masterclass Neue Stimmen in Hannover held by Maestro with Francisco Araiza and Cheryl Studer. In September 2015 she attended the Rossini Opera Academy in Lunenburg (Canada) with Maestro , where she made her debut as contralto soloist in Rossini’s La Petite Messe Solenelle . In summer 2016 she attended the Accademia Rossiniana di Pesaro under the guidance of Maestro Alberto Zedda, followed by her debut at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro as Melibea in . In 2017 she attended the “Master Class Juan Diego Flórez, conectando talento e innovación” hold by Juan Diego Flórez at the Petit Palau in Barcelona. Among her roles stand out Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia and Dorabella in Così fan tutte at Tiroler Festspielhaus Erl under the baton of Gustav Kuhn, Amour in the Berlioz version of Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice at Teatro Massimo di Palermo and at Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Angelina in in Lunenburg and at Teatro Rossini in Pesaro. LATEST PERFORMANCES : La Pietra del Paragone (Aspasia) at Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro; L’italiana in Algeri (Isabella) at Tiroler Festspielhaus Erl. FORTHCOMING PROJECTS : La Cenerentola (Angelina) at Sibiu Opera Fetival; I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Romeo) at Ópera de Tenerife and at Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina) at Tiroler Festspielhaus Erl.

Last update: September 2017, please do not use any preavious version.

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