Cover «If the Scala is part of the world heritage, Academy is a crucial part of it. It is the best possible investment for the future». Stéphane Lissner, Superintendent of Teatro alla Scala THE ACADEMY OF LYRIC OPERA Who we are The crucial steps of the Theatre’s educational vocation are: 1813 The Ballet School was born. Today it is internationally recognized as one of Whothe bestwe Academiesare for the training of dancers. 1950s Arturo Toscanini founded the School of The Scala Cadets to provide historic continuity to the traditional Italian Lyric Opera. 1970 Tito Varisco, director of stage sets, gave life to the course for set builders and designers , to pass on the excellence found in the creative and manual abilities of Scala artists. Who we are 1991 Accademia del Teatro alla Scala was born as an internal Department of Teatro alla Scala: the Department of Training and Development. Who we are 2001 Accademia was registered as a Foundation, structured in four departments – Music, Ballet, Stage and Workshops, Management – with the following Mission: › Promoting and increasing education, training, retraining and counseling of professional profiles in the field of the performing arts; › Training of artistic and technical staff of Teatro alla Scala; › Offering firsthand contact with the work world, allowing students to acquire “on the job” competences, strengthened by intensive internship experience. List of founders The Academy of Lyric Opera Foto Founded by Riccardo Muti in 1997 under the artistic direction of Leyla Gencer (who passed away in 2008), the Teatro alla Scala Academy of Lyric Opera reflects the heritage of the ‘Scala Cadets’ school, which was created under the auspices of Arturo Toscanini in the fifties to ensure the transmission of traditional Italian opera. Through a teaching staff of internationally renowned artists, such as Luis Alva , Renato Bruson , Mirella Freni and Luciana Serra , the Academy prepares young singers possessing a solid vocal and musical training for professional careers through a two-year course that refines technique and interpretation. The AcademyDaily study of is Lyricinterwoven Opera with the participation in Scala productions, where students work alongside performers, conductors and directors of international fame. Particular importance is also given to concerts in Italy and abroad and participation in opera productions such as the "Academy Project", a production created entirely by students and which is included in the regular Scala season. Many alumni tour the major Italian and foreign theaters: these singers include sopranos Serena Farnocchia, Carmen Giannattasio, Anja Kampe, Irina Lungu, Nino Machaidze and Teresa Romano, mezzo-sopranos Ketevan Kemoklidze, Anita Rachvelishvili and Nino Surguladze, contralto Sonia Prina, tenors Thiago Arancam, Leonardo Cortellazzi and Giuseppe Filianoti, baritones Simon Bailey, Fabio Capitanucci, Massimo Cavalletti, Christian Senn and Vincenzo Taormina, and bass singers Carlo Malinverno, Giovanni Battista Parodi and Dejan Vatchcov. CONCERT’S PROGRAM V. Bellini G. Puccini I Puritani Madama Butterfly Ah!, per sempre io ti perdei Chi sia?... Io so che alle sue pene Filippo Polinelli, baritono Anna Victorova, mezzosoprano Jaeheui Kwon, tenore Qui la voce sua soave Filippo Polinelli, baritono Ludmilla Bauerfeldt, soprano Addio, fiorito asil ProgramG. Verdi Jaeheui Kwon, tenore Nabucco Oh, dischiuso è il firmamento Anna Victorova, mezzosoprano F. Cilea Adriana Lecouvreur La Traviata Acerba voluttà Di Provenza il mar, il suol Anna Victorova, mezzosoprano Filippo Polinelli, baritono L’Arlesiana Il Trovatore E’ la solita storia del pastore Condotta ell’era in ceppi Jaeheui Kwon, tenore Anna Victorova, mezzosoprano Rigoletto G. Verdi È il sol dell'anima Rigoletto Ludmilla Bauerfeldt, soprano Tutte le feste al tempio... Jaeheui Kwon, tenore Sì, vendetta, tremenda vendetta Ludmilla Bauerfeldt, soprano Filippo Polinelli, baritono THE ACCADEMIA SOLOISTS LUDMILA BAUERFELDT Bio Born in Rio de Janeiro, she started her artistic studies at the Escola Técnica de Teatro "Martins Pena“. Since 2004 she has undertaken a run of studies in vocal technique and lyric repertoire at the Conservatory of Rio. Nowdays she is graduating at Rio de Janeiro Universit. She played the role of Gasparini in La canterina by F. J. Haydn (2009) and Lucy in Il telefono by G. C. Menotti (2010). In 2009 she made her debut in Der Zwerg by A. von Zemlinsky. She followed Masterclasses held by Mitsuko Shirai, Martin Schmidt, Marina Venuti, Mark Marlham. Winner, in 2008 of the first prize at the International Contest "Bidù Sayão" in Belo Horizonte, she obtained in 2010 also the first prize and the audience prize at the Rio Teatro Municipal Contest. ANNA VICTOROVA Born in Moscow, in 2006, Anna received her diploma from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory. In 2008, she specialized in singing with P.I. Scousnitchenko. She has gained much recognition in various competitions: First Place in the International Glinka Competition in Russia, Second Place in the Maria Callas Grand Prix in Greece, Second Place in the Elena Obraztsova Competition in Russia, Second Place in the 3rd Edition of the China Competition in China, Third Place in the Galina Vishnevskaya Competition, First Place in the 12th Edition of the “Riccardo Zandonai” International Competition for Young Opera Singers, Fourth Place in the Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia and First Place in the Lysenko Competition in Ukraine. She has attended masterclasses with Grace Bumbry, Brigitte Fassbaender, Mietta Sighele, Veriano Lucchetti, Mauro Trombetta, Veronica Dunne, Elena Obraztsova, Evgenij Nesterenko. She sang the role of Olga in Tchaikovsky’s Evgenij Onegin at the Stanislavsky Theatre of Moscow and at the Opera Studio of the Moscow Conservatory, Polina in Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades at both the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and at the Latvian National Opera in Riga, Dalila in Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila at the Anna Livia Dublin Opera Festival, and Kate Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Stanislavsky Theatre of Moscow. She has held concerts as a soloist in France, Austria, Lithuania, Japan and Germany. Some of her most engaging performances include a Rachmaninov concert series in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Verdi’s Requiem at the Tonhalle of Zurich, Beethoven’s Symphony n.9 in Foggia, the closing concert in 2006 of the Russian Year in China, and Tchaichovsky’s Capriccio Italiano, with the Luigi Cherubini Orchestra conducted by Isaac Karabtchevsky at the musicaRivafestival in Riva del Garda in 2007. Between 2009 and 2011 she attends the Teatro alla Scala Academy of Lyric Opera. In 2010 she was soloist in Pergolesi’s Salve Regina and Stabat Mater, conducted by Daniele Rustioni at Festival MiTo in Milan FILIPPO POLINELLI Born in Tortona, Filippo began his singing studies at the age of 20. Shortly after starting his professional career, in 2006, he began to perform on stages of great prestige in Italy (TeatroBio alla Scala in Milan, Teatro Regio in Parma, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Teatro Massimo in Palermo) and abroad (Théatre Musical de Paris Châtelet, Bad Wildbad Belcanto Opera Festival, Hong Kong Cultural Center, Tokyo International Forum), performing with artists, conductors and directors of international fame (Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Leo Nucci, Yuri Temirkanov, Zubin Mehta, Luca Ronconi). He has recorded for important recording companies, such as TDK, Naïve, Naxos and Rai Trade. Between 2009 and 2011 he attended the Teatro alla Scala Academy of Lyric Opera: he completed his two years of training in July and now following his third year. In 2010 he played Don Parmenione in Rossini’s L’occasione fa il ladro , Academy Project 2010 in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle setting, conducted by Daniele Rustioni and in 2011 he was Haly in Italiana in Algeri was Haly in Italiana in Algeri by G.Rossini (Academy Project 2011). JAEHEUI KWON Born in Andong, South Korea, Jaeheui Kwon began to study music at the age of 18, receiving his diploma in 2007 from the Kyungpook National University of Taegu. In 2007 he received a scholarship for advanced training at the International Academy of Music in Rome, where he received his diploma in 2009. In 2008, he did a Masterclass with Nicola Martinucci. In Korea, in 2000, he won the Special Award for Religious Music, and in 2004 he placed third in the “Inge Contest”. In 2009, he received the Special Award at the “Francesco Albanese International Contest” in Naples. He has performed as a soloist in Naples in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Teatro San Carlo Orchestra and Chorus and in Schumann’s Faust-Szenen with the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Pinchas Steinberg. Between 2009 and 2011 he studies at Teatro alla Scala Academy of Lyric Opera. In 2010 he sang the role of Don Eusebio in Rossini’s L’occasione fa il ladro, on stage at Scala in the historical setting signed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, conducted by Daniele Rustioni. AccademiaPictures Project 2007 COSI’ FAN TUTTE by W.A.Mozart Directed by Michael Hampe Conductor: Ottavio Dantone Accademia Project 2008 LE NOZZE DI FIGARO by W. A. Mozart Pictures Directed by Giorgio Strehler Repurposed by Marina Bianchi Conductor: Giovanni Antonini Accademia Project 2009 LE CONVENIENZE E INCONVENIENZE TEATRALI by G. Donizetti Pictures Directed by Antonio Albanese Conductor: Marco Guidarini Accademia Project 2010 L’OCCASIONE FA IL LADRO By G. Rossini Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, repurposed by Sonja Frisell Conductor:Pictures Daniele Rustioni Pictures Accademia Project 2011 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI by G.Rossini Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Repurposed by Lorenza Cantini Conductor: Antonello Allemandi Contacts For further information please contact Alessandra Sbriscia Fioretti Marketing Manager Accademia Teatro alla Scala Contacts18, Via Santa Marta 20123 Milan – Italy - Tel. +39.02.85.45.11.83 Tel. +39.02.85.45.11.43 [email protected] [email protected].