Lucia Aliberti
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Lucia Aliberti is a prominent Sicilian
soprano
opera
singer. She is much appreciated for her performances of the bel canto
roles of , Bellini
, Gioacchino Rossini, Donizetti
, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Vivaldi, Mercadante, etc.
A dramatic soprano of vocal agility, Lucia Aliberti was awarded a diploma with full marks from the Conservatory while still very young. She then completed her studies in Rome with Maestro Luigi Ricci
and continued the study with Alfredo Kraus
.She is considered one of the most complete artists of the new generation.
Musician and composer, while studying singing, she was also studying the piano and other musical instruments (guitar, accordion, violin, mandolin). She has composed many pieces for piano, clarinet, flute and singing.
Her natural vocal talents are enhanced by a technique which allows her to sustain even the most difficult parts in the "belcanto" repertory.
International critics have also underlined her particular stage presence and dramatic capabilities.
at the "Festival dei Due Mondi
", under the direction of Giancarlo Menotti. She has sung in the world's major theatres: Metropolitan Opera
in New York, the Washington Opera, Covent Garden
in London, the Deutsche Oper of Berlin, the Munich State Opera, the Hamburg State Opera
, the Staatstheater in Stuttgart, the Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Oper der Stadt Köln, Konzerthaus Die Glocke Bremen, Alte Oper
Frankfurt, the Staatsoper Wien, Graz, Gebouw in Amsterdam, La Scala
in Milan, Rome the Opera Theatre, the S.Carlo Naples, Theatre M.Bellini in Catania, the Grand Opera in Geneva, Lausanne, the Opernhaus in Zurich, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Seoul, the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, the Stockholm Opera in Oslo, the Bolshoi in Moscow, in National Theatre Kiev, Colón Theatre in Buenos Aires, Budapest Erkel Theatre, Warsaw National Opera, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, Toulouse, Saint Étienne, Montpellier Festivals, Teatro Real Madrid, Valencia, Bilbao, the Philarmonia in Zagreb, Dubrovnik Festivals, Split, Tivoli Festival Copenhagen, Grosse Festspielhaus Salzburg,Bangkok[University Philarmonia].
Lucia Aliberti is a requested artists for international gala concerts. She sung for His Holiness Pope Wojtila celebrating the Jubilee of the Family in Saint Peter's Square with worldwide TV broadcast and at Nervi Hall (Vatican) a concert for the Immaculate Mary; she has been the guest star at "Cinema for Peace" during the Berlin Film Festival; for Prince Charles of England in Paris at the Auditorium of the United Nations; for Aga Khan; the German Chancellors Helmut Kohl and Gerhard Schröder; for the Royal Family of Liege; for the Royal Family of Holland; for the Prince of Japan Hiro (in Tokyo a restaurant is named after her "Restaurant Lucia"). Also galas for Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, FIAT, at the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Monte Carlo, for UNICEF,UNESCO and UNITALSI.
Lucia Aliberti sang at Sporting Club in Monte Carlo in a special gala in honour of Prince Albert of Monaco.
She performed in honour of the German President Horst Kohler at the Presidential residence "Schloss Bellevue", she has sung in a special gala in honour of Queen Sirikit in Bangkok and guest star during the international cinema price "Diva" in Munich.
The "Goldene Feder" in Hamburg, the "Premio Callas" from the Association of Opera Friends of Milan, Iso D'Oro in Graz, Austria.
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singer. She is much appreciated for her performances of the bel canto
Bel canto
Bel canto , along with a number of similar constructions , is an Italian opera term...
roles of , Bellini
Vincenzo Bellini
Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are I Capuleti ed i Montecchi , La sonnambula , Norma , Beatrice di Tenda , and I puritani...
, Gioacchino Rossini, Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. His best-known works are the operas L'elisir d'amore , Lucia di Lammermoor , and Don Pasquale , all in Italian, and the French operas La favorite and La fille du régiment...
, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Vivaldi, Mercadante, etc.
A dramatic soprano of vocal agility, Lucia Aliberti was awarded a diploma with full marks from the Conservatory while still very young. She then completed her studies in Rome with Maestro Luigi Ricci
Luigi Ricci
Luigi Ricci , was an Italian composer, particularly of operas.He was the elder brother of Federico Ricci, with whom he collaborated on several works.- Life :...
and continued the study with Alfredo Kraus
Alfredo Kraus
Alfredo Kraus Trujillo was a distinguished Spanish tenor of partly Austrian descent, particularly known for the artistry he brought to opera's bel canto roles...
.She is considered one of the most complete artists of the new generation.
Musician and composer, while studying singing, she was also studying the piano and other musical instruments (guitar, accordion, violin, mandolin). She has composed many pieces for piano, clarinet, flute and singing.
Her natural vocal talents are enhanced by a technique which allows her to sustain even the most difficult parts in the "belcanto" repertory.
International critics have also underlined her particular stage presence and dramatic capabilities.
Career
She began her artistic career in SpoletoSpoleto
Spoleto is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome.-History:...
at the "Festival dei Due Mondi
Festival dei Due Mondi
The Festival dei Due Mondi ' is an annual summer music and opera festival held each June to early July in Spoleto, Italy, since its founding by composer Gian Carlo Menotti in 1958...
", under the direction of Giancarlo Menotti. She has sung in the world's major theatres: Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
in New York, the Washington Opera, Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...
in London, the Deutsche Oper of Berlin, the Munich State Opera, the Hamburg State Opera
Hamburg State Opera
The Hamburg State Opera is one of the leading opera companies in Germany.Opera in Hamburg dates back to 2 January 1678 when the "Opern-Theatrum" was inaugurated with a performance of a biblical Singspiel by Johann Theile...
, the Staatstheater in Stuttgart, the Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Oper der Stadt Köln, Konzerthaus Die Glocke Bremen, Alte Oper
Alte Oper
The Alte Oper is a major concert hall and former opera house in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The building was inaugurated in 1880. Many important works have been premiered at the Alte Oper, including Carl Orff's Carmina Burana in 1937....
Frankfurt, the Staatsoper Wien, Graz, Gebouw in Amsterdam, La Scala
La Scala
La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
in Milan, Rome the Opera Theatre, the S.Carlo Naples, Theatre M.Bellini in Catania, the Grand Opera in Geneva, Lausanne, the Opernhaus in Zurich, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Seoul, the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, the Stockholm Opera in Oslo, the Bolshoi in Moscow, in National Theatre Kiev, Colón Theatre in Buenos Aires, Budapest Erkel Theatre, Warsaw National Opera, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, Toulouse, Saint Étienne, Montpellier Festivals, Teatro Real Madrid, Valencia, Bilbao, the Philarmonia in Zagreb, Dubrovnik Festivals, Split, Tivoli Festival Copenhagen, Grosse Festspielhaus Salzburg,Bangkok[University Philarmonia].
Lucia Aliberti is a requested artists for international gala concerts. She sung for His Holiness Pope Wojtila celebrating the Jubilee of the Family in Saint Peter's Square with worldwide TV broadcast and at Nervi Hall (Vatican) a concert for the Immaculate Mary; she has been the guest star at "Cinema for Peace" during the Berlin Film Festival; for Prince Charles of England in Paris at the Auditorium of the United Nations; for Aga Khan; the German Chancellors Helmut Kohl and Gerhard Schröder; for the Royal Family of Liege; for the Royal Family of Holland; for the Prince of Japan Hiro (in Tokyo a restaurant is named after her "Restaurant Lucia"). Also galas for Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, FIAT, at the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Monte Carlo, for UNICEF,UNESCO and UNITALSI.
Lucia Aliberti sang at Sporting Club in Monte Carlo in a special gala in honour of Prince Albert of Monaco.
She performed in honour of the German President Horst Kohler at the Presidential residence "Schloss Bellevue", she has sung in a special gala in honour of Queen Sirikit in Bangkok and guest star during the international cinema price "Diva" in Munich.
Operatic repertoire
She is considered a specialist in the repertory of Vincenzo Bellini (she has also dedicated intense study to some of his manuscripts). The other most important composer in her repertory are Donizetti, Rossini and Verdi. Several operas of these composers have become her most successful roles:- Lucia di LammermoorLucia di LammermoorLucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor....
(Lucia) - Anna BolenaAnna BolenaAnna Bolena is a tragedia lirica, or opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after Ippolito Pindemonte's Enrico VIII ossia Anna Bolena and Alessandro Pepoli's Anna Bolena, both telling of the life of Anne Boleyn...
(Anna) - Lucrezia BorgiaLucrezia Borgia (opera)Lucrezia Borgia is a melodramma, or opera, in a prologue and two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after the play by Victor Hugo, in its turn after the legend of Lucrezia Borgia. Lucrezia Borgia was first performed on 26 December 1833 at La Scala, Milan with...
(Lucrezia) - Beatrice di TendaBeatrice di TendaBeatrice di Tenda is a tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, from a libretto by Felice Romani, after the play of the same name by Carlo Tedaldi-Fores...
(Beatrice) - Maria StuardaMaria StuardaMaria Stuarda is a tragic opera, , in two acts, by Gaetano Donizetti, to a libretto by Giuseppe Bardari, based on Friedrich Schiller's 1800 play Maria Stuart....
(Maria) - NormaNorma (opera)Norma is a tragedia lirica or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after Norma, ossia L'infanticidio by Alexandre Soumet. First produced at La Scala on December 26, 1831, it is generally regarded as an example of the supreme height of the bel canto tradition...
(Norma) - La SonnambulaLa sonnambulaLa sonnambula is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the bel canto tradition by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a ballet-pantomime by Eugène Scribe and Jean-Pierre Aumer called La somnambule, ou L'arrivée d'un nouveau seigneur.The first...
(Amina) - I PuritaniI puritaniI puritani is an opera in three acts by Vincenzo Bellini. It was his last opera. Its libretto is by Count Carlo Pepoli, based on Têtes rondes et Cavaliers by Jacques-François Ancelot and Joseph Xavier Saintine, which is in turn based on Walter Scott's novel Old Mortality. It was first produced at...
(Elvira) - Il PirataIl pirataIl pirata is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani from a French translation of the tragic play Bertram, or The Castle of St Aldobrando by Charles Maturin...
(Imogene) - La StranieraLa stranieraLa straniera is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, from a libretto by Felice Romani, based on L'étrangère by Charles-Victor Prévot, vicomte d'Arlincourt...
(Alaide) - I Capuleti e i MontecchiI Capuleti e i MontecchiI Capuleti e i Montecchi is an Italian opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini.The libretto by Felice Romani was a reworking of the story of Romeo and Juliet for an opera by Nicola Vaccai called Giulietta e Romeo. This was based on Italian sources rather than taken directly from Shakespeare...
(Giulietta) - SemiramideSemiramideSemiramide is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini.The libretto by Gaetano Rossi is based on Voltaire's tragedy Semiramis, which in turn was based on the legend of Semiramis of Babylon...
(Semiramide) - La traviataLa traviataLa traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias , a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman...
(Violetta) - Simon BoccanegraSimon BoccanegraSimon Boccanegra is an opera with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play Simón Bocanegra by Antonio García Gutiérrez....
(Maria) - Luisa MillerLuisa MillerLuisa Miller is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play Kabale und Liebe by Friedrich von Schiller. The first performance was given at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples on December 8, 1849...
(Luisa) - RigolettoRigolettoRigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. It was first performed at La Fenice in Venice on March 11, 1851...
(Gilda)
Honors and awards
Lucia Aliberti has received two prestigious European Prizes:The "Goldene Feder" in Hamburg, the "Premio Callas" from the Association of Opera Friends of Milan, Iso D'Oro in Graz, Austria.
Recordings of complete operas
- Beatrice di TendaBeatrice di TendaBeatrice di Tenda is a tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, from a libretto by Felice Romani, after the play of the same name by Carlo Tedaldi-Fores...
(Beatrice), Martin Thompson (Orombello), Camille Capasso (Agnese), Paolo Gavenelli (Fillipo) - Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Fabio LuisiFabio LuisiFabio Luisi is an Italian conductor. On September 6, 2011, he was named Principal Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera....
(conductor) - (Berlin Classics) - Il PirataIl pirataIl pirata is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani from a French translation of the tragic play Bertram, or The Castle of St Aldobrando by Charles Maturin...
(Imogene), Stuart Neill, Roberto Frontali, Kelly Anderson - Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Marcello ViottiMarcello ViottiMarcello Viotti was a Swiss classical music conductor, best known for opera.Viotti was born in Vallorbe, in the French-speaking region of Switzerland, to Italian parents. He studied cello, piano and singing at the Conservatory of Lausanne. Wolfgang Sawallisch was a mentor to Viotti and encouraged...
(conductor) - (Berlin Classics) - La SonnambulaLa sonnambulaLa sonnambula is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the bel canto tradition by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a ballet-pantomime by Eugène Scribe and Jean-Pierre Aumer called La somnambule, ou L'arrivée d'un nouveau seigneur.The first...
(Amina), John Aler (Elvino), Francesco Ellero d'Artegna (Rodolfo), Iris Vermillion (Teresa), Jane Giering (Lisa), Friedrich Molsberger (Alessio), Warren Mok (Il Notario) - Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin - Jesús López-CobosJesús López-CobosJesús López-Cobos is a Spanish conductor.López-Cobos was born in Toro, Zamora, Castile-León, Spain. He studied at Complutense University of Madrid and graduated with a degree in philosophy...
(conductor), live recording, February Deutsche Oper Berlin (BMG Classics) - La StranieraLa stranieraLa straniera is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, from a libretto by Felice Romani, based on L'étrangère by Charles-Victor Prévot, vicomte d'Arlincourt...
(Alaide), Vincenzo Bello, Roberto Frontali, Sara MingardoSara MingardoSara Mingardo is an Italian classical contralto who has had an active international career in concerts and operas since the 1980s. Her complete recording of Anna in Hector Berlioz's Les Troyens won a Gramophone Award and both the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording and the Grammy Award for Best...
, Carlo Striuli - Orchestra del Teatro Verdi di Trieste - Gianfranco Masini (conductor) - (BMG Ricordi) - La traviataLa traviataLa traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias , a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman...
(Violetta Valery), Peter DvorskýPeter DvorskýPeter Dvorský is a Slovak operatic tenor. Possessing a lyrical voice with a soft, elastic tone, and warm and melodious timbre, Dvorský's repertoire concentrates on roles from the Italian and Slavic repertories....
(Alfredo Germont), Renato BrusonRenato BrusonRenato Bruson is an Italian operatic baritone. Bruson is widely considered one of the most important Verdi baritones of the late 20th and early 21st century. He was born in Granze near Padua, Italy.-Biography and career:...
(Giorgio Germont) - Fujiwara Opera Chorus and Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra - Roberto Paternostro (conductor), live recording, Tokyo (Capriccio/Delta Music)
Recitals
- "Famous Opera Arias" - Münchner Rundfunkorchester - Lamberto GardelliLamberto GardelliLamberto Gardelli was an Italian conductor, particularly associated with the Italian opera repertory, especially the works of Giuseppe Verdi....
(conductor) - (Orfeo) - "A Portrait" - Nordwestdeutsche PhilharmonieNordwestdeutsche PhilharmonieThe Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie is a German symphony orchestra based in Herford. It was founded in 1950 and, along with Philharmonie Südwestfalen and Landesjugendorchester NRW, is one of the 'official' orchestras of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia...
- Peter FeranecPeter FeranecPeter Feranec is a Slovak conductor. In 1995, he became the first foreign-born, as well as the youngest, person to be appointed Chief Conductor at the Bolshoi Theatre. From 2007 to 2009, he was the Principal Conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic...
(conductor) - (RCA/BMG Classics) - "Viva! Belcanto" - Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano G. Verdi - Patrick FournillierPatrick FournillierPatrick Fournillier - the French conductor, was born December 26, 1954, in Neuilly-sur-Seine.He studied in Paris with Louis Fourestier and Pierre Dervaux, then in Strasbourg Conservatoire and Salzburg Mozarteum. Between 1983 and 1986 he was assistant conductor in l'Orchestre National de Lille, then...
(conductor) - (RCA/BMG Classics) - "Verdissimo" - Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi - Oleg CaetaniOleg CaetaniOleg Caetani is a conductor of Ukrainian and Italian descent. He is the son of Igor Markevitch and Donna Topazia Caetani, Markevitch's second wife, who is descended from a Roman family that included the early 14th-century Pope Boniface VIII. Caetani has chosen to use his mother's family name to...
(conductor) - (Deag Music/Warner Music)