Andrea Giovannini graduated as an actor in
1990 from the Acting School in Bologna directed by Galante Garrone in
Bologna. After some years in theatrical companies, in 1997 Andrea
Giovannini began to study as opera singer with the director Massimo Romeo Piparo,
he then made his debut in the Musical as protagonist in several productions in
Italy, such as: Jesus Christ Super Star, My Fair lady, Evita.
Afterwards he made his debut as Danilo in The Merry Widow under
Massimo de Bernart, and he investigated further the Mozart’s repertoire under
the guidance of Claudio Desderi and sang the roles of Don Ottavio,
Basilio and Ferrando in many productions. Worth mentioning his participation in
the historical production of Così fan tutte at the Piccolo Teatro in
Milan, with the direction of Giorgio Strehler.
Andrea Giovannini also specialized in the Rossini’s repertoire: Conte
d’Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo
under Claudio Desderi and at the Festival in Tuscania, under Francesco La
Vecchia; Idreno in Semiramide at the Teatro dell’Opera in
Rome, under M° Gianluigi Gelmetti and then in the Tuscany Circuit.
In 2006 he also started to sing as a lyric tenor: Fenton in Falstaff
in 2007 at the Grange Park Festival in London; Rodolfo in La Boheme in
Dublin; Alfredo in La Traviata in Nurberg, Dijon and at the Saint-Cere
Festival in France; il Conte di Bosco Nero in La Vedova Scaltra in
Nice.
Moreover he interpreted the role of Rinuccio in Gianni
Schicchi in Modena; Camillo de Rossillon in La Vedova Allegra at
the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, under Daniel Oren; Alfredo in La
Traviata, produced by Opera Eclaté; the title role in Les
Contes d’Hoffman at the al Festival Saint-Céré Festival;
Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor in Dijon; Rodolfo and then
Tamino (Die Zauberfloete) in Massy, where he also sang as Carlos
Medina in La Belle de Cadix (revivals took place in Clemont- Ferrand
and on tour.)
He was Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore with the Opera
Zuid and with the Poznan Philarmonie he sang in Giovanna D’Arco
(Carlo VII). Andrea Giovannini also took part in the Verdi’s Requiem
with the Brabant Orchestra in Eindoven (under Kees Bakels) and again in Poznan
under Renato Palumbo.
Among his other past engagements, it is worth mentioning: Falstaff
(Caius) in Sassari and Jesi; Manon Lescaut (Maestro di ballo) in
Rome, under Riccardo Muti; L'amour des tres oranges at the
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Madama Butterfly (Goro) in Naples and
Parma; La forza del destino (Trabuco) in Parma; Lucia di
Lammermoor (Normanno) in Rome; Nabucco (Abdallo) in Cagliari; Norma
(Flavio) in Turin; La Rondine (Prunier) in Lucca, Pisa, Livorno,
Modena and Ravenna; Manon Lescaut (Edmondo) under the baton of
Bruno Bartoletti at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Camille de Rosillon La
Vedova Allegra in Naples; Pompeo in Benvenuto Cellini and Gastone
in La Traviata in Rome.
Most recently he has been Goro in Madama Butterfly with
the Teatro Regio/Turin on tour in Savonlinna in Turin he also sang Caius
in Falstaff and Don Girolamo in Paer's Agnese; Mitrane in
Rossini’s Semiramide under Bruno Campanella in Florence; Monostatos
in Die Zauberflöte in Fermo, Fano and Ascoli
Piceno; Prunier in La Rondine in Moscow and in
Catania; Bardolfo in Falstaff in Parma; Edmondo
in Manon Lescaut in Verona (Teatro Filarmonico) and with the
Opera in Rome on tour in Japan; Basilio in Le nozze di Figaro at
the Teatro dell'Opera in Roma; Action in West Side Story in
Roma with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra conducted by Antonio Pappano; Nino in La
Capinera and Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte in Catania;
l’Abate di Chazeuil in Adriana Lecouvreur besides Anna Netrebko and
Marco Armiliato conducting at the Salzburg Festival and Tosca (Spoletta)
at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome
Plans include, amongst others: Eugene
Onegin (Triquet) at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome; L'amour des tres
oranges in Naples and Carmen (Remendado) in Parma and Bolzano.
December 2019