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                                        Sara Mingardo 
                                     
                                        One of the rare voices of genuine contralto of the music scene today. She 
                                        regularly collaborates with conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Ivor Bolton, 
                                        Riccardo Chailly, Myung-Whun Chung, Colin Davis, John Eliot Gardiner, Riccardo 
                                        Muti, Trevor Pinnock, Christophe Rousset, Jordi Savall, Jeffrey Tate and Rinaldo 
                                        Alessandrini. Her repertoire includes works by Gluck, Monteverdi, Handel, 
                                        Vivaldi, Rossini, Verdi, Cavalli, Mozart, Donizetti, Schumann and Berlioz. 
                                        Particularly active in concert, she has a vast repertoire ranging from Pergolesi 
                                        to Respighi, through Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak and Mahler. She was awarded 
                                        the Premio Abbiati 2009. 
                                     
                                        Future plans: Mahler’s Symphony n.8 at the Lucerne Festival; Petite Messe Solennelle 
                                        in Rome under the baton of Antonio Pappano; Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria 
                                        (Penelope) in Zurich and Paris (Opéra National); Il Trionfo del Tempo e del 
                                        Disinganno with Giardino Armonico and Giovanni Antonini in a European tour;
                                        L'Orfeo in Paris (Opéra National); Vivaldi’s Farnace in Amsterdam;
                                        Kindertotenlieder in Antwerpen; concerts in London, Vienna, Turin and 
                                        Florence; and a series of concerts with Claudio Abbado and the Orchestra Mozart. 
                  
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                                        Silvia Frigato 
                                         
                                            
                                        Winner of the “Francesco Provenzale” International Baroque singing competition 
                                        in Naples (2007), she performs at numerous prestigious concerts and festivals, 
                                        including: Monteverdi Festival in Cremona; Musica e Poesia a San Maurizio in 
                                        Milan; Centro di Musica Antica Pietà de' Turchini in Naples; Valle d'Itria 
                                        Festival in Martina Franca; Misteria Paschalia in Kraków; KunstFestSpiele 
                                        Herrenhausen in Hannover; Festival de Radio France in Montpellier, to name only 
                                        a few. She regularly collaborates with such artists as Rinaldo Alessandrini, 
                                        Gianluca Capuano, Claudio Cavina, Ottavio Dantone, Antonio Florio, Lorenzo 
                                        Ghielmi, Philippe Herreweghe, Sigiswald Kuijken and such ensembles as Collegium 
                                        Vocale Gent, Accademia Bizantina, La Divina Armonia, La Venexiana, I Turchini, 
                                        Gambe di Legno Consort, Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca. She has recorded for 
                                        Tactus, Brillant and Glossa and her recordings have been broadcasted by RAI 
                                        Radio 3, Radio France, ORF and many others. 
                                     
                                        Future plans: L’Orfeo (Euridice) at the Opéra National de Paris and 
                                        concerts with Concerto Italiano and Rinaldo Alessandrini.   
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                    Korzerthaus 
 
                    Vienna 
                              
                     January 16, 2012 
                              
                              
                              
                              
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