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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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