Il matrimonio segreto
Opera (e)Studio reaches its eighth edition fully consolidated. More and more singers are showing interest in joining this initiative. The artists selected for this production will spend almost two months on the island of Tenerife. Here they will carry out an intense work of musical and scenic aspects in order to launch an opera title within the lyrical season of the Auditorio de Tenerife. In this edition the work to be performed will be "Il matrimonio segreto" by Domenico Cimarosa, a co-production of Ópera de Tenerife, Teatro Regio di Parma and Teatro Massimo di Palermo.
This opera is a dramma giocoso in two acts with music by Domenico Cimarosa, on a libretto by Giovanni Bertati and based on the play “The Clandestine Marriage by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick. The Italian première of the opera was given at the Hofburgtheater of Vienna on the 7thFebruary 1792 before the emperor Leopold II. The emperor liked the performance so much that, after inviting the whole company to dinner, he asked for a complete encore of the opera. It is one of Cimarosa's most interesting and best-known operas, a clear example of opera buffa from the 18thcentury. The plot is full of impossible situations, disguises and happy endings, where a wealthy merchant, eager to move up the social ladder, seeks to marry his two daughters off to noblemen. However, the businessman is unaware that one of his daughters has secretly married one of his employees. This impending conflict is spiced up with particularly original music, which stylistically falls somewhere between Mozart, Rossini and Donizetti.
Participants
After completing the audition process, the 12 singers selected to be part of the 2020/21 Opera (e)Studio "Il matrimonio segreto" can be announced. The singers will join Opera (e)Studio on 28 January 2021. The programme will culminate with performances of "Il matrimonio segreto" on 18, 19, 20 and 21 March 2021.
Giulia Mazzola / Carolina
Soprano
Born in Palermo, Italy, in 1996. She was part of the children's choir of the Vincenzo Bellini Conservatory of Palermo. In 2010, she began her secondary education at the Regina Margherita music school om the same city. She studied with Francesca Martorana and currently continues her training with Cinzia Forte.
Her repertoire includes the roles of Lisa in Bellini's La sonnambula; Adina in L'elisir d'amore, by Donizetti; Clorinda, in La Cenerentola (Cinderella), by Rossini; Oscar in Un ballo in Maschera (The Masked Ball), by Verdi; Regina della Notte in Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) by Mozart; Micaela, in Carmen, by Bizet; Gilda in Rigoletto, by Verdi. She has worked under the baton of masters such as F. Cherstich, C. Donadio, A. Maniaci, F. Cherstich, L. Campellone y S. Monti, en el Teatro dell'Opera di Roma; Massimo, de Palermo; Nuovo Giancarlo Menotti, de Spoleto; Argentina, de Roma; San Carlo, de Nápoles; Sociale, de Rovigo, and Mario del Mónaco, de Treviso.
Among the awards that she has won include the prize at the 70th AsLiCo Competition for Young Opera Singers in 2019 and the first prize at the 33rd edition of the Francesco Paolo Neglia International Competition. In 2018, the critics' prize and third place ex aequo at the 20th edition of the International Competition for opera singers Città di Alcamo; top overall during the 21st edition of the Valerio Gentile International Opera Singing Prize, first prize at the 6th Fausto Ricci International Opera Singing Competition, among others.
Appearances in Opera Tenerife:
- Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) (Cimarosa). Debut.
Veronika Seghers / Carolina
Soprano
Born in Munich, Germany, in 1998. She has been studying piano since the age of 5, and in 2009 she began studying singing with Franziska Stürz. From 2009 to 2013 she attended acting classes at the Russian school Club Gorod and kids5kids world foundation. From 2014 to 2016 she attended the Nuremberg University of Music and was awarded the prize for the best young student by Professor Kelling. Since 2016 she has been attending the Vienna University of Music and Dramatic Arts as a young soprano. She has studied with KS teachers Edith Lienbacher and Bernhard Adler and is currently studying with Giacomo Prestia at the Accademia del Ridotto in Stradella (PV).
She won the First Prize of the Jugend musiziert (2011) contest; at the International Karel-Kunc competition in the duo section (2016) and the first Young Prize at the Immling International Singing Competition (2019).
She has performed as a soloist and chorister in several concerts and regularly participates in concerts at the University of Music and Dramatic Art in Vienna, at the Schoenbrunn Theatre. In 2018 she participated in the Lirico Gala at the Stradella Theatre as part of the Ridotto Festival. She played the role of Barbarina in Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro" (The Marriage of Figaro) in 2017 - directed by Robert Simma - and in 2018 - directed by Daniel Foki. Also in 2018, she plays Serpetta in Mozart's "La Finta Giardiniera" ("The Pretend Garden-Girl") with the Vienna Philharmonic Academy at various venues in Austria, including the Musikverein in Graz (Styria) and the Mozart-Saal at the Wiener Konzerthaus.
Appearances in Opera Tenerife:
- Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) (Cimarosa). Debut.
Eleonora Nota / Elisetta
Soprano
Born in Cattolica, Italy, in 1994. In 2015 she began her singing studies at the G. Rossini Conservatory of Music, in Pesaro, with Valeria Esposito. She graduates with honours in 2018. She is currently attending the two-year course, 2nd level, at the same conservatory with Anna Vandi Gaggiotti.
In 2018 she was selected among the participants of Josep Carreras' master-class at the Rossini Conservatory and took part in its closing concert. Between 2018 and 2019, she attended the academy for opera soloists at the Pergolesi Theatre in Jesi, inaugurated with the production "Gran Circo" by Rossini. (Directed by G. Costantini and A. M. Errico); here she attended many master- classes with leading singers. F. Armiliato, G. Prestia, V. Esposito-, conductors –S. Vizioli- and orchestra conductors –B. Venezi y D. Crescenzi-. In 2020, she took part in the master-class given by Mariella Devia at the Academia María Malibran in Alltidona.
She started solo concerts in 2017. In 2018 she was chosen for the concerts of 'Péchés de vieillesse', by Rossini, at the G. Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro and at the G. B. Martini Conservatory in Bologna. In 2019 she made her debut in the role of Pamina in Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' at the Daegu Opera in South Korea, directed by Hendrik Muller and Bernard Epstein. Her 2019 agenda also includes concerts: with the saxophonist Mario Marzi; Ramirez's 'Creole Mass', in the church of San Giovanni Battista in Pesaro; with the Pesaro Conservatory Orchestra at the Rossini Theatre, conducted by Luca Ferrara.
Appearances in Opera Tenerife:
- Il matrimonio segreto (Cimarosa). Debut.
Marilena Ruta / Elisetta
Soprano
Born in Avellino, Italy, in 1996. She finished her diploma in “maturità classica” at the Liceo Classico P. Colletta Avellino, the degree in Lyrical Singing and Principal Piano, both at the Music Conservatory D. Cimarosa, in Avellino. She is ECDL certified (2010) and has attended singing lessons with Dora Doceva-Kutschi (2015 and 2017) and Maria Grazia Schiavo.
In 2017 she participated as a soprano soloist in 'Valses Liebeslieder OP.52' by Brahms and in 'Cantata pastorale per la nascita di Nostro Signore' by Scarlatti, conducted by D. Ascoli, who also conducted her in 'Ave Maria' and 'Beatus vir' by F. Durante. In 2018, she was a soprano in Pergolesi's 'Stabat Mater', participated in the concert at Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano in Naples, in the 'Rossini qua, Rossini la...', Concert; she also took part in the concerts for the 167th and 168th anniversary of the Foundation of the State Police (2018 and 2019), in the latter with Puccini's 'Suor Angelica'. In 2019, she participated in the 'Rossini Game', for the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. In the same opera festival, she participated in concerts at the Teatro di Vicchio, at the Nuovo Teatro Pacini in Fucecchio and at the Christmas Concert, for Pitti Immagine Uomo, for Baker Hughes and General Electric; she also played the role of Adina in Donizetti's 'L'elisir d'amore', directed by G. Fratta, in 2020.
She has also played Serpina in Pergolesi's La serva padrona (The Maid Turned Mistress); Zerlina, in 'Don Giovanni', by Mozart; Carolina, in 'Il matrimonio segreto', by Cimarosa; Giulietta, in ‘I Capuleti e i Montecchi’ (The Capulets and the Montagues), by Bellini; Gilda, in Rigoletto, by Verdi; Violetta Valery, in La traviata, by G. Verdi.
Appearances in Opera Tenerife:
- Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) (Cimarosa). Debut.
Claire Gascoin / Fidalma
Mezzo-soprano
Born in Paris, France, in 1993. She studied for a Bachelor’s degree in Voice and Opera at the Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theatre, Leipzig and a Master of Opera and Erasmus at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (2017). She studied singing with Claudia Visca, Roland Schubert, Alexander Schmalcz, Joëlle Bouffa and Michael Schade. She has taken master classes with Susanna Eken and Krassimira Stoyanova.
She won the Kammeroper Rheinsberg Prize (Germany, 2015) and the prize for the best folk song performance at the International Johannes Brahms Competition Pörtschach (Austria, 2014). She has worked with conductors such as A. Fogliani, C. Rousset, L. Acocella, C.-U. Meier, M. Foremny, S. Fuget, C. von Kerssenbrock and T. Engel, as well as orchestra conductors like J. Schönleber, S. Achache, J. Bonas, H. Malkowsky, L. Prinsloo, M. Oldag, M. Schüler and R. Simma.
She has played the roles of Ottone in Monteverdi's 'L'incoronazione di Poppea' (The Coronation of Opera); Wu Tianshi, in Kommilitonen! by Davies; Aschenputtel, in Aschenputtel räumt auf, by Rossini; Carmen, in Carmen, by Bizet; all the mezzo-soprano roles in Eteocle e Polinice, by Legrenzi, and Le nozze in Sogno, by Cesti; Testo, in Il combattimento di Tancredi & Clorinda, by Monteverdi; Hänsel in Hänsel & Gretel, by Humperdinck; Prince Charmant, in Cendrillon, by Massenet and Annina in Romilda e Costanza, by Meyerbeer, among others.
Among the concerts in which she has participated, the following stand out: Ninth Symphony by Beethoven; Magnificat/ Weihnachtsoratorium, by Bach; Johannespassion, by Bach; 2nd Symphony, by Mahler; Miserere, by Hasse; Krönungsmesse (Coronation Mass), by Mozart, and Requiem, by Duruflé.
Appearances in Opera Tenerife:
- Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) (Cimarosa). Debut.
Mara Gaudenzi / Fidalma
Mezzo-soprano
Born in Cattolica, Italy, in 1993. She graduated from the Liceo Clásico of Rimini in 2012. She holds a BA in Classical Literature from the University of Bolonia. She studied Lyrical Singing at the Conservatory B.Maderna of Cesena and obtained a first-class degree. She studied for a master's degree at the Conservatory G. Rossini of Pesaro under the direction of Agata Bienkowska. She then perfects her repertoire in master-classes with Sara Mingardo, Alfonso Antoniozzi, Claudio Desderi, Bruno de Simone, Alessandra Rossi and Enrico Stinchelli; for the Lieder repertoire with the masters Guido Malferrari and Guido Baher.
She has excelled in international competitions: third prize in the Luigi Zanuccoli; finalist of the XLVIII edition of the Toti Dal Monte in Treviso and winner of a merit scholarship for the best Italian artist; winner of the prize for the best interpretation of an aria by a Calabrian composer at the San Francesco di Paola, and finalist in the Santa Gianna Berretta Molla opera competition.
She has played the roles of Orfeo, in ‘Orfeo ed Euridice’, by Gluck; Doralba, in ‘L'impresario in angustie’ (The businessman in distress), by Cimarosa; Doratea, in ‘Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali’, (also known as Viva la mamma) by Donizetti; Cherubino, in Le nozze di Figaro, by Mozart (The Marriage of Figaro); Serafina, in Il campanello ((The Night Bell) and Camilla, in ‘Il giovedì grasso’ (Fat Thursday), both by Donizetti, and Flora, in ‘La traviata’, by Verdi.
Her participation in concerts and opera festivals is noteworthy. She has performed as a soloist in ‘Missa in Angustiis’, ‘Nelson Mass’, by Haydn; ‘Requiem’ by Mozart, as alto soloist; with the role of Dorabella in Mozart's ‘Così fan tutte’ at the Fondazione Lirica della Marche, among other performances.
Appearances in Opera Tenerife:
- Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) by Cimarosa. Debut.
Bekir Serbest / Paolino
Tenor
Born in Izmir, Turkey, in 1989. He studied viola and piano at the Isilay Saygin School of Fine Arts. Right after high school, he continued his studies at the Vocal Department of the State Conservatory of Izmir Dokuz Eylul University in 2013.
During his studies, he attended master-classes by important artists such as Rockwell Blake, Raina Kabaivanska, Alessandro Corbelli, Nelly Miricioiu, Raúl Giménez, Manuela Custer or the Turkish conductor and composer Selman Ada.
Since 2013, he has performed roles like Ernesto in ‘Don Pasquale’, by Donizetti; Guido, in ‘Enrico di Borgogna’, by Donizetti; Almaviva Count in ‘Il barbiere di Siviglia’ (The Barber of Seville) by Rossini; Lindoro in ‘l'italiana in Algeri’ (The Italian Girl in Algiers), by Rossini; Belmonte, in ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serai’l (The Abduction from the Seraglio) by Mozart; Roderigo in Otello, by Verdi; Camille, in ‘Die lustige Witw’e (The Merry Widow) by Lehar; Ciclamino, in Cin-Ci-La, by Lombardo and Ranzato. He has performed as soloist and in the Messiah oratory by Händel; ‘Magnificat’, by Bach; ‘Réquiem’, by Mozart and in ‘Petite messe solennelle’ (Little solemn mass) by Rossini.
He has worked with conductors such as Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Keri-Lynn Wilson, Hansjörg Albrecht, Juraj Valčuha, Tan Dun, Helmuth Rilling, Peter Ruzicka, Herbert Blomstedt, Christian Arming, Jaap van Zweden, Guido Maria Guida, James Conlon and Marco Alibrando.
Since 2014 he lives in Turin, Italy and continues studying with the mezzo-soprano Manuela Custer and the pianist Diego Mingolla.
Appearances in Opera Tenerife:
- Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) by Cimarosa. Debut.
Antonio Mandrillo / Paolino
Tenor
Born in Milan, Italy, in 1996. He started to study at the age of 19 at the Arrigo Boito Conservatory of Parma with excellent results. He started his training with Ercole D'aleo, with whom he still receives vocal development lessons. He has worked with other masters such as: F. M. Sardelli, R. Frontali, D. Barcellona, A. Vitiello, P. Abber, F. Facini, L. Shambadal, E. Zewdberg, M. Galeati, P. Ballo, D. Lemmo, E. Mei, F. Meli, V. Scalera, E. Fiorillo and L. Salsi.
He won first prize at the Voce d'angelo national competition in Parma. Other acknowledgements: first classified, special prize “Giovani promesse” and “Sgnalazione prize” of the Royal Opera of Muscat, at the 4th International Competition Rizzardo Bino of Brescia; best tenor, offered by the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation at the Paolo e Etta Limiti Competition in Milan.
His career includes performances for Club dei 27 (Parma), Corale G. Verdi, Corale Tebaldi, the associations “Parma Lirica” and “Amici della musica di Carrara”, among others. He has performed the roles of Count Mantua in ‘Rigoletto’ by Verdi; Rinuccio, in ‘Gianni Schicchi’, by Puccini; Ernesto, in ‘Don Pasquale’, by Donizetti; ‘l'incredibile e l’abate’, in ‘Andrea Chénier’, by Giordano; Pang, in ‘Turandot’, by Puccini, and Tamino, in ‘Die Zauberflöte’ (The Magic Flute) by Mozart.
He excelled as a tenor soloist in Rossini's ‘Stabat Mater’ at the A. Boito Conservatory of Music (Parma, 2018), as well as performing at the 44th Festival della Valle d'Itria (Martina Franca). He participated in the concert “Premio Internazionale Giuseppe Di Stefano”, in Taormina and in the “Festival Dell'opera” at the Grande Theatre in Brescia and in the Donizetti Night of the Gaetano Donizetti Foundation in Bergamo (2019).
Appearances in Opera Tenerife:
- ‘Il matrimonio segreto’ (The Secret Marriage) (Cimarosa). Debut.
Ramiro Maturana / Conde Robinson
Baritone
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1990. BA in Music Performance and Teaching, mention in Choral Conducting and Singing from the University of Talca, Chile. He studied with Rodrigo Navarrete and Luciana D’Intino. In 2013 he received the National Scholarship from the “Corporación de Amigos del Teatro Municipal”.
Since 2013 he has been a soloist in ‘Il barbiere di Siviglia’ (The Barber of Seville) (Rossini); ‘La traviata’ (Verdi); Romeo et Juliette (Gounod); ‘L’elisir d’amore’ (Donizetti); ‘Lakmé’ (Delibes) and ‘Rusalka’ (Dvořák), all the productions of Ópera Nacional (Chile). He has also performed the roles of Don Giovanni, in Don Giovanni (Mozart); Dancairo, in Carmen (Bizet); Falke, in ‘The Bat’ from Johann Strauss (son); also, as Papageno, in ‘Die Zauberflöte’ (The Magic Flute) (Mozart) and D’Almaviva Count, in ‘Le nozze di Figaro’ (The marriage of Figaro) (Mozart). At the Scala Theatre in Milan, he performed ‘Il barbiere di Siviglia’ (The Barber of Seville) (Rossini); ‘L’elisir d’amore’; ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ (Richard Strauss), ‘Prima la musica e poi le parole’ (First the music and then the words) (Salieri); ‘Gianni Schicchi’ (Puccini) and ‘Rigoletto’ (Verdi).
As a soloist, he has participated in concerts and recitals at the Scala Theatre in Milan, Carnegie Hall of New York, National Opera Centre (New York), Ópera Nacional de Chile and Teatro del Lago (Chile). He made his debut in the season of the Chile Symphony Orchestra in Bach's 'The Passion according to St. John', as well as soloist in the '9th Symphony' (Beethoven); ‘Carmina Burana’ (Carl Orff); ‘War Requiem’ (Britten), among others.
He has been a member of the Accademia at the Scala Theatre in Milan since 2017. That year he made his debut at Teatro alla Scala in the world premiere of Salvatore Sciarrino's opera 'Ti vedo, ti sento, mi perdo' (To see you, to hear you, to lose me). Upcoming engagements include ‘L'empio punito’ (Melani) at the “Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik” in Innsbruck, Austria and ‘La bohème’ (Puccini) playing with 'Les Voix Concertantes' and 'Croesus' in the title role in Paris.
Appearances in Opera Tenerife:
- Conde Robinson. ‘Il matrimonio segreto’ (The Secret Marriage) (Cimarosa). Debut.
Jan Antem / Conde Robinson
Baritone
Born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1998. In 2019 he studied a Master in Opera Performance at the “Conservatori Superior del Liceu”, the “Accademia Rossiniana Alberto Zedda” seminar at the Rossini Opera Festival and at the “Escola d'Òpera de Sabadell” at AAOS (Barcelona). In 2020 he continued his training with the “Accademia del Belcanto Rodolfo Celletti” at the “Festival della Valle d'Itria” in Martina Franca. He speaks Spanish, Italian, English and Catalan.
He was winner of the Mirna Lacambra Competition in 2019 with the role of Dandini, in ‘La Cenerentola’(Cinderella) by Rossini, at the Opera of Catalonia, and also winner of the 71st “Concorso AsLiCo per Voci Emergenti” of the Opera Lombardia-Teatro Sociale di Como in 2020.
His singing teachers include Luca Salsi and Davide Luciano, with whom he is still studying, as well as Carlos Chausson, Mariella Devia and Ernesto Palacio, among others. He has also had as coaches Elisa Cerri, Beatrice Benzi, Rodrigo de Vera, Marta Pujol, Rubén Sánchez-Vieco and Carmen Santoro.
He has worked with stage directors like F. Cherstich, P. Azorín, G. Vick, Y. das Irmich o E. Courir and with music directors like N. Nägele, D. Gil de Tejada and D. Matheuz.
He has performed the roles of Marullo, in ‘Rigoletto’ (Verdi); Dulcamara, in ‘L'elisir d'amore’(Donizetti); Dandini, in ‘La Cenerentola’ (Cinderella) by Rossini; Don Alvaro, in ‘Il viaggio a Reims¡(Rossini); Batone en ‘L'inganno felice’ (The Fortunate Deception) (Rossini). He plans to premiere in 2021 the role of Don Parmenione in ‘L'occasione fa il ladro’ (Opportunity Makes a Thief) by Rossini, at the Òpera de Cambra de Barcelona.
Appearances in Opera Tenerife:
- Conde Robinson. ‘Il matrimonio segreto’ (The Secret Marriage) by Cimarosa. Debut.
Francesco Leone / Geronimo
Bass
Born in Cagliari, Italy, in 1994. He began his musical studies at the Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Conservatory of Music in his hometown, with Luigi Attademo for the classical guitar course and with Elisabetta Scano. He graduated with honours in opera singing. He finished his training with Francesco Piccoli, Luciana Serra and Bernadette Manca di Nissa.
He has played the roles of Alcindoro, in ‘La bohème’ (Puccini); An Old Gipsy and Trovatore, in ‘Il trovatore’ (Verdi); Conte di Ceprano, in ‘Rigoletto’ (Verdi); Antonio, in ‘Le nozze di Figaro’ (The Marriage of Figaro) by Mozart; Uberto, in ‘Serva padrona’ (The Maid Turned Mistress) (Paisiello); Doctor di Grenvil, in ‘La traviata’ (Verdi). Tartaglia, in ‘Turandot’ (Busoni); Haly, in ‘L'italiana in Algeri’(The Italian Girl in Algiers) and Norton in ‘La cambiale di matrimonio’ (The Bill of Marriage) both by Rossini; Colline, in ‘La bohème ‘(Puccini); Un uomo della Cappadocia, in ‘Salome’ (Strauss); Masetto, in ‘Don Giovanni’ (Mozart); Nonacourt, in ‘Il cappello di paglia di Firenze’ (The Florentine Straw Hat) (Rota) and Ferrando with the “Orchestra dell'ente Concerti Marialisa de Carolis” in Sassari.
He recently sang Stabat Mater from Rossini in Lugano and Zurich; he was also a soloist in ‘Petite messe solennelle’ (Little solemn mass) (Rossini) He is planning to sing again the ‘Petite messe solennelle’ (Little solemn mass) in Switzerland with the role of Medicin; and cover Banquo in ‘Macbeth’(Verdi, in the 1865 French version) at the Verdi Festival, Regio Theatre in Parma. He will also sing again in the opera Salome and the role of Dottore in ‘La traviata’ at the San Carlo Theatre in Naples. He will sing again at the Bellini Theatre in Catania to perform the role of Colline in ‘La bohème’.
Appearances in Opera Tenerife:
- ‘Il matrimonio segreto’ (The Secret Marriage) by Cimarosa. Debut.
Ignas Melnikas / Geronimo
Bass
Born in Lithuania in 1993. He holds a BA in classical singing and a Master's degree in the same subject at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, which he completed in 2018. He has great piano playing and sight-reading skills in musical works. In 2019 he was a recipient of the Elizabeth Luxton Memorial Scholarship.
He has attended masterclasses with masters like Alessandro Cobelli, David Wakeham, Ricardo Tamura, Giuseppe Sabbatini and Paul Farrington; he has rounded up his vocal studies with the master Anatoli Goussev.
Between 2016 and 2017 he was part of the concert tour of the string quartet Čiurlionis in Lithuania. In 2017, he participated in “L'opera romantica italiana”, at the Sant'Andrea Theatre of Milan, and in the “Reverence for music”, during the Vilnius Picture Gallery of Lithuania.
In 2018, he played Falstaff in Verdi's Falstaff at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall. In 2019, Figaro in Mozart's ‘Le nozze di Figaro’ (The Marriage of Figaro) at the Berlin Opera Festival and Conte, role of the same opera at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. In 2020 he played Belcore in Donizetti's ‘L'elisir d'amore’ at the Opera Zuid, Netherlands.
Appearances in Opera Tenerife:
- ‘Il matrimonio segreto’ (The Secret Marriage) by Cimarosa. Début.
Production: Il matrimonio segreto
This opera is a dramma giocoso in two acts with music by Domenico Cimarosa, on a libretto by Giovanni Bertati.
It is based on the play
“The Clandestine Marriage” by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick.
Artistic data-sheet
Artistic director of Opera (e)Studio: Giulio Zappa
Conductor: Davide Levi
Stage Director: Roberto Catalano
Set design: Emanuele Sinisi
Costume Designer: Ilaria Ariemme
Symphony Orchestra of Tenerife
Cast
Thursday and Saturday
Carolina: Giula Mazzola, soprano
Elisetta: Eleonora Nota, soprano
Fidalma: Claire Gascoin, mezzo-soprano
Paolino: Bekir Serbest, tenor
Count Robinson: Ramiro Maturana, baritone
Geronimo: Francesco Leone, bass
Friday and Sunday
Carolina: Veronika Seghers, soprano
Elisetta: Marilena Ruta, soprano
Fidalma: Mara Gaudenzi, mezzo-soprano
Paolino: Antonio Mandrillo, tenor
Conde Robinson: Jan Antem, baritone
Geronimo: Ignas Melnikas, bass
Gallery
Cast on Thursday and Saturday
Cast on Friday and Sunday
Videos
This is what 'Il matrimonio segreto' by Opera Tenerife looks like
Interview with Fiammetta Baldisierre at Opera Tenerife
Interview with Emanuele Sinis at Opera Tenerife
'Il matrimonio segreto' by Opera Tenerife (rehearsals)
Interview with Ilaria Ariemme at Opera Tenerife
'Il matrimonio segreto' by Opera Tenerife
Interview with Davide Levi at Opera Tenerife
Interview with Roberto Catalano at Opera Tenerife
Set design works of 'Il matrimonio segreto' by Opera Tenerife
Giulio Zappa, director of Opera (e)Studio, talks about the eighth edition.
News
Tickets for Friday and Saturday are sold out
Tomorrow, Thursday the 18th of March at 6:00 pm, Auditorio de Tenerife premieres the opera Il matrimonio segreto, by Domenico Cimarosa. This will be the first of four performances planned for this piece, a coproduction driven by Auditorio de Tenerife together with Teatro Regio di Parma and Teatro Massimo di Palermo. The singers who comprise the eighth edition of Opera (e)Studio will feature this opera. The four daily performances until Sunday the 21st of March, will all start at 6:00 pm; tickets are sold out for Friday and Saturday. This initiative is promoted by the Department of Culture of Tenerife Island Council -managed by the Councillor Enrique Arriaga - through Ópera de Tenerife.
Il matrimonio segreto will situate the scene in New York in the 1950s, where the patisserie Geronimo & Co. specialising in babàs (a typical sweet from Naples) is run by an Italian who misses his home-town. His youngest daughter, Carolina, has secretly married Paolino, a delivery boy at the bakery; both of them dream of starring in Broadway musicals. Geronimo's idea of marrying off his daughters to great noblemen will lead to the plot, originally set in Bologna in the 18thcentury.
During this first performance, Italian sopranos Giulia Mazzola and Eleonora Nota will respectively take on the roles of Carolina and Elisetta; French mezzo-soprano Claire Gascoin will be Fidalma, while the male roles will be played by Turkish tenor Bekir Serbest (Paolino), Italian bass Francesco Leone (Geronimo) and Chilean baritone Ramiro Maturana (Count Robinson). This cast will be the same as in Saturday's performance.
The performances on Friday and Sunday, both starting at 6:00 pm, will feature German soprano Veronika Seghers (Carolina), Italian soprano Marilena Ruta (Elisetta), Italian mezzo-soprano Mara Gaudenzi (Fidalma), Italian tenor Antonio Mandrillo (Paolino), Lithuanian bass Ignas Melnikas (Geronimo) and Spanish baritone Jan Antem (Count Robinson).
These singers have been on the island since 27 January when they began a training programme coordinated by Giulio Zappa, artistic director of Opera (e)Studio since 2013. Roberto Catalano is the stage director and the music will be played by the Symphony Orchestra of Tenerife conducted by Davide Levi; Emanuele Sinisi is in charge of the set design, the costumes were created by Ilaria Ariemme and the lighting designer is Fiammetta Baldiserri. All of them feature for the first time at Opera de Tenerife, except Baldiserri.
Opera (e)Studio is a project of Opera de Tenerife that aims to train singers after a comprehensive artistic improvement programme that began last January. During this multi-purpose initiative, artists work on many aspects such as techniques of musical interpretation to stage performance; style, diction, body language or dramaturgy, which will alternate with sessions resembling the real professional pace of a theatre: costume tests, make-up and rehearsals with the orchestra.
Tickets can be purchased until two hours before the concert on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com and by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. By purchasing tickets, you accept the measures implemented by the cultural centre to combat Coronavirus, such as the correct use of masks and attendance to the event only with people you live with. All of the measures, as well as the contingency plan certified by AENOR, can be checked on the Auditorium’s website.
Alejandro Krawietz pointed out that this Opera (e)Studio edition has seen a record participation
Tenerife's Island Council presents the opera Il matrimonio segreto, by Domenico Cimarosa. It will be performed from March 18th to 21st in the Symphonic Hall of Auditorio de Tenerife. This opera is a co-production with Teatro Reggio di Parma and Teatro Massimo di Palermo, both of which will host it during the 2021/22 season. The staging is set in the 1950s and takes place in a New York bakery. The opera will be performed by the twelve singers who comprise the eighth class of Opera (e)Studio, a comprehensive learning project organised by Ópera de Tenerife.
The details of this production were announced today [Thursday 11] by Alejandro Krawietz, Island’s Director of Culture, and Giulio Zappa, Artistic Director of Opera (e)Studio; Roberto Catalano, Stage Director and Davide Levi, Conductor. Details were announced during an informative event at which all twelve singers who will star during the four performances were also present.
According to the Island's Director of Culture "the programme has a comprehensive character in the operatic field", qualifying it as a highlight during this season of Opera de Tenerife. Krawietz explained the difficulties inherent in this edition due to the pandemic. He also pointed out that "during their stay on the island, the twelve singers undergo a learning process with a very intense professional pace". He also declared that "singers were chosen through an international call for applications, which attracted 195 candidates, a record number in all editions that have been held".
Giulio Zappa, Artistic Director, stressed the importance of this project in which almost hundred singers have participated over the last eight years. He thanked the whole team for their involvement in bringing this work to fruition. He also hoped that "the singers will always remember this time in Tenerife, despite the fact that this year has been a bit peculiar due to the health situation"; he was confident that this experience will be "important and fun for their life and professional career".
Roberto Catalano, Stage Director of Il matrimonio segreto, said he was "very happy to be here during this peculiar historical moment. “We have made a team effort and I thank everyone for making me feel at home. Davide Levi, Conductor, emphasised that "the Symphony Orchestra of Tenerife is doing a marvellous job". He also valued how "incredible" it is to offer a concert with audience under these circumstances, so "I am very fortunate to be part of this project".
Catalan singer Jan Antem spoke on behalf of his colleagues. "It is a challenge to perform this opera because it has a very peculiar style," said the Spanish baritone. He added that "the experience in Tenerife has been very pleasant" and also recognises that he is fulfilling a dream by being able to perform this same title in Italy, namely "in two theatres with a long tradition", such as Teatro Reggio di Parma and Teatro Massimo di Palermo.
Il matrimonio segreto is set in New York in the 1950s, where Geronimo & Co. patisserie specialising in babàs (a typical sweet from Naples) is run by an Italian who misses his hometown. His youngest daughter, Carolina, has secretly married Paolino, a delivery boy at the bakery, and both dream of starring in Broadway musicals. Geronimo's idea is to marry off his daughters to noblemen. This will lead to the plot development, which was originally set in 18th century in Bologna.
The young artists are Giulia Mazzola (Italy), Veronika Seghers (Germany), Eleonora Nota (Italy), Marilena Ruta (Italy), Mara Gaudenzi (Italy), Claire Gascoin (France), Bekir Serbest (Turkey), Antonio Mandrillo (Italy), Ignas Melnikas (Lithuania), Francesco Leone (Italy), Jan Antem (Spain) and Ramiro Maturana (Chile). In addition to Roberto Catalano and Davide Levi, the staff is rounded up with Emanuele Sinisi as set designer; Ilaria Ariemme as costume designer and Fiammetta Baldiserri as lighting director.
Opera (e)Studio is a project of Ópera de Tenerife whose aim is to train singers after a process of comprehensive artistic improvement that began last January. During this multi-purpose initiative, artists work on multiple aspects, from different techniques of musical interpretation to stage performance; style, diction, body language or dramaturgy, which will alternate with sessions resembling the real professional pace of a theatre: costume tests, make-up and rehearsals with the orchestra.
Tickets for any of the four performances can be purchased until two hours before the concert on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com and by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. By purchasing tickets, you accept the measures implemented by the cultural centre to combat Coronavirus, such as the correct use of masks and attendance to the event only with people you are living with. All of the measures, as well as the contingency plan certified by AENOR, can be consulted on the Auditorium’s website.
Cast and Crew
Art Director of Opera (e)Studio: Giulio Zappa
Conductor: Davide Levi
Stage Director: Roberto Catalano
Choreographer: Sandhya Nagaraja
Scenic Designer: Emanuele Sinisi
Assistant Scenic Designer: Francesca Sgariboldi
Costume Designer: Ilaria Ariemme
Lighting Designer: Fiammetta Baldiserri
Coproduced by: Auditorio de Tenerife, Teatro Reggio di Parma and Massimo di Palermo
Symphony Orchestra of Tenerife
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Show on March 19th and 21st | ||
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Carolina (soprano) Elisetta (soprano) |
Giulia Mazzola Eleonora Nota |
Veronika Seghers Marilena Ruta |
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Fidalma (mezzosoprano) |
Claire Gascoin |
Mara Gaudenzi |
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Paolino (tenor) |
Bekir Serbest |
Antonio Mandrillo |
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Geronimo (bass) |
Francesco Leone |
Ignas Melnikas |
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Conde Robinson (baritone) |
Ramiro Maturana |
Jan Antem |
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Figurants
The following dancers of "Centro Internacional de Danza de Tenerife" take part in all four performances: Tania Peña, Olaya Hernández, Víctor Rodríguez, Guillermo Vera and Eduardo Díez, as well as the actor Juan Pablo Domínguez.
Twelve young singers will take part in the eighth Opera (e)Studio
Ópera de Tenerife has chosen the twelve singers who will participate in the eighth Opera (e)Studio, following the selection of the programme’s artistic director Giulio Zappa from 195 candidates from 36 countries. The young singers will reach the Island on 28 January to start their intense comprehensive training that will end with the performance of Domenico Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto, from 18 to 21 March at the Sala Sinfónica of the Auditorio de Tenerife, a venue under the Cabildo de Tenerife’s Department of Culture run by councillor Enrique Arriaga.
Geronimo will be played by Lithuanian Ignas Melnikas and Italian Francesco Leone; the Italian singers Eleonara Nota and Marilena Ruta sing the role of Elisetta; Italian Giulia Mazzola and German Veronika Seghers will play Carolina; Fidalma is to be performed by Italian Mara Gaudenzi and French Claire Gascoin; Catalan singer Jan Antem and Chilean Ramiro Maturana have been chosen for the part of Conte Robinson, while Turkish Bekir Serbest and Italian Antonio Mandrillo will play the role of Paolino.
Il matrimonio segreto is one of the most interesting and best-known operas of Cimarosa, a clear example of 18th century opera buffa. The plot is full of impossible situations, disguises, and a happy end: A rich merchant wishing to climb up the social ladder tries to marry his two daughters to members of the aristocracy. But he ignores that one of his daughters has secretly married one of his employees.
This opera by Cimarosa has six roles that will be played by the twelve singers in the four performances of this co-production between Auditorio de Tenerife, Teatro Regio di Parma and Teatro Massimo di Palermo. The music director for this show is Davide Levi while Roberto Catalano is the stage director.
The singers, whose age range from 22 year-old Seghers to Serbest, who is 31, will have several master classes on the island by director Giulio Zappa, soprano Mariella Devia and stage director Silvia Paoli.
Opera (e)Studio is a programme Ópera de Tenerife set up in 2013 with the aim of boosting young talents through comprehensive artistic improvement. Its permanent base is at Auditorio de Tenerife and in the previous years they staged Così fan tutte (2013), La Cenerentola (2014), Le nozze di Figaro (2015), Don Pasquale (2016), I Capuleti e i Montecchi (2017), L’italiana in Algeri (2018) and L’elisir d’amore (2019).
Check last information about how to participate in Opera (e)Studio here.
The tests are for the cast of `Il matrimonio segreto´, the title chosen for the 8th year of this renowned programme
Auditorio de Tenerife, a cultural venue under the Cabildo de Tenerife’s Department of Culture run by Enrique Arriaga, has announced the dates of the auditions for Ópera de Tenerife’s project Opera (e)Studio. The international tests will take place from 30 November to 18 December in four Italian and Spanish cities: Parma, Palermo, Madrid and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. If you are interested and have not applied yet you can do it until 6:00 pm on 10 November.
The singers chosen will take part in the eighth Opera (e)Studio, the comprehensive training academy for young artists directed by Giulio Zappa. They will go on stage on 18, 19, 20 and 21 March 2021 to perform Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto, a co-production with Teatro Regio di Parma and Teatro Massimo di Palermo.
Apart from Zappa, the project, which is known internationally, will have Davide Levi as musical director and Roberto Catalano as stage director; the costumes will be designed by Ilaria Ariemme and the lighting design will be by Fiammetta Baldiserri.
The auditions were meant to take place between 11th and 19th May 2020 but had to be put off because of the health crisis. So, the new dates for the 2020 auditions, unless the health situation prevents it again, are as follows: 30 November and 1 December in Parma, 3 December in Palermo; 15 and 16 December in Madrid, and on 18 December in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
All the information about the auditions and how to apply is available on www.operaestudio.eu. The regulations are in Spanish, Italian and English. Those who have already applied will receive the information individually via email but for any specific query please write toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The purpose of this programme for young artists is to provide highly specialized training in the international opera field while it is also a springboard for many of the young talents. Singers from more than 24 different countries -including the auditions- have taken part in previous years. Ópera (e)Studio also highlights Auditorio de Tenerife’s technical production work and in 2019 and 2020 was recognised by the European Commission’s programme Creative Europe, which shows the development, sustainability, job creation and training.
Check last information about how to participate in Opera (e)Studio here.
Auditorio de Tenerife, part of the Department of Culture, Education, Youth and Sport of the Cabildo de Tenerife, keeps working with the specialization academy Opera(e)Studio, which has made changes in its usual calendar. The current situation and its consequences in terms of safety and international mobility have led to the relocation of the auditions and the staging of the eighth opera, which is co-produced with Teatro Regio di Parma and Teatro Massimo di Palermo.
The auditions were meant to take place between 11 and 19 May 2020 in the Spanish municipalities of Madrid and Santa Cruz de Tenerife and in the Italian cities of Parma and Palermo. We are currently trying to find the best date at the end of the present year to carry out these tests safely and with all the health and quality guarantees for participating singers.
Therefore, the calendar of this Ópera de Tenerife programme has changed. The production of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa, that was scheduled for October 2020, will now take place in the first quarter of 2021, provided that this exceptional situation allows it. Later, the production and the same cast will travel to the two co-producing theatres.
Although the registration deadline was on 19 April, Ópera de Tenerife announced registration is to be kept open. In fact, with the aim of offering the best options to interested artists, the registration period is extended until further notice. The audition dates will be published as soon as possible on this website.
All those who are already registered will individually receive this information on their email. If candidates have any doubts or need further information they can write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Ópera de Tenerife thanks you for your support and understanding in this complex situation.
This programme for young artists aims to provide highly specialised training in the international opera field while also acting as a showcase and springboard for many of the singers. In past years candidates from more than 24 countries have taken part in the auditions. Ópera (e)Studio also shows the technical production work done at Auditorio de Tenerife, which in 2019 and 2020 was recognised by the European Commission’s Creative Europe programme which reflects its development, sustainability, job creation and training.
Check last information about how to participate in Opera (e)Studio here.
ATENCIÓN / ATTENTION / ATTENZIONE
Ópera de Tenerife, ante la situación extraordinaria y de emergencia de salud en la que se encuentra el mundo y dadas las restricciones de movilidad vigentes en toda Europa, está analizando la mejor solución para llevar a cabo las audiciones de Opera Estudio 2020.
Así pues, con la intención de facilitar siempre las mejores opciones a los artistas interesados y que no se perjudique a nadie por la presente situación, los detalles del formato de selección se comunicarán en breve. Por ello, el plazo de inscripción queda abierto hasta nuevo aviso.
No obstante, a pesar de todos los inconvenientes que el mundo de la lírica está viviendo en este momento, animamos a todos los artistas interesados a que, con ilusión y esperanza afrontemos el futuro en el que la música y su manifestación artística más grande que la civilización occidental haya podido dar: la ópera, continúe con mayor fuerza y hegemonía. Les esperamos en Ópera de Tenerife, y les damos las gracias por su comprensión y apoyo ante esta situación compleja y difícil que nos ha tocado vivir.
* En caso de suspensión o cancelación de las audiciones por motivos de fuerza mayor, se pondrán todos los medios para intentar organizar audiciones en otras fechas y se devolverá el dinero de la inscripción a los candidatos que no puedan presentarse si se produjera un cambio.
In view of the present extraordinary emergency worldwide health situation, and given the mobility restrictions in force throughout Europe, Ópera de Tenerife is analyzing the best solution to carry out the Opera (e)Studio 2020 auditions.
Hence, with the intent of providing the best options to interested artists, and to avoid discriminating anyone by the present situation, details of the selection process will be communicated
shortly. Therefore, the registration period will remain open until further notice.
Despite all the problems that the world of opera is experiencing at the moment, we encourage all interested artists to face the future with hope and enthusiasm, in which musicand its greatest artistic manifestation that Western civilization has created, opera, continues with greater strength and hegemony. We wait for you at Ópera de Tenerife, and we thank you for your understanding and support in the face of this difficult situation that we are all living through.
* Should auditions be suspended or cancelled due to force majeure, all efforts will be made to reschedule them, and the registration fee will be refunded to candidates who cannot reschedule their audition on the new dates.
Opéra de Tenerife, di fronte alla situazione straordinaria di emergenza sanitaria in corso in tutto il mondo, e date le restrizioni di spostamento in tutta Europa, sta analizzando la soluzione migliore per portare a termine le audizioni di Opéra estudio 2020.
Pertanto, con lo scopo di facilitare con le migliori opzioni gli artisti interessati, e perché nessuno venga danneggiato nella presente situazione, i dettagli del nuovo formato di selezione verranno comunicati in breve. Perciò la raccolta delle iscrizioni rimane aperta fino a nuovo avviso.
Nonostante la situazione e gli inconvenienti che sta vivendo la lirica in questi momenti, invitiamo tutti gli interessati ad affrontare con la massima speranza il futuro dell’opera lirica, massima espressione della civiltà occidentale, perché continui a vivere con maggior forza. Vi aspettiamo a Opera di Tenerife e vi ringraziamo per la comprensione e appoggio di fronte a questa situazione difficile in cui dobbiamo vivere.
*Nel caso che le audizioni debbano essere sospese o cancellate per cause di forza maggiore, si cercherà di riprogrammarle in altre date e si restituirà la quota di iscrizione ai candidati che non possano presentarsi nelle nuove date.
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