Svetlana Kasyan is the winner of the “international” category of the twenty-fourth edition of the prestigious “Penisola Sorrentina Arturo Esposito” Award, promoted under the High Patronage of the European Parliament and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
His nomination will be officially announced during the national press conference to be held on October 9th at 11.00:XNUMX am at the Teatro Eliseo in Rome, directed by Luca Barbareschi.
Kasyan has been called “the new Callas” by music lovers. She is certainly one of the most successful young sopranos on the international opera scene. It is no coincidence that she is the first opera singer to have been awarded the title of “Dama di gran croce” of the Pontifical Order of San Silvestro by Pope Francis.
Georgian by birth and Russian by education, Kasyan displays acclaimed dramatic skills appreciated in Verdi and Puccini roles from the Bolshoi to Rome, Modena, Turin.
Her vocal and interpretative qualities allow her to tackle the most important soprano roles of the Italian, French, Russian and German repertoire, collaborating with the best conductors and directors and achieving great success with the public and critics everywhere.
This summer she was the protagonist of “Aida”, at the Arena di Verona Festival 2019 conducted by Maestro Daniel Oren.
She trained professionally at the Moscow State Conservatory and entered the Young Artists Program of the Bolshoi Theatre, where her long career began.
Protagonist of Manon Lescaut at the Teatro Regio in Turin, of Attila at the Teatro Comunale in Modena, of Tosca at the Theater St Gallen, of Madama Butterfly and Tosca at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, of Don Carlo at the Teatro Regio in Turin conducted by Maestro Gianandrea Noseda, of Un ballo in maschera at the Dorset Opera, and much more.
Always on tour on the most prestigious stages in the world, on October 26th she will stop at the Teatro delle Rose in Piano di Sorrento to collect the important recognition awarded to her.
On the occasion of the "Centenary of the Death of Giacomo Puccini" and the recent recognition of "Italian Opera Singing" as a World Heritage Site, a new era could dawn for the dissemination of classical and opera music in Italian schools. This historic turning point could see music enter the mainstream for the first time…
On Monday 2nd August, at 21.00pm, an evening/event entitled '#Caruso vive' will be held at #TrianonViviani, dedicated to the great singer.
'Opera under the stars': famous arias from the most famous operas will resound at Villa delle Ginestre in Torre del Greco, Friday 30 July.
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