Rosa Feola
Italian operatic soprano
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- Rosa Feola (born 21 May 1986) is an Italian operatic soprano.
- At about 5, she had her first piano lesson with a cousin, and at around 6, she began to sing in coro dell'Accademia musicale di San Nicola and later the church choir.
- She continued her studies at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia's Opera Studio attending master classes by Renata Scotto, Anna Vandi, and Cesare Scarton.
- She came to international attention winning Second Prize, the Zarzuela Prize and the Rolex Audience Prize at Plácido Domingo's Operalia 2010.
- Most significant was singing the role of Inez in the modern premiere of Mercadante's I due Figaro under Riccardo Muti with whom she has maintained a longtime collaboration since then.
Rosa Feola (born 21 May 1986) is an Italian operatic soprano.
Early life and training
Feola was born and grew up in San Nicola la Strada, Caserta (Italy), in a music-loving family. At about 5, she had her first piano lesson with a cousin, and at around 6, she began to sing in coro dell'Accademia musicale di San Nicola and later the church choir. Having studied with Mara Naddei, in 2008 she graduated in singing with a first-class honors degree from Salerno's Conservatorio Giuseppe Martucci. She continued her studies at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia's Opera Studio attending master classes by Renata Scotto, Anna Vandi, and Cesare Scarton.
Career
Feola made her operatic debut in the role of Corinna (Il viaggio a Reims) under Kent Nagano at the Santa Cecilia Academy at age 23. She came to international attention winning Second Prize, the Zarzuela Prize and the Rolex Audience Prize at Plácido Domingo's Operalia 2010.
In the following year, she made her role debuts / house debuts as Adina (L'elisir d'amore) at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) at Teatro La Fenice, and Micaëla (Carmen) at Deutsche Oper Berlin. Most significant was singing the role of Inez in the modern premiere of Mercadante's I due Figaro under Riccardo Muti with whom she has maintained a longtime collaboration since then. The performances at Ravenna Festival were recorded live and later released on the Ducale label.
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