IDAGIO | Opera Arias (Soprano): Ciofi, Patrizia - Traetta, T. / Meyerbeer, G. / Rossini, G. / Donizetti, G. / Piccinni, N. / Massenet, J. / Verdi, G. 8007144606039

Featuring

David Golub
Patrizia Ciofi
Renato Palumbo
Paolo Arrivabeni
Eric Hull
Emmanuel Villaume

Riccardo Frizza
Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia
Teatro la Fenice Orchestra
Cagliari Theatre Orchestra
Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice Genova
Tommaso Traetta
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Gioachino Rossini
Gaetano Donizetti
Niccolò Piccinni
Jules Massenet

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Performer Biography

Patrizia Ciofi, the soprano on this album, made her stage debut at just 22 years old in Gino Negri's Giovanni Sebastiano at the Teatro Comunale in Florence.

Recording & Production

Dynamic, the record label for this album, has been the official record publishing company of the Martina Franca Festival since 1996.

Performer Biography

Patrizia Ciofi's early career was significantly shaped by Claudio Desderi, who chose her for the role of Donna Anna in Mozart's Don Giovanni and guided her in several other major opera debuts.

Performer Biography

Patrizia Ciofi has performed at many prestigious venues worldwide, including Covent Garden in London, La Scala in Milan, and the Staatsoper in Vienna.

Performer Biography

In 2000, Patrizia Ciofi won the Premio Abbiati, awarded by Italian critics for the best performer of the year.

Album & Artwork

This album highlights the rediscovery of operatic masterpieces that are either unknown or have fallen into neglect over time, a common goal shared by Patrizia Ciofi, Dynamic, and the Martina Franca Festival.

Performer Biography

Patrizia Ciofi was awarded a Grammy Award in 2005 for her recording of Le Nozze di Figaro, which was recognized as the best opera recording of the year.