Paola Roggero / Soprano
Born in Turin, she graduates in piano in 1991 before devoting herself to studying voice and graduating in 1997 awarding full marks under the supervision of Franca Mattiucci. She specializes afterwards in Baroque and Lied vocal repertoire with Antonio Juvarra, Julia Hamari and Renata Colombatto, becoming an esteemed soloist for the Classical and Baroque repertoire.
From 1998 she begins an intense concert activity collaborating with the main Italian and European orchestras, performing the most important compositions of A. Vivaldi, F. Haendel, G.B. Pergolesi, W.A. Mozart, J. Haydn, L.van Beethoven, G. Rossini.
She has performed under the conductors Gabriel Garrido, Jean-Claude Malgoire, Sergio Balestracci, Ottavio Dantone, Giulio Castagnoli, Julius Kalmar, Lucius Weber and with the Rai National Symphony Orchestra under the conductors Jeffrey Tate, Rafael Frubeck de Burgos,Helmutt Rilling, Juanjo Mena.
She performs as a solo singer with the most important Italian Baroque music ensembles, such as: Accademia Bizantina, Estro Barocco, Academia Montis Regalis, I Musici di Santa Pelagia, Accademia del Santo Spirito, Gli Affetti Musicali. She has participated in the most important European Festivals, among which Ravenna Festival, Festival Monteverdi in Cremona, Bruges, Ambronay and Festival da Saints en France
Her repertoire in representative style consists of the main compositions of the 17thcentury and she has to her name numerous monographic concerts about C. Monteverdi, J.S. Bach, D. Buxteude, F. Haendel, N. Porpora, J. Dowland, H. Purcell.
Her latest monothematic work is dedicated to G.A. Rigatti, of whom she has recorded the Mottetti a voce sola per soprano Libro II (Motets for solo voice for soprano Book II)with the ensemble Estro Barocco, published by Urania Record in world premiere.
Together with the pianist Andrea Stefenell, she has to her name numerous concerts of German, French and Spanish chamber repertoire, with monographs of R. Schumann, G. Mahler, F. Mendelssohn, M. De Fallae G. Faurè.
In the main Italian theatres, she has performed the lead roles of the operas of G.B. Pergolesi, F. Haendel, W.A. Mozart, V. Bellini, G. Donizetti and G. Verdi.
She has recorded for Urania Records, Stradivarius, Claudiana.
From 2006 she holds master classes where she teaches voice, either Baroque and operatic.
From 2004 she teaches voice in the Opera and Baroque Studies Program at the Music Academy “V. Baravalle” in Fossano - today Fondazione Fossano Musica – and is deputy headmistress of the Music Academy “A. Gandino” in Bra, by Fondazione Fossano Musica.
Repertoire
Baroque - Sacred Music
solo parts
G. Monteverdi
Vespro della Beata Vergine
Selva Morale e Spirituale
Libri Madrigali VI- VIII
J.S. Bach
Magnificat BWV 243
Messa in si minore BWV 232
Oratorio di Natale BWV 248
Cantate BWV 51, 80, 140, 147, 151
D. Buxtehude
Mottetti BuxWV 83, 84, 97, 105
L. Boccherini
Stabat Mater
G. Perti
Oratorio Gesù al Sepolcro (Maria)
H. Purcell
Come, ye sons of art Z 323
G.F. Haendel
Il Messia
Dixit Dominus
A. Vivaldi
Gloria RV 589
Salve Regina RV 617
Dixit Dominus RV 594
Beatus vir RV 795
Magnificat RV610,
Mottetti RV 630, RV 623
Baroque Opera
solo parts
H. Purcell
Didone ed Enea (Didone)
G.F. Haendel
Amadigi (Melissa)
Giulio Cesare (Cleopatra)
Rinaldo (Armida)
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Century XVIII - Sacred Music
solo parts
G.B. Pergolesi
Stabat Mater
Salve Regina
W.A. Mozart
Requiem KV 626
Kronungmrsse KV317
Messa in do maggiore K 427
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore KV 339
J. Haydn
Missa St.Johannis de Deo
Le Ultime Sette Parole di Cristo sulla Croce
L.van Beethoven
Messa in Do magg op. 86
Missa Solemnis
Rossini
Petite Messe Solemnelle,
Stabat Mater
Soiree Musicales
C.M.von Weber
Freischützmesse Missa
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Romantic - Opera
ruoli solistici
G.B. Pergolesi
La Serva Padrona
W.A. Mozart
Bastiano e Bastiana
Don Giovanni (Donna Elvira - Zerlina)
Nozze di Figaro (Susana - Contessa)
Così fan tutte (Despina)
La clemenza di Tito (Sesto)
G. Donizetti
Elisir d’amore (Adina)
Don Pasquale (Norina)
G. Verdi
Traviata (Violetta)
Rigoletto (Gilda)
Corsaro (Medora)
Trovatore (Leonora - Ines)