Biography
Ivanna Speranza is a lyric coloratura soprano and she was born in Cordoba, Argentina. Aged 20, she traveled to Italy in order to complete her vocal training and there she studied with Arrigo Pola – who was Luciano Pavarotti’s teacher – and with Mirella Freni. Her attitude to singing is at once passionate and practical, a thrilling mixture of optimism, single- minded determination and a steadfast commitment to making the best of her considerable talent. Ivanna Speranza embodies a new image of operatic singing, far from the dusty stereotype of the highbrow entertainment for refined elites, bringing back opera’s original essence and intent: the fervent expression of human passions. Just like the heroines that she plays on stage, Ivanna had to overcome hardships and obstacles in pursuit of her
Performance credits
Past performances 2006 — Yesterday
Requiem to the Memory of Vincenzo Bellini, Pacini
Bellini International ContextSoprano (Soprano solista)
View cast and crewIl campanello di notte (The Night Bell), Donizetti
Fondazione del Teatro del Maggio Musicale FiorentinoSerafina
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La Traviata (La traviata), Verdi
Buenos Aires LíricaVioletta Valéry (Violetta Valery)
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Biography
Ivanna Speranza is a lyric coloratura soprano and she was born in Cordoba, Argentina. Aged 20, she traveled to Italy in order to complete her vocal training and there she studied with Arrigo Pola – who was Luciano Pavarotti’s teacher – and with Mirella Freni. Her attitude to singing is at once passionate and practical, a thrilling mixture of optimism, single- minded determination and a steadfast commitment to making the best of her considerable talent. Ivanna Speranza embodies a new image of operatic singing, far from the dusty stereotype of the highbrow entertainment for refined elites, bringing back opera’s original essence and intent: the fervent expression of human passions. Just like the heroines that she plays on stage, Ivanna had to overcome hardships and obstacles in pursuit of her
