Benedetta Orsi

Mezzo soprano Benedetta Orsi is a graduate of the Regia Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna in the studio of tenor Sergio Bertocchi, and of Modena&rsquos Istituto Musicale Pareggiato Orazio Vecchi. Although she has begun making a name for herself in Italy, she is currently living and working in New York City. Ms. Orsi participated in masterclasses with Marilyn Horne, Luciana Serra, Fred Carama, Chuck Hudson and Teresa Berganza, who defined Ms. Orsi "a perfect voice for bel canto.” Benedetta is one of only a few contemporary mezzo sopranos to have per- formed all three of Donizetti's Tudor Operas: Jane Seymour in Anna Bolena, Elisabetta in Maria Stuarda and Sara in Roberto Devereux. She has won Third Prize in the Roschel Vocal Competition, First Prize in the Barry Alexander IVC, Audience and