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L'incoronazione di Poppea Monteverdi
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L'incoronazione di Poppea - (The Coronation of Poppea) Claudio Monteverdi, Cappella Mediterranea

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  • Nicolo Balducci Recently receiving third prize in the Innsbruck Early Music Festival 2022, as well as first prize at the Niccolò Piccinni Competition, the future looks particularly bright for the young Italian. A sample of Balducci's performances at these competitions, available online, reveals him to be a singer of a remarkably sweet sound and distinct vocal agility. Try the videos of Vivaldi's 'Qual serpe tortuosa' and Handel's 'Svegliatevi nel core from Innsbruck where Balducci's innate musicality places his voice wonderfully within the texture. Balducci's forthcoming debut recording on the BIS label was created alongside his mentor, recorder player Laurin and his ensemble Dolci Affetti. BIS has a track record of spotting superb young artists - this year's Gramophone Young Artist of the Year Johan Dalene was signed even before he achieved wider fame with his success at the Carl Nielsen competition. Balducci and Laurin explore the history of the castrati, focusing on Naples, the centre for these young boys during the 17th and 18th centuries. With works written to highlight this voice type, including cantatas by Hasse, Porsile, Sarro and Alessandro Scarlatti, "Castrapolis: Neapolitan Cantatas and Arias' (reviewed next month), is a fascinating witness to the history of the castrati, as well as showcasing Balducci's immense virtuosity. In April, there follows a Handel arias album with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
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Le vie dell’Amicizia - Un ponte di fratellanza attraverso l’arte e la cultura, SollimaAlessandro Baldessari

Ravenna Festival

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Gloria e Imeneo (Gloria and Hymen), Vivaldi

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  • Le vie dell’Amicizia - Un ponte di fratellanza attraverso l’arte e la cultura: Stabat Mater Sollima (+1 More)
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Le vie dell’Amicizia - Un ponte di fratellanza attraverso l’arte e la cultura, SollimaAlessandro Baldessari

Ravenna Festival

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  • Gloria e Imeneo Vivaldi
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Gloria e Imeneo (Gloria and Hymen), Vivaldi

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Opéra Royal de Versailles
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L'incoronazione di Poppea - (The Coronation of Poppea) Claudio Monteverdi, Cappella Mediterranea

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Born in 1999, Italian countertenor Nicolò Balducci is quickly establishing himself on the international concert and opera stages, garnering praise for ‘singing with a sense of enjoyment and freedom’ (Opera Wire, USA) and his ‘crystalline timbre... the athleticism of his coloratura is enviable’ (Gramophone Magazine). He is winner of the 1st Prize and Young Artist Prize at the 2022 Renata Tebaldi Competition, 3rd Prize and Young Artist Award at the 2022 Cesti Competition Innsbruck and 1st Prize at the 2021 Concorso Niccolò Piccinni. Highlights in 2023/24 include role debuts as Gilbert/Roméo et Juliette by Zingarelli and Imeneo/Gloria e Imeneo by Vivaldi, Nerone in a concert version of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea and concerts of Handel’s Messiah, all at Château de Versailles. Furth

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