Silvia Balistreri

Silvia Balistreri Soprano Silvia Balisteri was awarded a diploma by the V. Bellini Conservatory of Palermo. At the age of eighteen, she was a finalist in Sanremo Famosi, a singing event held at the San Remo Casino, broadcast by Rai Uno. Again, for the same broadcaster, with Orchestra Jazz Siciliana, she participated in the performance for the 1994 Football World Cup, through Eurovision. In 1996 with the Palermo&rsquos Orchestra degli Armonici, she performed Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater” and Ghedini’s “Pie Donne Marie”. She began her career with the Brass Group of Palermo, with whom she exhibited in numerous important concerts: on one occasion, with the famous New York arranger Pete Rugolo, she performed, as soloist, pieces by the composer himself, already sung by