No.In the musical salon of Massimo Bernardini and of “Nessun Dorma”, tonight, 18 July at 9.15 pm on Rai 5, two apparently very different female voices meet, but with some points in common, which the conductor will help to discover.
On the one hand, the sumptuous voice of Maria Agresta (1978), soprano by international fame who trod the most famous scenes in the world under the direction of masters such as Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim and Antonio Pappano.
On the other, the clear timbre of Geneva Di Marco (1970), former female voice of the CSI (Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti) which in a duet Giovanni Lindo Ferretti made the history of Italian independent rock to then take the road from soloist to the rediscovery of folk music.
The magic of their meeting and the surprise of their affinities are also made possible by the archive footage of the Teche Rai, which, during the episode of “Nessun dorma”, restore the vocal richness of Maria Agresta, interpreter of Verdi and Puccini. Ginevra Di Marco will perform strictly live, accompanied by the historic keyboardist of the Csi Francesco Magnelli and by the guitarist Andrea Salvadori, who will be joined by the jazz musicians Night Dreamers, the “resident” band of the program.
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Maria Agresta at “Nessun dorma”
Graduated from Conservatory of Salerno where he studied with the Bulgarian soprano Raina Kabaivanska, Maria Agresta received the first great acclaim from the public and critics with Sicilian Vespers by Verdi in Turin (on the occasion of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy), with the Norm of Bellini in Tel Aviv and with Gem of Vergy. Since then she has been considered one of the best artists on the international opera scene and is involved in the largest theaters in the world.
On the side of women
So many tragic heroines to whom he lent body and voice. How Desdemona in Othello, victim of her husband’s jealousy: “A heroine who looks like me,” said the soprano. “Unfortunately I have verified that not always justice and law enforcement they have the tools to save the victims. But it is right to relaunch the fight against femicides: nI do not accept that women do not rebel against the violence of some men ».
Among the excellent stages on which the Teatro alla Scala (Don Giovannidirected by Daniel Barenboim), the Arena di Verona (La Boheme, Don Giovanni, Turandot), Bayerische Staatsoper (La Boheme, The Traviata), Staatsoper unter den Linden (The Traviata), Palau des Arts of Valencia (The Troubadourdirected by Zubin Mehta).
The next appointment, on his agenda, is July 22nd: at Rome Opera House the first de The blood and the word, Cantata for narrator, solos, choir and orchestra by Nicola Piovani.
Ginevra Di Marco: from Tuscany to the Mediterranean
How different is this story from that of Ginevra Di Marco, a curious and ironic Florentine from the stage presence exceptional, capable of immediately creating a direct relationship with the public. Her vocality is rich in nuances, expressive and dramatic, with contralto tones.
Already female voice of the Emilian band CSIfrom the 1999 starts a parallel career from soloist with the collaboration of Francesco Magnelli. And again in ’99 he won the Ciampi prize, forgetting to be much more than an alter ego of Giovanni Lindo Ferretti.
After several collaborations with Max Gazzè and Cristiano Godano dei Marlene Kuntzin the following years he devoted himself almost exclusively to the project Lunar Stationsalbum and show itinerant which broadens its horizons.
The warmth of live popular music
It is a short step from Tuscany to Mediterranean folk songs: this is how it records Lunar Stations takes land in Puerto Libre (2006), which combines folk songs from Romania, Hungary, Greece, the Balkans, the Roma, Portugal, Brittany, Mexico, Chile, Southern Italy. Arrangements and reinterpretations that involve the audience with the the warmth of village festivals and the substance of a passionate and scrupulous research work.
In the same groove it fits Donna Ginevra (2009), a journey into the depths of tradition that is worth it there Targa Tenco 2009 for the best interpretation.
Women of music, stars, pandemics and civil rights
The meeting with Marco was also decisive for Geneva’s career Margherita Hack: together they decide to create a live show that, between music and words, tells recent history of our country: The Soul of the Earth seen from the Stars.
While all dedicated to Mercedes Sosathe greatest singer of Latin America is, in 2017, The Rubia sings the Negra.
In association with another female interpreter, Cristina Donà from which the disc was born Ginevra Di Marco & Cristina Donà.
Finally, in the period of the pandemic, Ginevra Di Marco decides, with her family, to produce a new album that has its roots in live entertainment and concerts dedicated to the repertoire of Luigi Tenco with a transversal look between classical and modern music.
The opportunity to listen to them together
The two female universes will therefore meet at “Nessun Dorma”, in prime time on Rai 5.
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