BORN IN ERICE IN 1992, MARIA CRISTINA NAPOLI TRAINED BETWEEN PARMA AND FLORENCE, WHERE SHE OBTAINED HER DIPLOMA IN LYRIC SINGING WITH CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE JURY AT THE “ARRIGO BOITO” CONSERVATORY, THEN A MASTER IN CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE “LUIGI CHERUBINI” CONSERVATORY.
VERY EARLY, HER COURSE WAS PART OF THE TRADITION OF ITALIAN BEL CANTO, WHICH SHE DEEPENED WITH GREAT FIGURES SUCH AS LEONE MAGIERA, BARBARA FRITTOLI, RENATA SCOTTO, MARIELLA DEVIA AND MICHELE PERTUSI, PARTICULARLY AT THE PUCCINI FESTIVAL ACADEMY, AT THE ACCADEMIA TEATRO PAVAROTTI FRENI AND AT THE STRESA BELCANTO ACADEMY.
AN ARTIST IN FULL ASSERTANCE, SHE IMPOSES THROUGH A NATURAL STAGE PRESENCE AND A MUSICAL SENSIBILITY FOCUSED TOWARDS THE ITALIAN LYRIC REPERTOIRE. AFTER A NOTICED DEBUT IN MICAELA (CARMEN) AT THE POLITEAMA GRECO IN LECCE IN 2023, SHE RETURNED THERE IN 2024 IN THE ROLE OF MIMÌ (LA BOHÈME), A PILOT ROLE WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE QUALITY OF HER TIMBRE AND HER SENSE OF PHRASING.
SHE CONTINUES HER DEVELOPMENT ON MAJOR ITALIAN STAGES WITH DEBUT IN 2025 AT THE TEATRO MASSIMO IN PALERMO IN SALOMÉ BY RICHARD STRAUSS (EIN SKLAVE), UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GAETANO D'ESPINOSA, AS WELL AS IN CONCERT WITH THE ORCHESTRA DIRECTED BY GIANNA FRATTA. PARALLELLY, SHE AFFIRMS A AFFINITY FOR THE BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE, EMBODYING THE TITLE ROLE OF HÄNDEL'S ALCINA AT THE FESTIVAL DEL LUGLIO MUSICALE TRAPANESE AND ANGELICA IN ORLANDO AT THE TEATRO MASSIMO BELLINI IN CATANIA, WHERE SHE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE WORLD CREATION OFLES SOUVENIRS FORGOTTENBy A. PEYRETTI.
SHE IS ALSO INVITED TO THE PUCCINI FESTIVAL IN TORRE DEL LAGO (2023) AS COVER OF LIÙ (TURANDOT) AND MUSETTA (LA BOHÈME), CONSOLIDATING HER ANCHOR IN THE GREAT ITALIAN REPERTOIRE.
HER REPERTOIRE ALSO INCLUDES GIANNETTA (L’ELISIR D’AMORE) AND MAGUELONNE IN CINDERELLA BY PAULINE VIARDOT.
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BORN IN ERICE IN 1992, MARIA CRISTINA NAPOLI TRAINED BETWEEN PARMA AND FLORENCE, WHERE SHE OBTAINED HER DIPLOMA IN LYRIC SINGING WITH CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE JURY AT THE “ARRIGO BOITO” CONSERVATORY, THEN A MASTER IN CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE “LUIGI CHERUBINI” CONSERVATORY.
VERY EARLY, HER COURSE WAS PART OF THE TRADITION OF ITALIAN BEL CANTO, WHICH SHE DEEPENED WITH GREAT FIGURES SUCH AS LEONE MAGIERA, BARBARA FRITTOLI, RENATA SCOTTO, MARIELLA DEVIA AND MICHELE PERTUSI, PARTICULARLY AT THE PUCCINI FESTIVAL ACADEMY, AT THE ACCADEMIA TEATRO PAVAROTTI FRENI AND AT THE STRESA BELCANTO ACADEMY.
AN ARTIST IN FULL ASSERTANCE, SHE IMPOSES THROUGH A NATURAL STAGE PRESENCE AND A MUSICAL SENSIBILITY FOCUSED TOWARDS THE ITALIAN LYRIC REPERTOIRE. AFTER A NOTICED DEBUT IN MICAELA (CARMEN) AT THE POLITEAMA GRECO IN LECCE IN 2023, SHE RETURNED THERE IN 2024 IN THE ROLE OF MIMÌ (LA BOHÈME), A PILOT ROLE WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE QUALITY OF HER TIMBRE AND HER SENSE OF PHRASING.
SHE CONTINUES HER DEVELOPMENT ON MAJOR ITALIAN STAGES WITH DEBUT IN 2025 AT THE TEATRO MASSIMO IN PALERMO IN SALOMÉ BY RICHARD STRAUSS (EIN SKLAVE), UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GAETANO D'ESPINOSA, AS WELL AS IN CONCERT WITH THE ORCHESTRA DIRECTED BY GIANNA FRATTA. PARALLELLY, SHE AFFIRMS A AFFINITY FOR THE BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE, EMBODYING THE TITLE ROLE OF HÄNDEL'S ALCINA AT THE FESTIVAL DEL LUGLIO MUSICALE TRAPANESE AND ANGELICA IN ORLANDO AT THE TEATRO MASSIMO BELLINI IN CATANIA, WHERE SHE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE WORLD CREATION OFLES SOUVENIRS FORGOTTENBy A. PEYRETTI.
SHE IS ALSO INVITED TO THE PUCCINI FESTIVAL IN TORRE DEL LAGO (2023) AS COVER OF LIÙ (TURANDOT) AND MUSETTA (LA BOHÈME), CONSOLIDATING HER ANCHOR IN THE GREAT ITALIAN REPERTOIRE.
HER REPERTOIRE ALSO INCLUDES GIANNETTA (L’ELISIR D’AMORE) AND MAGUELONNE IN CINDERELLA BY PAULINE VIARDOT.
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