Maria Laura Martorana, Soprano. Born in Italia. APA Artists' Management Alexandra Mercer - www.apaartistsmanagement.com/marialauramartorana/ Nicoleta Ardelean Antonia Cifrone** Cellia Costea Vassiliki Karayanni Elena Kelessidi** Irini Kyriakidou Maria Laura Martorana Irina Samoylova* Petra Maria Schnitzer** Anna Shafajinskaia** Anne Williams-King Elena Zelenskaya* Fredrika Brillembourg** Irini Karaianni** Larisa Kostyuk Alexandra Rivas Helena Zubanovich Alexandra Durseneva* Fernando del Valle** Howard Haskin Michael Heim Vassilis Kavayas** Antonis Koroneos** Vadim Zaplechny* Mario Zeffiri Marcin Bronikowski** Yasuo Horiuchi George Mosley** Dimitri Platanias Johannes von Duisburg** Matteo De Monti** Askar Abdrazakov** Gary Jankowski** Alexander Kisselev Arutjun Kotchinian** Christophoros Stamboglis Mikhail Svetlov** Manlio Benzi** Giampaolo Bisanti Boris Brott Gianluca Martinenghi Niels Muus** Thomas Sanderling Sergio La Stella (IT) Dieter Kaegi Video (YouTube): http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Maria+Laura+martorana Audio (Mp3): Mozart - Der Hölle Rache Paisiello - I giuochi di Agrigento Salieri - Il mondo alla rovescia Italian born, Maria Laura Mortorana studied singing and piano at the Conservatorio dell'Aquila and Biological Science at the same time, qualifying with maximum marks for both disciplines. She went on to study the French coloratura repertory in Paris. She won first prize in the Opera Singing Section in the Primio delle Arti 2009 competition and was also winner of the competition Concorso De Nardis and a finalist in the Toti dal Monte Competition. She has gone on to make a career throughout Europe specializing particularly in baroque opera but also appearing in many works of the standard repertory. Roles performed (Staged): ACHILLE IN SCIRO (Sarro): Deidamia ADEMIRA (Lucchesi): Ademira ALCINA (Händel): Morgana, Alcina LA CENERENTOLA (Rossini): Clorinda EZIO (Jommelli): Varo LA FURBA E LO SCIOCCO (Sarro): Sofia I GIUOCHI DI AGRIGENTO (Paisiello): Aspasia IFIGENIA IN AULIDE (Cherubini): Ifigenia L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI (Rossini): Elvira MITRIDATE (Mozart): Aspasia MITRIDATE (Porpora): Farnace IL MONDO ALLA ROVESCIA (Salieri): Marchesa OTTONE IN VILLA (Vivaldi): Cleonilla PROSERPINE (Paisiello): Cérès DER SCHAUSPIELDIREKTOR (Mozart): Madame Herz LO SPOSO DI TRE (Cherubini): Lisetta L'UOMO FEMMINA (Galuppi): Cretidèa DIE VÖGEL (Braunfels): Die Nachtigall DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (Mozart): Königin der Nacht, Prima Dama Martina Franca - Festival della Valle d'Itria Bibbiena - Festival Barocco Arcadia in Musica Halle - Händel Festspiele; Potsdam - Potsdamer Winteroper Festspiele; Milano - Teatro alla Scala, Theater Chemnitz München - Bayerischer Rundfunkorchester Santiago de Compostela - Festival Via Stellae St Petersburg Hermitage Theatre Martina Franca - Festival della Valle d'Itria Sassuolo - Fondazione e Orchestra Toscanini Teatro La Nuova Fenice; Teatro Olimpico Vicenza Rovereto - Festival Mozart Venezia - Teatro La Fenice, Teatro Malibran; Valladolid - Teatro Calderon; Bibbiena - Teatro dei Dovizi; Rovereto - Festival Mozart Teatro Filarmonico-Arena di Verona Vicenza - Teatro Olimpico Martina Franca- Festival della Valle d'Itria Sassari - Teatro Verdi Martina Franca - Festival della Valle d'itria Viterbo Festival Barocco, Corridonia, Macerata Festival Opera Aperta Teatro Lirico Cagliari Teatro Circo Albacete; Teatro Olimpico Vicenza Roles performed (in concert): UN BALLO IN MASCHERA (Verdi): Oscar BETULIA LIBERATA (Mozart): Amital LA BUONA FIGLIUOLA (Piccinni): Marchesa LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN (Offenbach): Olympia DON GIOVANNI (Mozart): Zerlina L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES (Ravel): Le Feu, Le Rossignol, La Princesse DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL (Mozart): Blonde HAMLET (Thomas): Ophélie MEDEA (Cherubini): Glauce L'OCA DEL CAIRO (Mozart): Lavina RINALDO (Händel): Almirena LA SERVA PADRONA (Pergolesi): Serpina LA SONNAMBULA (Bellini): Lisa IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO (Händel): Bellezza Concerts include: J. S. Bach Oratorio di Natale & Cantata 51 - Duomo Verona-Arena di Verona G. F. Händel - Resurrezione (Angelo) Viterbo-Festival Barocco G. F. Händel - Messiah - Venezia-Scuola San Rocco L. Leo - Oratorio per il Santo Natale (Tirsi) Napoli, Milano- Festival Barocco G. B. Pergolesi - Stabat Mater - Napoli D. Scarlatti - Oratorio di S. Cecilia - (S. Cecilia) - Sagra Musicale Umbra Conductors with whom she has worked include: Roberto Abbado; Giovanni Antonini; Luis Carlos Badìa, Manlio Benzi, Giuliano Carella; Alan Curtis; Diego Fasolis; Federico Guglielmo; Dmitri Jurovsky; Andrea Marcon; Stefano Molardi; Daniele Moles; Carlo Montanaro; Cinzia Pennesi; Susanna Pescetti; Giovanni Battista Rigon; Carlo Rizzi; Stefano Sabene; Federico Maria Sardelli; Tiziano Severini Opera Directors with whom she has worked include: Marco Carniti; Robert Carsen; Giancarlo Cobelli; Beppe De Tomasi; Marco Gandini; Massimo Gasparon; Ivo Guerra; Ingo Kehrkof; Davide Livermoor; Damiano Micheletto; Alessio Pizzech She has recorded with CPO, Dynamic, Nuova Era, Sony, BMG --> Download (Pdf) APA Artists' Management / Alexandra Mercer Studio 1 - 79 Bedford Gardens - London W8 7EG, UK - Tel: +44 (0)207 794 7633 - Fax: +44 (0)207 431 4344