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Catherine Trottman
After studying at the Conservatoire National Supérieur in Paris, Catherine Trottmann joined the Ensemble of the Wiener Staatsoper where she made her first stage appearances. The young soprano swiftly made an impression for her richness of tone and her talent as an actress, appearing in major international venues and festivals such as Opéra de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Carnegie Hall in New York, Berlin Philharmonie, The Edinburgh and Aix-en-Provence Festivals.
Claire Debono
Born in Malta, Claire Debono graduated with an MMus from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 2005 she won a place in William Christie’s Le Jardin des Voix.
Fabio Carpene
Fabio Carpene is an Italian set designer and interior designer, graduated in set design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice and specialized in Interior Design at the Politecnico di Milano. During his studies, he worked as an assistant set designer with Poppi Ranchetti, gaining valuable experience in France and Slovenia. Simultaneously, he collaborated as visual and concept artist for events with Simmetrico Network and Balich Wonder Studio in Milan.
Federico Fiorio
Born in Verona, the Male Soprano Federico Fiorio studied under the guidance of Lia Serafini and Patrizia Vaccari and graduated with honors from both the F. A. Bonporti Conservatory and the Parma Arrigo Boito Conservatory. He attended masterclasses with Roberta Invernizzi at the Giuseppe Gherardeschi International Academy of Organ and Early Music in Pistoia. As a child he sang in a children’s choir in Verona and has since then kept his soprano voice, performing as a soloist and recording, in 2013, a CD entitled “Come voce antica risuonano fili di luce” with harpist Marina Bonetti.
Giovanna Fiorentini
Graduated in Scenography and Costume from the Venice Academy of Fine Arts, Giovanna Fiorentini began her artistic career as a costume designer in 2002, creating costumes, in Italy and internationally, for different opera productions, such as La Teresina at Teatro Goldoni in Venice (directed by Francesco Bellotto), Aida for the Israeli Opera House in Tel Aviv, Macbeth and Attila for Vienna Opera House (directed by Paolo Trevisi), Nabucco at the Opéra de Nice (directed by Claire Servais), La Fanciulla del West (directed by Kirsten Harms) at Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, La Cenerentola at Theater Erfurt (directed by Lynne Hockney). Her experiences in prose theater in the first years of her activity include Nina no 'far la stupida (directed by Damiano Michieletto) and L’Abate degli illusi (directed by Gabbris Ferrari).
Giulio Prandi
Driven by his passion for the Italian vocal repertoire of the 18th Century, Giulio Prandi founded in 2003 the Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri he regularly conducts in the major European concert halls and festivals: Berlin Philharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Teatro alla Scala, BOZAR Bruxelles, Ambronay, Chaise-Dieu, Oude Muziek Utrecht, Enescu Festival
of Bucharest, Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen, Monteverdi Festival of Cremona, Festival della Valle d’Itria. Besides his activities with Ghislieri, Giulio Prandi has consolidated his activity as a conductor, collaborating with orchestras and musical institutions such as I Cameristi della Scala, Filarmonia Arturo Toscanini, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Fondazione Arena di Verona, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa.
Nico Darmanin
Maltese tenor Nico Darmanin studied law in Malta before winning a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music in London, perfecting his skills at the prestigious National Opera Studio. Upon graduating, he was engaged as Danieli in the Olivier award-winning production of Verdi’s Vêpres siciliennes at the Royal Opera House under Antonio Pappano, and was immediately reinvited in the same season as Die Stimme des Jünglings in R. Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten conducted by Semyon Bychkov and staged by Claus Guth. Shortly after, Nico made his Opera Vlaanderen debut as the Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier and as Count Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia for Opera Holland Park, and appeared as Belfiore in Il Viaggio a Reims at the renowned Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, where he also participated in a masterclass with Juan Diego Flórez.
Raffaele Giordani
Raffaele Giordani holds a Master Degree in Chemistry at Ferrara University, Italy and a Master Degree in Canto Rinascimentale e Barocco with honorable mention. He is currently under the supervision of M. Luisa Vannini.
Tommaso Franchin
Tommaso Franchin, even before completing his studies in Theater Sciences and Techniques at IUAV University of Venice, won the competition for the staging of F. Cavalli's La Virtù de' strali d'amore at Teatro La Fenice in Venice. In the same year, he worked as a puppeteer for the Carlo Colla & Sons Company in Marionette Macbeth at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
