Anna Bonitatibus (born in Potenza in the Basilicata region [1] ) is an Italian mezzo-soprano.
Bonitatibus debuted at La Scala in 1999. [2] She has appeared in many bel canto operas and recordings. She has recorded several times under the direction of Alan Curtis; duets by Alessandro Scarlatti with Patrizia Ciofi, an album of Haydn arias L'infedeltà costante, and Handel operas: Elisa in Tolomeo , Irene in Tamerlano and the castrato role of Ulysses in Deidamia . [3]
Bonitatibus won the International Opera Awards 2015, for the category CD (Operatic Recital) with the album Semiramide – La Signora regale, DHM. [4]
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