Bernadette Manca di Nissa | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Singer |
Bernadette Manca di Nissa (born 27 September 1954) is an Italian operatic contralto who has sung leading roles in the principal opera houses of Italy as well as internationally. [1] She has appeared at La Scala in Milan, La Fenice in Venice, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence as well as at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Festival of Salzburg, Matsumoto Festival, NHK in Tokyo, Sao Carlos Theater in Lisboa etc.
Born in Cagliari and a descendant of a noble family, [2] [3] she studied singing privately and later at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg. Initially specializing in Baroque music and Rossini's works ( Tancredi , Semiramide , L'Italiana in Algeri , La gazza ladra ), she developed a wide-ranging repertoire that includes works by Monteverdi, Handel, Jommelli, Mozart, Gluck ( Orfeo ed Euridice ), Salieri, Donizetti, Verdi ( Falstaff ), Puccini, Stravinsky and the 20th-century composer Luigi Nono. [4] She has appeared in the world premières of several of Nono's works, including Quando stanno morendo (1982), Guai ai gelidi mostri (1983), and Prometeo, Tragedia dell'ascolto (1984). [5]
During the later years of her stage career, she also taught singing in master classes and courses at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Associazione Musicale Scaligera and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, amongst others. [4] She retired from the stage in 2007, after which she has devoted herself to her teaching career. Nowadays, she is professor of Singing at Conservatorio di Cagliari. [6]
Studio recordings include:
Anno | Compositore | Titolo | Ruolo | Cast | Orchestra e Coro | Direttore | Etichetta |
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1989 | Gaetano Donizetti | Anna Bolena | Smeton | Joan Sutherland, Samuel Ramey, Giorgio Surian | Welsh Opera Orchestra and Chorus | Richard Bonynge | Decca |
1990 | Igor Stravinsky | Pulcinella | contralto | David Gordon, John Ostendorf | The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra | Christopher Hogwood | Decca |
1991 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Weisenhaus-Messe K. 139 e Credo-Messe K. 257 | contralto | King's College Choir e English Chamber Orchestra | Stephen Cleobury | Decca | |
1999 | Giacomo Puccini | Suor Angelica | La zia Principessa | Angela Gheorghiu, Maria Guleghina, Roberto Alagna, Neil Shicoff | London Symphony Orchestra | Antonio Pappano | EMI |
2004 | Pergolesi | Lo frate ‘nnamorato | Nina | Alessandro Corbelli, Nuccia Focile, Amelia Felle, Luciana d'Intino | Teatro alla Scala | Riccardo Muti | Opus Arte |
Live recordings include:
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