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MUSICIANS


These are the musicians from the Italian Opera Ensamble:

VALENTINA FAVOTTO (violin)
and ended the year specialization of the second level at the Conservatorio " G. Verdi" in Milan in 2014 with 110 with honors. Since 2006 is a student of Yulia Berinskaya, the Milan music master school, but it also followed courses with Marco Rogliano (Academy of Pavia), Christian Thomas (Privat Univeritaet Wien), Francesco Manara (concertmaster of the Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala), Alessandro Ferrari and Stefano Furini (concertmaster of the Orchestra of the Teatro Verdi in Trieste). Since 2006 is a student of Yulia Berinskaya, the Milan music master school, but it also followed courses with Marco Rogliano (Academy of Pavia), Christian Thomas (Privat Univeritaet Wien), Francesco Manara (concertmaster of the Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala), Alessandro Ferrari and Stefano Furini (concertmaster of the Orchestra of the Teatro Verdi in Trieste). She collaborates with numerous orchestras including Orchestra Verdi in Milan, The Pomeriggi Musicali, Opera Orchestra of Parma, Orchestra of Padova and Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia Symphony Orchestra, is a member of the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala del'Orchestra and orchestra of the State University of Milan. She has played in a number of Italian theaters, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Auditoium Toscanini in Turin, Teatro Regio di Parma, Teatro Fraschini Pavia, Teatro Grande in Brescia and was directed by conductors such as Luisi, Chailly, Temirkanov, Coleman Ceccato, Zhang. She has also played in chamber orchestras, starting with the teachers at the Conservatory Filippo Faes and Manuela Piemonti playing in a quintet, quartet with piano and string quartet as first violin. She was part of the ensemble of chamber coordinated by Piero Toso (concertmaster of the Orchestra of Padova and Veneto) for Bottega Tartiniana of Padua, performing in Padua and Paris.

COSTANZA SCANAVINI (violin)
She studied violin at the Conservatory "L. Campiani "under the guidance of Enzo Dara. He took part in the concert seasons organized by the "Friends of the Conservatory" 2002-2007 String Orchestra of the Conservatory of Mantua, with whom he has also created partnerships with the choir Ensemble Search Mantua, directed by Maestro Romano Adami. With the same orchestra recorded a triple CD  of youth concerts for piano and orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and a CD with the recording of "Cuatro Estaciones" by A. Piazzolla and duets for two violins by L. Berio. She has participated in master classes under the guidance of master Rodolfo Bonucci (2004) and Franco Mezzena (2005 and 2006) Charles Chiarappa (2008). After graduating with highest honors in the autumn of 2005, she joined the Italian Youth Orchestra with whom she performed under the guidance of Maestro Roberto Abbado and Gabriele Ferro at the theater "La Pergola" of Florence, in the theaters of Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Brazil, at the Konzerthous Berlin in the theaters of Parnu (Estonia), Kaunas (Lithuania) and Turku (Finland). With Italian Youth Orchestra has also performed under the guidance of the Masters Eliahu Inbal, Riccardo Muti, Krystoph Penderecky, in concerts produced in collaboration with The RTO (Regional Orchestra of Tuscany) at the Theatre "Verdi" in Florence and in collaboration with the Youth Orchestra "L. Cherubini "in the" Ravenna Festival "at the Theatre" Alighieri "and" PaladeAndrè. " At the music School  of Fiesole also followed violin lessons with Master Alina Company, quartet and chamber music with the Masters Farulli A., A. Nannoni, C. and M. Giovaninetti Zigante.

DAVID ARIENTI (viola)
David Arienti graduated in viola at the Conservatory "G. Verdi" in Milan in 1999 under the guidance of Maestro Renato Riccio. From 2001 to 2006 he collaborated with the orchestra "G. Verdi" in Milan, directed by famous directors as Riccardo Muti, R. Chailly, J. Axlerod, A. Ceccato, G. Noseda, to name a few; with that orchestra has also performed numerous tours that have hit South America, Europe and Japan. He works regularly with the orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan State University Orchestra the Philharmonic Orchestra of Piacenza. He has had numerous performances in the role of soloist of the famous Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola by Mozart, the Suite for Viola and Orchestra Ennio Morricone's " La monaca di Monza.
FRANCESCO DESSY (cello)
Born in Naples in 1982, he studied cello at the Conservatory G. Verdi in Milan. He graduated with honors in the class of Maestro Marco Scano in the same graduating class has followed a biennial cello soloist class (aa2006-2007). In Summer 2002 `was selected among the best students of the Conservatory to participate in the tournee of Youth Orchestra in the main city of Argentina, in collaboration with the Italian Government and the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires. In the field of chamber music he studied with the Trio di Parma at the Academy of Fiesole (Florence) and is admitted as regular student to attend master classes with Bruno Canino, Antonio Ballista, Mariana Sirbu Franco Maggio Ormezowsky. He works regularly with the Orchestra Verdi di Milano, I Pomeriggi Musicali often playing the role of principal cellist in the orchestra of the Accademia della Scala in Milan. He specialized in the operatic repertoire of the nineteenth century performing in the most prestigious concert halls in Italy and in the world such as the Teatro alla Scala, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Coliseum theater in Buenos Aires, RAI Auditorium in Turin, Konzerthaus Luzern, Concert hall of Muscat (Oman ) and was recently invited to the U.S. to represent Italy and working in Chicago and Washington. He also collaborated with musicians of the highest level such as, Yuri Temirkanov, Fabio Luisi, John Axelrod, etc...
MAURO BRAVI (double bass)
Mauro Bravi has graduated in bass with honors (9.25) at the Conservatory "G. Verdi" in Milan under the guide of Mo E. Pederzani and obtained a Postgraduate Diploma level with the Mo P. Murelli.
Since 1996, he has an intense orchestral activity both abroad and in Italy that led him to play in the major theaters of Europe and the Mediterranean countries.

To concert playng, since 1995 work as a teacher at the "Albero Musicale" in Saronno (Va), the Liceo Musicale Vincenzo Bellini of Tradate (VA) and the civic school of Garbagnate Milanese (Mi) and Ceriano Laghetto (MB) and is also the Didactic Director and President of the Cultural Association "La Città Sonora" which manages music courses.







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