- Luciana Serra
Luciana Serra (born
November 4 ,1946 inGenoa ) is an Italiansoprano .Serra made her international debut in 1966 at the
Hungarian State Opera House inBudapest , but did not achieve general acclaim until the late 1970s, when she took on coloratura roles in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor " and Bellini's "La sonnambula ". Her 1987 performance in Rossini's "Il barbiere di Siviglia" and her 1988 performance in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale " are still praised for the clarity of her voice.She is famous all over the world for her brilliant artistic personality and for her capability to interpret a wide range of roles. She is also an extraordinary teacher, loved by young people whom she coaches with devotion. She often sings in concert with those students who show more talent. She supports them with her fame, and grooms each of them for a beautiful career.
Considered the natural heir of
Toti Dal Monte , she is, as well, a legendary interpreter ofMaria Callas ’ roles, most of all inDonizetti andBellini ’s works. The clarity of her voice makes it particularly suitable forMozart andRossini 's works, too. She regularly teaches both atVilla Medici inRome and at the AccademiaLa Scala inMilan . Her lessons are attended by many young people who are at the beginning of their career and who wish to improve themselves with the help of this famous artist.Her fame reached a peak during the 1980s, when she performed the "Queen of the night" in
Die Zauberflöte at theRoyal Opera House inLondon . That performance (together with a series of very successful performances in other roles) soon made of Luciana Serra a "Queen" of the stage par excellence.In 1988 Serra debuted at the
Vienna State Opera singing the Queen of the night in a new production of Die Zauberflöte conducted byNikolaus Harnoncourt and staged byOtto Schenk .Her discography includes Il Barbiere di Siviglia,
Il viaggio a Reims ,Rigoletto ,Don Pasquale and, of course, Die Zauberflöte. Her interpretations are always mirabili, because almost every kind of music - be it a serious opera or a comic one, an air of transcendental difficulty byGiuseppe Verdi or one by Rossini - suits with her voice.External links
* http://www.lucianaserra.info/index.php
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