In 1989 he became Deputy Principal Conductor at Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, where he conducted Ernani, Madama Butterfly and several symphonic concerts. In the same year, Morandi won the "Tanglewood Competition", also known as "Bernstein Prize". In 1987 he studied in Tanglewood, USA, with M° Leonard Bernstein and M° Seiji Ozawa. Verdi in Milan, and orchestra conducting at Salzburg Mozarteum with M° Ferdinand Leitner. During the years spent at La Scala, Morandi was assistant conductor of M° Riccardo Muti and later of M° Giuseppe Patanè, from whom he gained a lot of experience in refining the stylistic Italian repertoire and in learning all the secrets of the Italian operatic tradition. He studied composition at Conservatorio G.
Pier Giorgio Morandi played for ten years as principal oboist in Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Aida also joined conductor Long Yu for special performances of Carmina Burana in Shanghai and at the Forbidden City in Beijing, as part of Deutsche Grammophon’s 120th anniversary celebrations which have since been released on CD and DVD. Last season also saw sensational debuts at Staatsoper Berlin in a new Tcherniakov production of Mussorgsky’s Bethrothal in a Monastery conducted by Daniel Barenboim, and at the Metropolitan Opera in Don Giovanni. These qualities, combined with her natural beauty, youth, and charm cast her as one of the most enchanting figures in opera today.Īida’s recent highlights include performances at the opening and closing ceremonies of The World Cup in Russia and at the 2018 Concert de Paris for Bastille Day – both events being broadcast live on television to millions worldwide. Its execution is one of taste, style, restraint, and severity in its emotionality. She regularly has recitals in Vienna and London and participates in joint concerts with masters like Plácido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky both in Russia and abroad.ĭepth, warmth, and tenderness make Aida Garifullina’s voice unmistakable. Today, Aida Garifullina is the voice of the Vienna State Opera. Following her success at Operalia, Aida received an invitation to join the Vienna State Opera and was offered a contract with legendary British record label, Decca Classics. The same year she first graced the stage of Mariinsky Theatre, Aida won first place in Plácido Domingo’s world-renowned, prestigious International Opera Singers Competition Operalia in Verona. Staged by British director Graham Vick, the War and Peace performance was screened in cinemas across Europe, exposing thousands to the young soprano’s magnificent voice for the first time. In 2014, she took part in opening nights of operas such as War and Peace as Natasha Rostova and as the Queen of Shemakha in The Golden Cockerel. There, she made her first appearance as Susanna in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and later performed as Gilda in Rigoletto and Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore. In 2013, Aida was invited by conductor and company director Valery Gergiev to join the Mariinsky Theatre in St. She joined the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts in 2007 under the tuition of Claudia Visca. At the age of 18, Aida attended the Nuremberg University of Music where she was taught by Siegfried Jerusalem. Born in 1987 in Kazan, her choirmaster mother gave Aida her first music lesson, influencing her musical development from early childhood and inspiring her to pursue opera. “Depth, warmth, and tenderness make Russian soprano Aida Garifullina’s voice unmistakable.”įrom an early age Aida Garifullina was surrounded by music. For Hungarian audiences, she will perform the most beautiful arias by Puccini, Verdi, Gounod, Bellini, and Rossini. Prior to her Budapest appearance, she will appear in Rigoletto in Florence, in L’elisir d’amore in Milan, Turandot in Berlin, The Marriage of Figaro in New York, and La Bohème in Munich.
Her taste, style, restraint, and sensitivity, combined with her natural beauty, make her one of the most charming figures in opera. Her voice has unmistakable depth, warmth, and tenderness. The star guest of the 2022 Gala will be the young Russian soprano Aida Garifullina, who is known simply as " the songbird from Kazan with the world at her feet". The gala’s specialty is that every year we invite renowned international stars, who, with their presence, voices and talent, make the evening even more memorable. (rain date: 3 August)įeaturing the Hungarian State Opera House’s orchestraĮvery summer we welcome opera lovers with a special Opera Gala on Margaret Island.
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