Alta Musica Musical Guests

We are honored to have accomplished musical artists join us for the evening, delighting us and with their music help our hearts to soar.

Soprano Chiara Taigi

Chiara Taigi

A top soprano, Chiara won since a young age several music competitions and has performed in the greatest Italian and international theatres such as La Scala and Gli Arcimboldi of   Milan, The Opera Theatre of Rome, the Zurich Opernhaus, the San Carlo Theatre of Naples, the S.Petersburg Palace festival, the Regio Theatre of Turin, the Theatre of Palma of Maiorca, the Koln Theatre.

In August 2007 the big debut in one of the major roles performed by Maria Callas: in the prestigious environment of the Taormina Festival Chiara interpreted Medea of Luigi Cherubini and during autumn of the same year she interpreted the same role at the Teatro Massimo of Palermo.

One of her biggest successes is the title role in “Medea”.  She was Desdemona in Otello, Amelia in Simon Boccanegra with Claudio Abbado, Mimi’ in La Boheme,  Suor Angelica directed by Maestro Riccardo Chailly, in Aida and in another great debut in Cavalleria
Rusticana at the Taormina Festival in August 2009.

Tenor Dario Balzanelli

Dario Balzanelli
Roman Tenor, he has won several music competitions and performed in many important  lyric roles  such as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Alfredo in LA Traviata, the Mantova, Duke in Rigoletto, Rodolfo in La Boheme, Macduff in Macbeth and Nemorino in Elisir d’Amore.
During Summer 2000 he was in the applauded tour of Venice Theatre La  Fenice as Edmondo in Manon Lescaut directed by Yuri Ahronovitch.

Dario was also choosen by Claudio Abbado in the production of Simon Boccanegra at the Ferrara Teatro Comunale.

First Tenor in the world to have recorded on dvd Edgar by Puccini live from the EuroMediterranean Festival in Rome.

Again as a World Premiere he performed for the 500 year of the Building of the S.Peter Cathedral in the room for blessings
in the presence of His Holiness Benedetto XVI.

He recently made his debut in Mascagni’s  Cavalleria Rusticana at the Taormina Festival with great success and will soon make his
debut in Verdi’s Aida and Otello.

Fulvio Albano

Fulvio Albano

Musician, he plays the saxofone and the clarinet but he’s also an arranger and author.

Fulvio is now the artistic Director of “Due Laghi Jazz Festival”, of  “Susa Open Music festival”, of Briancon”s “Altitude Jazz Festival”
and he’s the Founding President of the Jazz Club Torino.

He participated in several jazz festivals such as Rome JVC, EBU, Helsinki, Lisboa, Prague International Jazz Festival, Lugano Blues to
Bop and important music events at the  Milan and Turin Conservatorio, The Turin Teatro Regio, The Sao Paulo do Brasil Centro Cultural,
and Bern.

Moreover Fulvio has worked for several years with RAI in Milan and with Venice  Theatre  La Fenice and is now the director of the  Torino Jazz Orchestra.

He’s played with some of  the great jazz artists in the world.