Friday 27th April, 20.30
Church of the Collegio Papio, Ascona

CRISTINA MANTESE – soprano
DANIEL LEVY – piano



 

Programme:

Robert Schumann
Widmung F. Ruckert
Du bist wie eine Blume H. Heine
Die Lotosblume H. Heine
Der Nubbaum J. Mosen - from Myrten, op. 25

Johannes Brahms
Von ewiger Liebe J. Wenzig
Die Mainacht L. Holty

Clara Wieck Schumann
Warum wilsst du and’re fragen
Liebst du um Schönheit F. Ruckert
Am Strande R. Burns – W. Gerhard

* Intervallo

Robert Schumann:
Liederkreis op. 39 J. von Eichendorff
In der Fremden
Intermezzo
Waldesgespräch
Die Stille
Mondnacht
Schöne Fremde
Auf einer Burg
In der Fremde
Wehmut
Zwielicht
Im Walde
Frühlingsnacht

Cristina Mantese

Cristina Mantese began to study singing with Iris Adami Corradetti, graduating with the highest grades from the Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello in Venice.
In the same city she made her concert debut in Schumann’s “Manfred”, alongside the protagonist Carmelo Bene, having perfected her studies with Anton Dermota, Nigel Rogers and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.
She studied the operatic repertoire under the guidance of Enza Ferrari, exploring technical and interpretative aspects with Rundolph Mickelson, Angelo Mori, Romana Righetti, Margherita Rinaldi and Romano Roma, and winning four international competitions.
Cristina Mantese made her debut in "The Secret Marriage" by Cimarosa at the Teatro Regio in Turin, where she returned to perform Gargantua by Corghi and Roberto Devereux by Donizetti. Since her stage debut, critics have highlighted her musicality and stage temperament, qualities that have enabled her to undertake a unique professional itinerary, singing under the direction of Rinaldo Alessandrini, Bruno Campanella, Alan Curtis, Massimo de Bernhardt, Otmar Maga, Donato Renzetti and Christian Thielemann, who directed her performance in November 2002 at the traditional Festive Operngala of the Deutsche Oper in Berlin.
In 2001 she was awarded the International Prize Luigi Illica, an acknowledgment that has marked her career as a tragèdienne who uses ancient singing as the key to every interpretive reading, from Fiordiligi to Imogene, from Monteverdi to the authors of the “Giovane Scuola” (young school).
She has recorded for Bongiovanni, Rivo Alto and New World Records.
Many of her performances have been broadcast by RAI and the Süddeutscher Rundfunk.

For more information:
www.cristinamantese.it 

Daniel Levy

The world-renowned classical pianist Daniel Levy is one of the most important exponents of the Vincenzo Scaramuzza school.
Critically acclaimed as ‘one of the leading pianists of our time’, Daniel Levy’s ability to build an intimate connection with the audience through the ‘passionate thoughtfulness’ of his playing led Fanfare Magazine’s Ian Lace, in his article ‘A Complete Musician’, to proclaim that ‘if the future of music is in the hands of musicians like Daniel Levy, then, personally, I do not think there is much to worry about.’
Levy enables his audience to establish a direct relationship with the music, transmitting the unique essence of each piece with playing of the utmost beauty, depth and sensitivity.
Throughout a successful career, Levy has performed in some of the most prestigious live venues in the world, with orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Prague Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra Reina Sofía and the Turin Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. Key collaborators have included Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Holzmair, Zurich String Quartet, Amati String Quartet, Mendelssohn Quartet, Carmina Quartet and the Berlin Philharmonic Quartet.
Levy continues to perform within the world's most celebrated music venues and concert halls, alongside major symphony orchestras and carefully chosen collaborators who share his creative vision and dedication to the musical craft.

For more information:
www.daniellevypiano.com

 

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Box Office:
Evening Box Office at the Church of the Collegio Papio from 19.30 to 20.30
(Concert evenings only)

Prices:
1st Category (tickets are numbered): CHF 65.00
2nd Category (tickets are not numbered):  CHF 50.00

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Discounts:
Students CHF 10.00  (standing) Young people up to 18 years old and Students up to 26 years old.
AVS and Members of Club di Rete 2 CHF CHF 40.00 (reduction on 3rd Category tickets only)

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Wheelchair users pay reduced ticket fees (1st category 52.00,  2nd category  40.00, 3rd category 40.00)
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