DELFO PAONE – Tenor
He sang many leading male roles, such as Alfredo Germont in G. Verdi's Traviata, Mario Cavaradossi in G. Puccini's Tosca, Manrico in G. Verdi's Trovatore, Turiddu in P. Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, Pinkerton in G. Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Radames in G. Verdi's Aida, Rodolfo in G. Puccini's Bohème, Canio in R. Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, the Duke of Mantua in G. Verdi's Rigoletto (2024, Music Fest Perugia). Among the many theaters where he has sung, we mention the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, the Goldoni in Livorno, the Teatro Antico in Taormina, the Teatro Mario del Monaco in Treviso, the Teatro Argentina in Rome, the Teatro Comunale Fusco in Taranto, the Teatro Gentile in Fabriano, the Teatro Civico in La Spezia, the Teatro Cairo Opera House in Egypt, the Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, the Teatro Flavio Vespasiano in Rieti, the Teatro Persio Flacco in Volterra, the Teatro Francesco Stabile in Potenza. In 2023 he was a soloist in the Coronation Mass by W. A. Mozart for the XXII International Festival of Sacred Music and Art at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican and in Symphony No. 9 by Ludwig van Beethoven at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls with the Orchestra of Rome conducted by Maestro Tomomi Nishimoto. He has performed over 500 concerts of the Three Italian Tenors in Italy and around the world. Distinguished for his artistic qualities, in 2016 he received the International Prize FOYER 2016 XLII Edition at the Angelica Library in Rome. Finalist in the IV edition of the Jole De Maria International Opera Competition in June 2016, he received the Audience Award; in the same Competition in 2019 he received the Third Prize and the Audience Award. In 2018 he received the Enrico Caruso International Prize and in 2019 the International Prize Gold Medal Maison Des Artistes 2019 at the Aula Magna Università La Sapienza in Rome. He currently carries out an intense concert activity in Italy and abroad.
SABRINA DE SANCTIS – Soprano
Born in Rome, she began her artistic career at the age of 13 at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, as a boy singer in Turandot and Tosca by G. Puccini and in Carmen by G. Bizet. She graduated in opera singing in 1996. In 2000, after winning the competition organized by the Società Musica per Roma, she debuted in the role of Maria in West Side Story by L. Bernstein at the Parco della Musica and in the role of Blonde in Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) by W. A. Mozart at the Teatro Argentina in Rome and the Teatro del Giglio in Florence. She perfected her singing studies, first dedicating herself to the repertoire of sacred music and then to the study of the operatic repertoire. She specialized in the French repertoire, performing numerous concerts at the French Embassy. At the Teatro Argentina in Rome she sang in The Marriage of Figaro by W. A. Mozart and in La Bohème by G. Puccini, and at the Auditorium della Conciliazione in Rigoletto by G. Verdi. She has participated in important Italian and international festivals, such as the Spoleto Festival, the San Leo International Festival and the Euro Mediterranean Festival. In the Sacred repertoire she sang in the Requiem Mass and in the Krönungs Messe by W. A. Mozart, and in the Stabat Mater by G. B. Pergolesi. She has collaborated with Maestro Ennio Morricone performing numerous concerts in Italy and abroad in the most prestigious theaters, the Verona Arena, the Paris and Vienna Theaters, Parco della Musica in Rome. She currently carries out artistic activities taking part in concerts and lyrical Galas.
M. DAVIDE DELLISANTI – Pianist and Orchestra Maestro
He trained in piano under the guidance of Maestros D. Panaro and E. Arciuli and in orchestral conducting with Maestro M. Patti. He also studied opera singing, an experience that led him to be the pianist and assistant of the greatest opera singers, such as R. Gimenez, V. Terranova, I. Salazar, A. Millo, S. Bonfadelli, A. Morelli, G. Giacomini, P. Domingo, N. Martinucci, M. Dragoni, M. Devia, J. Aragall, L. Canonici, V. Grigolo and B. Praticò, collaborating with directors L. Bacalov, M. Arena, R. Boninge, E. Morricone and many others. Among the most important roles, we can mention those of Artistic Director of the Taormina Opera Stars Festival of the Ancient Theatre of Taormina, Director of the Chorus of the Cairo Opera House and Vocal Coach, Musical Director of the Fuerteventura Theatre (Canary Islands) and Korrepetitor at the State Theatre of Ankara (Turkey). Among his awards we can mention: the Taras Pax Award, the G. Paisiello Award, the Gold Medal Maison des artistes 2016 at La Sapienza in Rome, together with M. E. Morricone, and the President of the Republic Award in 2012. He has performed more than 1,500 concerts in Europe, Japan, China, Korea, Africa, America, Egypt and Brazil. He played for the President of the Republic and for Pope Francis in St. Peter's in 2017. He has performed in many theaters, including the Teatro S. Carlo in Naples, the Teatro Regio in Parma, the Teatro Grande in Brescia, the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, the Sala Scarlatti in Naples, the Royal Palace in Bucharest, the Teatro Antico in Taormina, the Teatro U. Giordano in Foggia, the Politeama in Lecce, the Philharmonic in Leverkusen, the State Theater in Ankara and Istanbul, the Cairo Opera House, the State Theater in Seoul, the State Theater in Curitiba and Florianopolis (Brazil), the Kurheather in Wildbad (Germany), inaugurating the most important festivals. In March 2018 he was invited to conduct the Chorus for Aida under the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). On November 22, 2019, he conducted the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra in Athens with the Great Tenor Jose Cura at the Christmas Theater. Since 26 August 2019 he has been engaged as Choir Master V. Bellini of the Sferisterio in Macerata for the productions of the Teatro delle Muse of Ancona. In August 2020 he was awarded the Enrico Caruso Lifetime Achievement Award. In September 2021 he was awarded the Thomas Schippers Award for orchestral conducting. Since October 2021 he has become a teacher of vocal repertoire practice and piano accompaniment practice at the Gesualdo da Venosa Conservatory of Potenza. Since June 2022 he has been appointed by the Lazio Region as artistic director of the first opera festival Trisulti all’Opera. In February 2023 he was invited as Vocal Coach at the National Theatre of Novi Sad (Serbia).
CONCERT SETLIST
1. PANIS ANGELICUS (C. Franck)
Soprano and Tenor
| Panis angelicus Fit panis hominum Dat panis coelicus Figuris terminum O res mirabilis Manducat Dominum Pauper, pauper Servus et humilis Pauper, pauper Servus et humilis Panis angelicus Fit panis hominum Dat panis coelicus Figuris terminum O res mirabilis Manducat Dominum Pauper, pauper Servus et humilis Pauper, pauper Servus, servus et humilis | Il pane degli angeli diventa pane degli uomini Il pane del cielo dà fine a tutte le prefigurazioni Qual meraviglia! il povero, il povero, il servo e l’umile mangia il Signore, il povero, il povero, lo schiavo e l’umile Il pane degli angeli diventa pane degli uomini Il pane del cielo dà fine a tutte le prefigurazioni Qual meraviglia! Il povero, il povero, il servo e l’umile mangia il Signore, il Povero, il povero, lo schiavo, lo schiavo e l’umile |
2. DOMINE DEUS – PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE (G. Rossini)
Tenor
| Domine Deus, rex coelestis. Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine. Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, agnus Dei. Filius Patris. | Signore Dio re celeste. Dio Padre onnipotente. Signore. Figlio unigenito, Gesù Cristo. Signore Dio, agnello di Dio Figlio del Padre. |
3. AVE MARIA (G. Caccini)
Soprano and Tenor
4. ARIA SULLA QUARTA CORDA (J. S. Bach)
Organ
5. INGEMISCO – MESSA DA REQUIEM (G. Verdi)
Tenor
| Ingemisco, tamquam reus, Culpa rubet vultus meus, Supplicanti parce, Deus. Qui Mariam absolvisti, Et latronem exaudisti, Mihi quoque spem didisti. Preces meae non sunt dignae, Sed tu bonus fac benigne, Ne perenni cremer igne! Inter oves locum praesta, Et ab haedis me sequestra, Statuens in parte dextra. | Piango come un colpevole, Per la colpa arrossisce il mio volto: Abbi pietà, o Dio, di chi ti supplica. Tu che hai assolto Maria Maddalena Ed esaudito il ladrone, Anche a me hai dato una speranza. Le mie preghiere non son degne Ma tu, che sei buono, fa’ che per la tua misericordia lo non sia bruciato dal fuoco eterno! Preparami un posto tra le pecore E toglimi dal gregge dei capri Mettendomi alla tua destra. |
6. LA VERGINE DEGLI ANGELI – LA FORZA DEL DESTINO (G. Verdi)
Soprano
| La Vergine degli Angeli mi copra del suo manto, e me protegga vigile di Dio l’Angelo santo. |
7. AGNUS DEI (G. Bizet)
Tenor
| Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi dona nobis pacem. Dona nobis, pacem. | Agnello di Dio, Che togli i peccati del mondo, Abbi pietà di noi. Agnello di Dio, Che togli i peccati del mondo, Dona a noi la pace. Dona a noi la pace. |
8. PIE JESU – REQUIEM (A. L. Webber)
Soprano and Tenor
| Pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu Qui tollis peccata mundi Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem Pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu Qui tollis peccata mundi Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei Qui tollis peccata mundi Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem Dona eis requiem Sempiternam Dona eis requiem Sempiternam Requiem Sempiternam | Gesù Misericordioso, Gesù Misericordioso, Gesù Misericordioso, Gesù Misericordioso che toglie i peccati del mondo Da loro riposo, concedi loro riposo Gesù Misericordioso, Gesù Misericordioso, Gesù Misericordioso, Gesù Misericordioso che togli i peccati del mondo Da loro riposo, concedi loro riposo Agnello di Dio, Agnello di Dio, Agnello di Dio, Agnello di Dio che togli i peccati del mondo Da loro riposo, concedi loro riposo Concedi loro il riposo eterno Da loro il riposo eterno il riposo eterno |
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