NW Focus Live: Soprano Nan Zheng, Baritone Mauro Bonfanti, & Pianist Lorenzo Marasso
Free
- Nan Zheng Bonfanti, soprano
- Mauro Bonfanti, baritone
- Lorenzo Marasso, piano
Ottorino Respighi — Nebbie ("Mists")
Ottorino Respighi — 6 Liriche, Series 1, P. 90, No. 6: Pioggia ("Rain")
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi — "Vidit Suum" from Stabat Mater, P. 77
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — "Hai già vinta la causa!" from Le nozze di Figaro ("The Marriage of Figaro"), K. 492,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — "Là ci darem la mano" from Don Giovanni, K. 527
Charles Gounod — "O sainte médaille... Avant de quitter" from Faust
Gaetano Donizetti — "So anche'io la virtu" from Don Pasquale
Gaetano Lama — Silenzio Cantatore
Robert Schumann — Myrthen, Op. 25, No. 1: Widmung
Franz Schubert — Winterreise ("Winter Journey"), D. 911, No. 1: Gute Nacht
Live radio performance featuring soprano Nan Zheng Bonfanti, baritone Mauro Bonfanti, and pianist Lorenzo Marasso, in a program of arias and lieder. Buon ascolto!
About Nan Zheng Bonfanti, soprano
Lyric Soprano Nan Zheng Bonfanti was born in the People's Republic of China and is a naturalized Italian Citizen. She obtained the Second Level Degree in Theater Singing at the G. Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro, she perfected herself with famous international Masters such as Michael Aspinal, Mauro Bonfanti, Luisa Macnez, and Evghenia Dundekova and Francisco Araiza. She has also collaborated with famous conductors such as Leone Magiera, Bruno Rigacci, Alberto Zedda, Kustav Kuhn, and Filippo Maria Bressan. On her debut she immediately received great acclaim and public applause for her interpretations of "Il viaggio a Reims" by Rossini (Madama Cortese, Corinna) at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro (the first Chinese singer to debut at the Festival in 2006), Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart (Donna Anna) at the Cagli Opera Festival, Verdi's Nabucco at the Royal De Wallonie Opera in Belgium, Verdi's La Traviata at the Teatro Comunale in Treviso and Teatro Pergolesi Spontini in Jesi, Mozart's Requiem (soprano soloist) at the Teatro Muse in Ancona, The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart (Susanna), and La Boheme by G. Puccini (Mimi) at the Opera Festival in Shanghai. Nan has also given concerts, recitals and galas such as Christmas Concert with Guangzhou National Orchestra in China, National Opera Concert at Tokyo Theater in Japan, Hamburg Opera Concert in Germany, recital with Shanghai Orchestra for National Television of China, and many others. In 2010 she recorded for the Bongiovanni record company a recital of chamber romances by F.P. Tosti, entitled "Sogno", with the accompaniment of Pianist Lorenzo Bavaj (pianist of Josè Carreras). Parallel to her teaching and singing activity, in 2014 she founded the Giuseppe Verdi Cultural Association in Mesero (Italy). From 2017 to 2022 she was singing teacher at the "Puccini" Conservatory in Gallarate. She is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the Santa Gianna Beretta Molla International Opera Competition in Mesero.
https://www.associazionegiuseppeverdi.com/team/nan-zheng-bonfanti/About Mauro Bonfanti, baritone
Mauro Bonfanti is a Baritone and a singing teacher with almost 40 operatic roles debuted in 12 countries around the world. He has the honor of having been one of the last students of Luciano PAVAROTTI. Mauro sang with artists such as Andrea BOCELLI, Renato BRUSON and many others. He has sung in Theaters such as: Maggio Musicale in Florence, Carlo Felice in Genoa, Comunale in Bologna, Sala Nervi in the Vatican, Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, Shanghai Opera House, Donizetti in Bergamo, Operà de Nice, National Opera in Bucharest. He taught singing at the Talent Show of Canale 5 (Italian TV program) "Amici" by Maria DE FILIPPI, his credit for having brought Alberto Urso, overall winner of the 2018 edition. He is President and Founder of the "Santa Gianna Beretta Molla" International Opera Competition in Mesero, which has successfully reached its sixth edition. His recordings are present on the major world platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music. Mauro graduated with honors from the Department of Art, Music and Performing Arts (DAMS) of the University of Turin, Italy, and in opera singing from the Aosta Conservatory. In December 2022 he moved, with his family, to Bellevue (WA), after obtaining a work visa for Extraordinary Artistic Abilities from the American Government.
https://www.facebook.com/maurobonfantibaritonoAbout Lorenzo Marasso, piano
Lorenzo Marasso is an impassioned and sympathetic conductor, concert pianist, chamber musician, educator and radio host. Dubbed the "king of repertoire," Lorenzo's creative programming reveals lesser known masterpieces and rarely performed arrangements. Lorenzo's performances have been broadcast in numerous media outlets, including Seattle's 98.1 Classical King FM and NPR. In 2021 Lorenzo founded the Seattle Chamber Orchestra and is serving now as the ensemble's music director. In the same year he also started hosting a weekly radio program called Dress Rehearsal on 107.3FM KBFG Seattle. Equally inspired by contemporary music, Lorenzo has commissioned and performed world premieres of new works by several international composers who have written and dedicated pieces to him. In July 2020 he completed the Invention Project, a commission of new pieces for piano inspired by J.S. Bach's Inventions and Sinfonias. Further commissions included works composed by Michael Finnissy, Edward Cowie and Bernhard Lang.
https://www.lorenzomarasso.com