La Musica racconta l'Amore

**CONCERT PROGRAM**

F. P. Tosti (1846 - 1916)
‘A vucchella (on text by G. D’Annunzio)

C. Pinsuti (1829 - 1888)
Sonetto Levommi il mio pensier in parte ov’era (Petrarch, Canzoniere, Sonnet 302)

N. A. Manfroce (1791-1813)
Aria Ah! Che non serve il piangere (from Alzira)

A. Ponchielli (1834 - 1886)
Romanza Noi leggevamo insieme op. 51 (inspired by Canto V of the Inferno)

C. Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Aria Dieu! quel frisson - Amour, ranime mon courage (from Roméo et Juliette)

F. Liszt (1811 - 1886)
from Années de pèlerinage, Venice and Naples (for solo piano)
Canzone (on the verses Nessun maggior dolore from Canto V of the Inferno)

from Sonetti del Petrarca (1st vers.) S.270a
Pace non trovo (Canzoniere, Sonnet 134)

S. Cardillo (1874 – 1947)
Core ‘ngrato

R. Falvo (1873 – 1937)
Dicitencello vuje

**Giulia Pollice** brilliantly obtained her two-year academic diploma in singing under the guidance of Inés Francisca Salazar, in Chamber Vocal Music under the guidance of Giuseppe Filianoti, in Music Education focusing on Instrumental Music Teaching, and in Ensemble Music at the Conservatory of Music in Vibo Valentia. She refined her skills at the Foundation of the Carlo Coccia Theater in Novara with Tiziana Fabbricini and attended various masterclasses conducted by Cristina Baggio, Laura Cherici, Lucrezia Messa, and Paoletta Marrocu. She has designed and performed various original programs such as: "La voce di Ofelia", "Venice in the 1800s", "Alceste", "The Serenades", "The Voice (that) Flies", "The Celestial Vault", “D’Annunzio is Music”, “Eternal Women, Immortal Loves. Beatrice, Laura Fiammetta” elaborating and presenting the historical and psychological profile of events and characters for various musical institutions supported by the Ministry of Culture in Italy. She has performed as a soloist and in various choirs and has participated in several competitions for opera singing and chamber music, consistently placing at the top. For television, under the direction of Ricky Tognazzi, she played a special role in the series “La vita promessa” for Rai 1 in 2018 and in “L’amore strappato” for Mediaset in 2019. In 2023, she was selected as a solo soprano to perform with the orchestra the unpublished work “Quando mai, tiranne stelle” by Nicola Antonio Manfroce, performed for the first time in modern times. She was admitted to the Doctoral courses: the National Interest Doctorate in Artistic Research on Musical Heritage - Musical Interpretation and Performing Arts (IMAP). In 2024 she will debut in the opera Homage to Giacomo Puccini at the Carlo Coccia Theater in Novara in the role of The Doctor, who played Magda from La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini. She combines her concert career with that of a speaker at AFAM conferences.

**Antonio Matarazzo** graduated in piano with the highest marks, honors, and distinction under the guidance of Maestro Paolo Pollice and in Harpsichord under Maestro Paolo Prevedello Dellisanti at the State Conservatory of Music "Fausto Torrefranca" in Vibo Valentia, later perfecting his skills in Italy and abroad. He has won numerous national and international competitions. His concert activity has seen him perform in solo recitals for various concert societies, dedicating some programs to the music of Calabrian composers, particularly A. Rendano and S. Guzzi. He was the pianist for the Catanzaro Province Orchestra, recording first-time works for the Stradivarius record label. In addition to his solo activity, he has also dedicated himself to chamber music, collaborating with various musicians. He has been a member of juries for National Music Competitions. Since a young age, he has dedicated himself to teaching in both public and private schools. He has been a professor of the main piano chair at the State Conservatories of Music "G. Braga" in Teramo and "F. Torrefranca" in Vibo Valentia.
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