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Stefano La Colla

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Stefano La Colla
BornTurin, Italy
Genresopera
Occupation
  • Singer
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2008–present
Websitehttps://www.stefanolacolla.com/

Stefano La Colla is an Italian tenor who has given recitals and performed in opera internationally.

Biography

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La Colla was born in Turin, but lived in Alcamo between the ages of 12 and 23.[1] He started his studies at the Conservatorio Pietro Mascagni in Livorno and trained under the guide of the soprano Luciana Serra and later with the baritone Carlo Meliciani.

In 2002 he won a scholarship at the Accademia d’alto Perfezionamento del Repertorio Pucciniano of Torre del Lago, where he attended its courses with Magda Olivero, Katia Ricciarelli and Raina Kabaivanska.[2] Afterwards he performed with Katia Ricciarelli at the Teatro Verdi of Pisa in a gala event organized by the Rotary Club.

He debutted in July 2006 in Madama Butterfly in the role of di Pinkerton during the summer festival of Fontanellato (Parma), and replicated in October in Reggio Emilia. In the following November he debutted in Nabucco, in the role of Ismaele in Mantova. In July 2007 he had his debut in Aida, as Radames, at the festival Openair in Narni (TR) and during the summer, he held concerts for the Associazione Medici Giuluni for the review of “Musica nelle Ville Versiliesi”, at Forte dei Marmi (LU). He also took part in the recording of Bianca and Fernando by RAI at the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania under the direction of Maestro Carella.[3]

In December 2007 he gave a concert at Museo Poldi Pezzoli of Milan for six harps and solo voice. In 2008 he gave concerts in Europe and in Japan with Fondazione Arena di Verona. On 10 November 2008, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, he gave a concert together with Luciana Serra. He replicated Aida on 8 December at Teatro Goldoni (Livorno).[3]

After that he continued his artistic experience in the traditional theatres of Italian cities such as Novara, Savona, Chieti, Reggio Emilia, Pisa, Lucca, Livorno, Busseto and Brescia.[4]

His international career started in 2011 with Turandot in Ratisbon (where he made his debut with 16 recitals),[5] then in Dortmund, Leipzig, Saint Petersburg, St. Gallen, Zagabria, and Bucarest. In 2014 he performed in some of the great European opera houses in Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Amsterdam, Oslo, Dresden and Vienna. In Italy he performed in Rome, Naples and Verona,[5] and several times at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, where in 2015 he had a prestigious debut as Calaf in Turandot (opening event of La Scala for EXPO), under the direction of Riccardo Chailly. After this great success, he was invited again for the following production, Cavalleria Rusticana (as Turiddu).[6]

Awards

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  • 2002: winner of a scholarship at the Accademia d’Alto Perfezionamento del Repertorio Pucciniano di Torre del Lago
  • 2006: winner of the International Contest Ismaele Voltolini at Buscoldo (Mantua)
  • 18 February 2024: Prize as ‘Best Personality of the Year' for 2023, assigned by the Kiwanis Club of Alcamo.
  • 18 February 2024: Prize ‘Ciullo d'Alcamo’ 2024 assigned by the Associazione Amici della Musica of Alcamo.

Performances

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2014

  • Manon Lescaut (Renato Des Grieux) Oper Leipzig (February–May)
  • La Gioconda (Enzo Grimaldi) Theater St. Gallen (February–May)
  • Tosca (Cavaradossi) Deutsche Oper Berlin (May)
  • Macbeth (Macduff) Opera Wrocławska (June)
  • Un ballo in maschera (Riccardo) Theater Dortmund (Sept.-Oct.)
  • Manon Lescaut (Il Cavaliere des Grieux) at the Mikhailovsky Theatre of Saint Petersburg (October 2014 – April 2015)

2015

  • Manon Lescaut (Il Cavaliere des Grieux) Oper Leipzig (Jan.–Apr.)
  • Turandot (Calaf) Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (March–April)
  • Tosca (Cavaradossi) Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (March–June)
  • Turandot (Calaf) Teatro alla Scala, Milan (May)
  • Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu) Teatro alla Scala, Milan (June)
  • Nabucco (Ismaele) Deutsche Oper Berlin (June)
  • Tosca (Cavaradossi) Teatro di San Carlo]], Naples (July)
  • Turandot (Calaf) Teatro dell'Opera di Roma of Rome (July–August)
  • Turandot (Calaf) Deutsche Oper Berlin (Sept.-Nov.)
  • Manon Lescaut (Il Cavaliere des Grieux) Deutsche Oper Berlin (November 2015 – March 2016)
  • Tosca (Cavaradossi) Teatro dell'Opera of Rome (December)

2016

2017

2018

  • Tosca, Oper Frankfurt, Première 22 September, 27 September, 5, 13, 18 and 20 October
  • Il trovatore, Staatsoper in Berlin, Première 27 October, 31 October, 3 and 8 November
  • Tosca Teatro dell'Opera, Rome Première 15 November, 17 November
  • Aida, Irish National Opera House of Dublin 27 and 29 November
  • La Forza del Destino (Don Alvaro), Oper Koeln, Première 23 December, 28 and 30 December

2019

2020

2021

  • Aida (Radames) Art Center of Melbourne; Première 6 May, 8-10-12-15-17-19-21 May
  • Norma (Pollione), OPER FRANKFURT, Première 12 September, 18-22-25 September, 3 October, 16-20-26 December
  • La Forza del Destino (Don Alvaro), Bayerische Staatsoper of Munich, Première 26 September, 29 September and 2 October
  • Norma (Pollione), Teatro municipale of Piacenza, Première 22 October, 24 October
  • Norma (Pollione), Teatro comunale "Luciano Pavarotti" of Modena, Première 29 October, 31 October
  • Aida (Radames), Teatro Regio of Turin, Première 26 November, 28 November.

2022

  • Aida (Radames), Deutsche Oper Berlin, Première 22 January , 29 January and 4 February
  • Aida (Radames), Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, 17 - 20 - 21 - 23 - 26 February
  • Aida (Radames), Semperoper in Dresden 17-20 March
  • Tosca di G.Puccini (Mario Cavaradossi), Semperoper in Dresden 25-27 March
  • Aida (Radames), Hamburg State Opera, 3 April
  • Turandot di Puccini (Calaf), Bunka Kaikan di Tokyo, Première 15 April, 17 April (Spring Opera Festival)
  • Il Trovatore (Manrico) Teatro Principal de Mao di Minorca, Première 27 May, 29 May
  • La Gioconda (Enzo Grimaldo) New Production,Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Première 7 June, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25 June
  • Il Tabarro di Puccini (Luigi), Oper Frankfurt, Première 8 July, 11 - 14 - 17 - 20 July
  • La Gioconda (Enzo Grimaldo) Chorégies d'Orange, 6 August
  • Il Trovatore (Manrico), Opernhaus Zürich, Première 17, 24, 27 September, 6, 11, 16 October
  • Turandot di Puccini (Calaf), Oper Kolne, Première 29 ottobre, 3, 6, 9, 13 November
  • Tosca di G.Puccini (Mario Cavaradossi), Vienna State Opera, Première 23 November, 2 and 5 December

2023

2024

References

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  1. ^ "Stefano La Colla, tenore alcamese, calca i palcoscenici del più prestigiosi teatri del mondo".
  2. ^ "Stefano La Colla - Montecatini Opera Festival". www.montecatinioperafestival.it.
  3. ^ a b "Stefano La Colla, tenore". Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Stefano La Colla, Tenor - Official Site". Stefano La Colla, Tenor - Official Site.
  5. ^ a b c "Il volo di Stefano La Colla, dal debutto con Aida a Livorno (2008) ai teatri internazionali. Fino alla Turandot a Torre del Lago (di Fulvio Venturi) – Toscana Eventi & News". 19 July 2017.
  6. ^ Stefano La Colla Tenore (PDF), 27 November 2024

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