BIOGRAPHY
Cristina Melis,
Cristina Melis, Italian Mezzo-soprano from Sardinia belongs to a family of musicians.
She started studying music at the age of 11 and obtained a diploma in flute. Later she began her singing studies and in the 2004 she graduated as Mezzosoprano at the Conservatory Arrigo Boito in Parma. specializing then with Adriana Giunta, Virginia Zeani, Giusy Devinu, Giorgio Zancanaro, Michele Pertusi, Bernadette Manca di Nissa and Franco Federici.
She graduated also at the Young Opera Singers Academy held by the "A. Toscanini " foundation under the guidance of M° Alain Billard.
In the 2005 she won the International Competition for Lyrical Voices "Giacomo Lauri Volpi" In the 2005 she participated at the International Competition "Giuseppe Verdi" winning the debut in the role of "Azucena" at the Regio Theater in Parma that began her career .
She has worked with varius Conductors including:
M. Mariotti, R.Abbado, R.Palumbo, B.Bartoletti, G.Gelmetti, P.Steinberg, L. Battistoni, G.Bisanti, A. Fish, A.Allemandi, S. Rolli, M. Zanetti, B.Campanella, Yves Abel, F.Chaslin, G.Sagripanti, J. Kovatchev, A.D'Agostini,C. Rizzi, A. F.Mastrangelo, H. Nanasi, S.Dinic, F. Cilluffo, R. Calderon, Shokhakimov, S.Quattrini, A.Sisillo etc.
Stage Director: Zeffirelli, Pieralli, De Tomasi, Pelly, Lavia, Trelinsky, Poda, Maestrini, Michieletti, Ceresa, Willson, Frassini Lee, Fassbeander, Micheli, Grinda, De Ana, Cucchi...
Future engagements:
- "Lyric Concert " Teather Montenegro Hause(Albania) november 28th 2023. (mezzosoprano solist)
- "Santuzza" Cavalleria Rusticana by P. Mascagni, Teatro Rendano di Cosenza, December 16th - 17th 2023 - (G. Di Stefano)
- "Azucena" Trovatore by Verdi Teatro Nouveau di Bologna, 18th- 25th Feb. 2024. (R. Palumbo - D. Livermore)
- "Santuzza" Cavalleria Rusticana, Novara Theater Coccia, 10th-12th May 2024 (F.M. Carminati)
- "Frugola Tabarro by Puccini at Bologna Teather Nouveau, July 3th - 17th 2024 (R. Abbado P. F. Maestrini).
Last engagements 2023:
- "Master Class" in China 11th-25th october 2023 (Conservatorio di Xi-an- Sheinyang, (as Teacher)
- "Maddalena" Rigoletto by Verdi Massa Marittima (Open air), 4th August 2023 (A. Gabrielli).
- "Preziosilla" (New Debut) Bologna, Nouveau June 17th - 22th 2023 (A. Fisch - Y. Kokkos)
- " Bersi" Andrea Chenier by Giordano Teatro Lirico of Cagliari, 21th - 30th April (D.Renzetti - N. Berloffa)
- "Filip'vna" by Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin Teatre de la Monnaie of Bruxelles January 29th - Feb. 14th 2023 (A. Altinoglu, L.Pelly)
- "Amneris" Aida Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe Premiere 30 Giugno-13 July-2022 September 25th, October 1th 4th, November 3th, January 4th 2023 (M.J. Willing - J. Hadziahmetovic)
- "Laura" Gioconda by Ponchielli, Cremona Ponchielli Theater 4th-6th November 2022,
(F. Omassini - F. Tonon)
- "Stabat Mater di Pergolesi" 20th November 2022- Diocesi of Carpi Modena(Italy) (M.Raffaele Cortesi)
- "Bersi" (New debut) Andrea Chenier By Giordano Bologna Oper Hause October 14th -23th 2022
(O. Lyniv - P. Maestrini)
- "Santuzza" Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni Teatro Fusco di Taranto September 17th - 18th 2022 (M. G. La Malfa - M.L. Bafunno)
- "Verdi's Requiem" (South Corea) Gyeonggi Arts Center - Lotte Center Seoul 23th/25th July 2022. (M° M. Zanetti)
- "Fenena" Nabucco, Staatstheater of Mainz, 30th March 2022 (M. G.Marcianó)
- "Emilia" (New Debut) Verdi's Otello, Theater Kiel, April 30th - May 17th 2022, (B. Reiners, S.Bone, S. Roca Bru - A. Liedtke).
She also sang these Roles Repertoire:
- PRINCESSE CLARICE (Debut) Die liebe drei Orangen by I.Prokofiev 2021/22) KIEL OPERA HOUSE
- Quickly (Debut) Falstaff By Verdi- Bari Petruzzelli Theater/October 2020 ( Cond. R.Palumbo- Dir. M.Bauduin)
- AZUCENA Trovatore by G Verdi at ANNO BOLOGNA OPERA HOUSE Conducted by P.Steinberg - Directed by B Wilson 2019, - NAPLES SAN CARLO THEATER Conducted by Domenech - Dir by Znaniecki 2016 - CAGLIARI OPERA HOUSE Conducted by Bisanti - Directed by S Poda 2016 - KIEL OPERA HOUSE Open Air Rathauspaltz Conducted by Fritzsch - Directed by Karasek 2013 BERGAMO G DONIZETTI THEATER Conducted by Rolli - PARMA OpenAir S.Rolli 2005
- SANTUZZA Cavalleria Rusticana by P Mascagni at Oper hause Kie Conducted by J Friztsch - Directed by F Ceresa) 2018-2019., TORINO REGIO THEATER Conducted by A Battistoni - Directed by G.Lavia), 2019, TRAPANI JULY FESTIVAL Conducted by F Santi - Directed by M.P.Viano), 2019.
- Carmen by G Bizet ANNO CAGLIARI OPERA HOUSE Conducted by Carignani - Directed by Medcalf 2018, KIEL OPERA HOUSE Conducted by R. Calderon - Directed by Stegmann 2015-2016, BOLOGNA OPERA HOUSE Conducted by F.Chaslin - Directed by Babina 2016,
- Amneris (Aida): Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Dir: Chaslin, Regia: Micheli) , Teatro Ponchielli di Cremona (F.Cilluffo, F.Zeffirelli) 2019 - Kiel Summer Festival (Dir: F.Reiners, Regia: D.Karasek) 2019, Kiev Opera National Theater 2013,Parma in Open Air ( S.Rolli) 2009
- Laura Adorno (Gioconda) by Ponchielli: Statna teather Oper State Banska Bystrica ( Bulla, Regia: Benes) 2018-2019
- Frugola - Zia Principessa - Zita (Trittico pucciniano): Ferrara Comunale Theater (Dir: Sisillo, Regia: Pezzoli)
- "Zia Principessa" (Suor Angelica) Arquato Castle Summer Festival (Emilia Romagna)/ August 2020 (M° Cassi)
- Fricka (Die Walküre): Theater Kiel Opernhaus ( Fritzsch, Karasek) 2017
- Fricka (Das Rheingold): Theater Kiel Opernhaus ( Fritzsch, Karasek) 2016-2017
- Suzuki (Madama Butterfly): Naples (P.Steinberg, Delbono),2016, Bologna Theater Opera hause
(Steinberg, Michieletto) 2020-
- Fenena (Nabucco): Theater Kiel Rathauspaltz ( F.Cilluffo, Strieb) 2015
- Olga (Evgenij Onegin): Theater Kiel Opernhaus (Dir: Fritzsch, Regia: Fassbaender) 2015
- Adriano (Rienzi): Theater Kiel Opernhaus (Nündel) 2015
- Filipyevna (Evgenij Onegin): Bologna Theater Opera Hause (A. Shokhakimov,Trelinski) 2014
- Federica (Luisa Miller) by Verdi: Royal Opera di Wollonie di Liège ( Zanetti, Fall) 2014
- Adalgisa (Norma): New Teather Asti (Torino -Italy) V. Borin 2014-
- Mercedes Carmen by Bizet, ARENA di VERONA Cond. J.Kovatchev - Directed by F Zeffirelli 2010-2012-2014
- Flora Traviata By Verdi Arena Verona C.Rizzi - Directed by H. De Ana
- Bergere - Un Patre - La Chatte - l’Ecureuil (l’Enfant et les Sortilèges) By Ravel: Palermo Massimo Teather
(Yves Abel, Cannito) 2012
- La Cieca (Gioconda): Palermo Massimo Teather (S. Dinic, G. Grinda) 2011
- Sara (Roberto Devereux) by Donizetti: Teather Roma Opera Hause (B.Campanella, Fassini Lee) 2010
- Dritte Dame Zauberflote by Mozart Accademy S.Cecilia Roma (La Vecchia)
- Maddalena (Rigoletto) Fortezza del Priamar Savona G.Di Stefano - E.Courir 2005
- Gertrude Romeo et Juliette by Gonuod/ Arena di Verona (F.Mastrangeli – F.Micheli)
- Candelas El Amor Brujo by De Falla: Teatro Lirico di Cagliari (Mianiti) 2014-
- "Stabat Mater di Pergolesi" Conservatorio G.B Martini di Bologna / June 2020 (M. De Felice 2021
- Primo spirito (Manfred): Teatro Massimo di Palermo (Mariotti, Salvo) 2012
- Requiem (Donizetti): Basilica S. Maria in Aracoeli di Roma (Gelmetti) 2016
- (Verdi'Requiem): Auditorium di Palma di Maiorca (Dir. Melbo) 2018, Teather Cagliari Oper Hause (Guidarini), 2013 - San Pietroburgo
(G. Sagripanti), 2011 Milano Auditorium(Boncompagni), Duomo of Pisa A. Ceccato) 2013 - Ara Ceali Roma, G.Gelmetti. 2015,
Cathedral San Petronio Bologna (L.Bizzarri) 2023, Kiev Opera National Teather 2013
- Gloria Messe by Rossini Cathedral San Petronio Bologna L.Bizzarri 2018
- Abraham's sacrifice by Pergolesi (Isacco) De Agostini 2017 Cathedral Milano
- Messa KV317 (Mozart): Bologna Oper Hause ( R.Abbado) 2014
- Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle: Fondazione Arturo Toscanini, Modena, Seghedoni, Manzoni Auditorium Bologna 2018,
- Mozart's Requiem: Teatro Filarmonico di Verona (Dir: Sagripanti) 2012
Symphony n.9 (Beethoven): Accademia di S. Cecilia a Roma (Dir: La Vecchia) 2009