GIOCONDA VESSICHELLI
soprano
E-MAIL: [email protected]
She graduates in Singing and she gets High Level specialisation at Santa Cecilia
Conservatory in Rome with maximum results.
She attends the courses with the famous International opera singers Antonietta Stella,
Daniela Dessì, Fiorenza Cedolins, Katia Ricciarelli, Simone Alaimo, Luciano
Pavarotti.
She graduates at “International Opera University” in Sulmona after winning a
scholarship with artists such as Magda Olivero, Gianni Raimondi, Margaret Baker,
Italo Nunziata,Vincenzo De Vivo, Dario Lucantoni.
She’s also interested in Lieder,in fact she graduates at “High Institute for Chamber
Music”in Acquasparta with M°Elio Battaglia, Lucio Gallo and Tom Krause.
In august 2013 the cd "Prague", the movie song of the famous Boollywood film, in which
she sings on Atif Afzal’s music, has been edited by Universal.
She has been the first real opera singer in the world to make a fusion between opera and
Hindi music. She has sung for Balaji productions and she often collaborates with the
Bollywood singer Shibani Kashyap. She has been the only international member of the
jury of Miss India Worldwide in Pune in 2014, in which she also performed an ancient
Bollywood song “Pyar Hua Iqraar” in opera version composed by herself.
She has just accepted to model at Miss India Worldwide because it was linked to a
musical performance of her composition. Recently she has accepted to feature, as the
Queen of Opera together with the king of Bollywood Mika Singh as a dancer in a special
Latino passionate style in Dilbagh Singh’s video “Bottoms up” releasing in August 2014.
She is finalist at World Competition “MITROPOULOS” in Athens in December 2003 in
occasion of Olympic Games 2004 and on that occasion she sings for Greek State radio.
She wins International Singing Competitions: ”Napolinova”, ”Alaleona”, ”Anemos”, ”Mario
Lanza”, ”Albanese”, ”Città di Cagli”, “Leoncavallo”, she’s finalist at International
Competitions “Rosetum-Scala”and “Antonio Bacchelli”.
She is conductor of several choirs in Italy and she also teaches in MTD Academy in Rome
and in several academies of music. She has been member of Conservatory committe for
both the winter and summer exam session of vocal chamber music.
She debuts in "La Dirindina" by Scarlatti and in “ La Bohème “ by Puccini as Musetta,
when she was 20 years old.
She sings at Rossini Opera Festival (conductor Alberto Zedda) as Madama Cortese in “
Il Viaggio a Reims ” by Rossini, with great success of public and press.
She sings the main role of Angelica in the FIRST WORLD EXECUTION of “ Lavinia
fuggita ”By Matteo D’Amico on Sandro Cappelletto’s libretto at Teatro Comunale of
Modena, also transmitted by RAI (State Radio Italian Television) in May 2005.
She opens Teatro Politeama of Lecce season in concert together with KATIA
RICCIARELLI.
She sings “ Barbiere di Siviglia ” at Ercolano Festival.
Her artistic ductility brings her to be director, actress and singer in “ La Vedova Allegra ”
by Lèhar with the costumes of the famous stilist Renato Balestra. All the event is created
by herself and exported in several theatres in the International Festival "4 Notti"
presented by Pippo Baudo.
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Concert at Teatro Stabile of Verona together with the pianist Marco Boemi in “ In
aria..un castello di note, parole, emozioni ”.
concert in Japan Foundation Institute in Rome, and she sings together with Sinfonic
Orchestra of Pesaro.
concert with orchestra del Lazio (conductor Lu Ja) at Auditorium Parco della Musica
in Rome.
WORLDVISION on Italian State television RAI2 at Venice Awards for Ennio
Morricone, as the Italian pride in the world.
concert for ANTONIO PAPPANO FOUNDATION with M° Pappano.
Teatro lirico di Cagliari in " Orfeo all'Inferno " by Offenbach, the role of Giunone
TOSCA at Festival Internazionale di Benevento.
CEL (Teathre of Livorno, Pisa, Lucca) “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”By Britten in the
role of Helena with JOHNATHAN WEBB as conductor and LINSDAY KEMP as
Director.
She sings in several concerts in Italy and abroad (Opera seasons as Fermo, Camerata
Musicale Sulmonese, Hugo Wolf. She sings for Belgian Embassy after winning a
scholarship by Belgian Ambassador in Rome. From 2008 up to now she sings Traviata,
Tosca, LaBoheme in several tournee in Usa, Austria, Germany with great success of
public and press).
She is honorary Polynesian citizen after her successful concert “Pour le sida” in Papeete
Chatedral as a fusion with Polynesian “Choir du Conservatoire”
She is artistic director of "Calvi International Festival" and president of jury in the
singing competition "Federico II".
Her sparkling personality and artistic versatility bring her to sing and to conduce several
musical events together with famous state italian television showmen (Albano, Garrison,
Pippo Baudo).
She gets the chivalric noble title of “Dame” from the Royal House Cernetic of Prince of
Montenegro and she obtains the degree for her artistic value from Norman Academy. She
also got the gold metal for her artistic value From Royal House of Aranan, Princess
Jamillah Samo, Jammeh President of Republic of Gambia, to Cardinal Paul Poupard, to
Arcibishop Ciliberti, to Compaore' President of Burkina Faso Republic.
She sings in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Bulgarian, Albanian, Russian
languages.