Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/Oct/2018
Genre - Vocal Recitals
Il Trio All’Opera
A Present to Gioachino Rossini (1868 – 2018 150th Anniversary)
Natalia Gavrilan, mezzo soprano
Maurizio Simeoli, flute and piccolo
Inessa Filistovich, piano
Programme of Arias and arrangements from Rossini operas
In a programme of G. Rossini: “Fac ut portem, Christi mortem” Cavatina from “Stabat Mater” for Voice, Flute and Piano, “Una voce poco fa” from “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” for Voice, Flute and Piano, “Contro un cor che accende amore” from “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” for Voice, Flute and Piano, “Nacqui all’affanno” from “La Cenerentola” for Voice, Flute and Piano, “L’orgia” from “Soirées musicales” for Voice, Flute and Piano, “L’invito” from “Soirées musicales” for Voice, Flute and Piano and “La danza” (Tarantella napoletana) from “Soirées musicales” for Voice, Flute and Piano; M. Simeoli: “Fantasia all’italiana”, homage to G. Rossini for Piccolo and Piano; R. Galli: “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” Fantasy for Flute and Piano (rev. for Flute and Piano by M. Simeoli/I. Filistovich; F. Chopin-G.Rossini: Variations in E major on a Theme Non più mesta from Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” for Piccolo and Piano and P. Morlacchi: “Il Pastore svizzero” for Piccolo and Piano (rev. by M. Simeoli)
In collaboration with Italian embassy Cultural Centre Delhi and Mumbai
Natalia Gavrilan, mezzo-soprano was born in Chisinau. She is the winner of several awards in international competitions such as Mikhail Glinka Contest, Francisco Viñas Singing Competition and the Alexei Stârcea Contest. She started her opera study at the age of 15, taking private lessons from Polina Botezat and Vladimir Dragosh at the Moldova Music Academy and masterclasses from Irina Arkhipova.
Since the year 2000 Natalia Gavrilan has collaborated with Teatro alla Scala (Milano), The Metropolitan Opera (New York), San Carlos (Lisbon), Opera in Catalunia, Il Teatro Massimo (Palermo), Il Teatro Petruzelli (Bari), Il Teatro Politeama (Lecce), Il Teatro di Cilea (Reggio Calabria), Il Comunale (Reggio Emilia), Il Teatro Filarmonico (Verona), Il Comunale (Modena), Grand Theater di Geneve, Rossini Opera Festival (Pesaro), Auditorium Nacional (Madrid), MiTo festival (Milano), Printemps des Arts (Monte Carlo), Baltic Seasons festival (Kaliningrad), Byzantine Culture festival (Istanbul) and on a Teatro alla Scala Mexican tour. Natalia Gavrilan is also engaged in teaching and was invited as an Opera vocal technique coach in Catalunia.
Maurizio Simeoli studied under Giuseppe Rocca (Solo Piccolo of La Scala Opera House) graduating in 1981. In 1982 he was invited to play at the “Teatro Regio Opera House Orchestra” in Parma as Solo Flute and Piccolo. From 1983 to 2010 he played at the “La Scala Opera House” under the direction of all the world’s most famous conductors, taking part in all the theatre’s works, all the international tours, recordings and videos, as well as all of the concerts of the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra. On many occasions he also covered the role of Solo Flute. Since 2010 he has worked with other orchestras like Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatskapelle Dresden, Berlin Philharmonic, Marinskiy Theatre, Lucerne festival and many others.
He has recorded a Vivaldi Piccolo concerto with I Solisti Veneti under Claudio Scimone, a CD called Magic Piccolo and another Vivaldi album on the Yamaha Piccolo Flute YPC91/92 M. Simeoli Model named after him. Maestro Simeoli also teaches flute and Piccolo all over the world.
Inessa Filistovich was born in Minsk (Belarus) and graduated brilliantly and very early from M. I. Glinka Conservatory. After moving to Italy, she graduated in Piano Cum Laude once more from the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan and also as a harpsichordist. She later studied with Oleg Marshev and dedicated herself principally to chamber music and accompaniment in masterclasses where she has collaborated with such well known artists as Mirella Freni, Fiorenza Cedolins, Luigi Alva, Jaume Aragal, Marco Berti, Bruno Cavallo, Glauco, Cambursano, Davide Formisano, Bruno Grossi and Maurizio Simeoli. As a post graduate she trained as a repetiteur at La Scala Opera House Academy and worked on many productions with famous conductors. She has accompanied the tenor Vittorio Grigòlo in his touring project “Italia un Sogno”.
