Valentina Coladonato
Soprano
Biography
Valentina earned a Master in Foreign Languages Degree and graduated in voice with top marks. She is the winner of various international singing competitions: Valentino Bucchi; G. Di Stefano, Città di Alcamo, Toti Dal Monte, Maria Caniglia, and several critics, audience and jury prizes.
Her concert activity and repertoire range from Baroque to contemporary sacred and secular music with specialized groups.
She made her debut in Cavalli’s L’Ormindo produced by W. Walton Foundation. She sung leading roles in operas by Monteverdi, Cavalli, A. Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Gluck, Mozart, Jommelli, Spontini, Bellini, Verdi.
She has premiered many works. She’s a favourite performer of Azio Corghi, Salvatore Sciarrino, Ivan Fedele. The Suite Sconcertante show is a creation of hers.
She has sung at major musical institutions such as Teatro alla Scala Milan, Opéra National de Paris, Salzburg Festival, Musikverein Vienna, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Flanders Festival, St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Southbank Centre London, Frick Collection New York, DeSingel Antwerp, Kölner Philharmonie, WDR Radio, Ravenna Festival, Festival Pergolesi-Spontini, RAI Turin, Venice Biennale, Teatro Massimo Palermo, a.o.
She has collaborated with stage directors including D. Abbado, M. Scaparro, C. Lievi, M. Znaniecki, C. Graham, and among conductors R. Muti, D. Robertson, L. Shambadal, P. Eötvos, J. Axelrod, M. Caldi, M. Panni, C. Scimone, C. Desderi, O. Dantone. She records for Decca, Glossa, Orchard, Brilliant.