Alessandra Marianelli (born 1986) is an Italian soprano. She made her professional debut in 2002 as Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro and went on to sing leading roles in the opera houses of her native country and internationally. Her recordings include Amour in Orphée et Eurydice for Decca Records and Fiorilla in Il turco in Italia for Naxos Records. She also appeared in Carlos Saura's 2009 film Io, Don Giovanni.
Life and career Marianelli was born in Pontedera in the Province of Pisa. She began her vocal studies in Pisa with Marina Billieri and Pieralba Soroga, with further study at the Conservatorio Mascagni in Livorno.Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Alessandra Marianelli . Retrieved 20 March 2014. In 2001, at the age of 15 and never having seen a live opera performance, she placed second in the Cascinalirica singing competition in Livorno.Il Tirreno (23 May 2001). "L'elenco dei premiati Cascinalirica, Malandra emoziona e vince" . Retrieved 20 March 2014 . The following year she made her professional debut as Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro at Pisa's Teatro Verdi.Moppi, Gregorio (25 November 2011). "La Bohème". La Repubblica. Retrieved 20 March 2014 . She won the Premio Spiros Argiris in 2004 and in December of that year appeared in the small off-stage role of "La voce dal cielo" (voice from heaven) in Don Carlo at the Teatro Comunale di Firenze. She would return there seven years later as Musetta in La bohème.Premio Spiros Argiris, Città di Sarzana (2014). Vincitori delle precedenti edizioni , p. 3. Retrieved 20 March 2014 .
From 2004 onwards, Marinelli made a series of other house and role debuts in Italy, Belgium, Peru, Spain, and Monaco and sang over 30 different roles. These included Serpina in La serva padrona and Collette in Le devin du village at the Festival Pergolesi Spontini (2004);Pugliaro, Giorgio (ed.) (2005). Opera 2005. Annuario dell'opera lirica in Italia, pp. 88–89. EDT srl. Nanetta in Falstaff at La Monnaie, Brussels (2006);Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie performance archives. Carmen, 20 June 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014 . Fiorilla in Il turco in Italia at the Rossini Opera Festival (2007);Blewitt, David (13 August 2007). "Review: Il turco in Italia". The Stage. Retrieved 20 March 2014. Gilda in Rigoletto at the Teatro Municipal Alejandro Granda, Lima;Felices, Enrique (27 March 2008). "El Rigor de Rigoletto" . Caretas. Retrieved 20 March 2014 Amour in Orphée et Eurydice at the Teatro Real, Madrid (2008);Christiansen, Rupert (7 May 2010). "Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 March 2014 Kseniya in Boris Godunov at the Teatro Regio di Torino (2010);Pestelli, Giorgio (6 October 2010). "Il Regio vince la campagna di Russia" . La Stampa. Retrieved 20 March 2014 . Micaëla in Carmen at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (2010);RAI 3 broadcast archives (27 November 2010). Carmen di Bizet. Retrieved 20 March 2014 . Oscar in Un ballo in maschera at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo (2011);Opéra de Monte-Carlo performance archives. Un ballo in maschera . Retrieved 20 March 2014 . and Giulietta in Un giorno di regno at the Teatro Regio di Parma (2013).Baker, David J. (January 2013). "Verdi: Un Giorno di Regno. Opera News. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
Recordings Composer Title Role Medium Year Source Label GluckOrphée et EurydiceAmourCD2008 Decca Records MussorgskyBoris GodunovKsenijaDVD2011Opus Arte MozartIo, Don GiovanniZerlinaFilm2009Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna (2009). Io, Don Giovanni press book, p. 10. Retrieved 20 March 2014 Eurozoom PergolesiLa serva padronaSerpinaDVD2012Mandel, Mark (April 2013). "Pergolesi: Il Prigionier Superbo; La Serva Padrona. Opera News. Retrieved 20 March 2014.Arthaus Musik RossiniIl turco in ItaliaFiorillaDVD2009Bresnal, Barry (January/February 2010). "Rossini: Il turco in Italia". Fanfare, Issue 33:3Naxos Records VerdiUn ballo in mascheraOscarDVD2010Reverter, Arturo (May 2010). "Jesús López Cobos, Riccardo Muti: Madurez Entrevista". Scherzo, No. 252 , p. 74. Retrieved 20 March 2014 .Opus Arte VerdiUn giorno di regnoGiulietta di KelbarDVD2013C Major
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Artist's page on Stage Door Artists' Management Alessandra Marianelli on Operabase Video: Alessandra Marianelli as Juliette and José Bros as Roméo in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, streamed from the Teatro Carlo Felice (2012).