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 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 2005 she won the International Competition for Lyrical Voices "Giacomo Lauri Volpi" In 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, O. Lyniv, R.Palumbo, B.Bartoletti, G.Gelmetti, P.Steinberg, A.Fisch, L. Battistoni, G.Bisanti, A.Allemandi, S. Rolli, M. Zanetti, B.Campanella, Y.Abel, F.Chaslin, G.Sagripanti, J. Kovatchev, A.D'Agostini, C. Rizzi, H. Nanasi, S.Dinic, F. Cilluffo,R.Calderon, A.Shokhakimov, S.Quattrini
Stage Director: Zeffirelli, Pieralli, De Tomasi, Pelly, Lavia, Trelinsky, Poda, Maestrini, Michieletti, Ceresa, Willson, Frassini Lee, Fassbeander, Micheli, Grinda, De Ana, Cucchi...
Future engagements:
In 2024 season Cristina will sing Azucena in Verdi’s Trovatore at Teatro Comunale di Bologna (R. Palumbo - D. Livermore)
In May Santuzza wiill sing again, in Cavalleria Rusticana for Teatro Coccia di Novara (F.M. Carminati).
She will return then to Teatro Comunale di Bologna to sing Frugola in Puccini’s Tabarro (R. Abbado P. F. Maestrini).
In 2025 Bersi Andrea Chenier Teatro Carlo Felice Genova. M. Renzetti.
The last season 2023 saw Cristina Melis making her debut as Preziosilla in Verdi Forza del destino at Teatro Comunale di Bologna (A. Fisch - Y. Kokkos); in the same year she was Amneris in Aida at Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe (M.J. Willing - J. Hadziahmetovic),
Bersi in Andrea Chenier at Teatro Lirico of Cagliari (D.Renzetti - N. Berloffa), Filip'vna in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at Teatre de la Monnaie, Bruxelles (A. Altinoglu, L.Pelly).
- "Lyric Concert " Teather Montenegro Hause(Albania) november 28th 2023. (mezzosoprano solist)
- "Maddalena" Rigoletto by Verdi Tuscany (Open air), 4th August 2023 (A. Gabrielli).
The season 2022
New Debut role of Bersi in Andrea Chenier at Teatro Comunale di Bologna (O. Lyniv - P. Maestrini)
- "Fenena" Nabucco, Staatstheater of Mainz, 30th March 2022 (G.Marcianó)
- "Emilia" (New Debut) Otello di Verdi Theater Kiel April 30th - May 17th 2022, (B. Reiners, S.Bone, S. Roca Bru - A. Liedtke)
Towards the years Cristina has been Azucena in - 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. (Form Concert) with Symphony’s El Cairo, In PARMA OpenAir S.Rolli 2005
In addition to that she played other roles in several theaters:
saw her debut as Laura Adorno in Gioconda at Teatro Ponchielli of Cremona (F. Omassini F.Tonon)- Statna teather Oper State Banska Bystrica ( Bulla, Regia: Benes) 2018-2019
- "Santuzza" Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni Teatro Fusco di Taranto September 17th - 18th 2022 (M. G. La Malfa - M.L. Bafunno) SANTUZZA at Oper hause Kie Conducted by J Friztsch - Directed by F Ceresa) 2018-2019., TORINO Teatro REGIO 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 CAGLIARI Teatro Lirico- (M. Zanetti Medcalf) 2018, KIEL OPERA HOUSE R. Calderon- S. Stegmann 2015-2016, BOLOGNA OPERA HOUSE F.Chaslin – P. Babina 2016,
- Amneris (Aida): Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Dir: Chaslin, Regia: Micheli) , Cremona Ponchielli Theater (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
- Suzuki (Madama Butterfly): Naples (P. Steinberg, , Delbono),2016 , Bologna Theater Opera Hause (Steinberg, Michieletto) 2020- Kiel Teather 2019 Calbert -Bone.
in 2021 she has been
- 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)
She also sang these Roles Repertoire:
- Frugola - Zia Principessa - Zita (Trittico pucciniano): Ferrara Comunale Theater (A.Sisillo, C.Pezzoli) 2018
- 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
- Fenena (Nabucco): Theater Kiel OpenAir Rathauspaltz ( F.Cilluffo, Strieb) 2015
- Olga (Evgenij Onegin): Theater Opera Hause Kiel Opernhaus (Dir: Fritzsch, Regia: Fassbaender) 2015
- Adriano (Rienzi) Theater Kiel Opernhaus (Nündel) 2015
- Federica (Luisa Miller) by Verdi Royal Opera di Wollonie di Liège ( Zanetti, Fall) 2014
- Filipyevna (Evgenij Onegin) Bologna Theater Opera Hause (A. Shokhakimov,Trelinski) 2014
- Adalgisa (Norma) New Teather Asti (Torino -Italy) (V. Borin ) 2014-
Cristina Melis has collaborated with Arena di Verona as:
- Mercedes Carmen by Bizet, Cond. J.Kovatchev - Directed by F Zeffirelli 2010-2012-2014- Carmen (Cover)
- Gertrude Romeo et Juliette by Gonuod/ Arena di Verona (F.Mastrangeli – F.Micheli)
Cover Amneris and Azucena.
- 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
- Candelas El Amor Brujo by De Falla: Teather Cagliari Opera Hause (Mianiti) 2014-
As an active concert artist she has performed in Verdi’s Requiem at Opera Theatres in, (South Corea) Gyeonggi Arts Center - Lotte Center Seoul 23th/25th July 2022. (M° M. Zanetti) Auditorium di Palma di Maiorca (Dir. Melbo) 2018, Teather Cagliari Opera Hause (Guidarini), 2013 - San Pietroburgo (G. Sagripanti), 2011, Milano Auditorium (Boncompagni), Cathedral of Pisa (Tuscany) (A. Ceccato) 2013 - Ara Ceali Roma, G.Gelmetti. 2015, Cathedral San Petronio Bologna (L.Bizzarri) 2023, Kiev Opera National Teather 2013, El Cairo Symphony Orchestra (Mottadelli) 2009
- "Stabat Mater di Pergolesi Conservatorio G.B Martini di Bologna / June 2020 (M. De Felice 2021 - "Stabat Mater di Pergolesi" 20th November 2022- Diocesi of Carpi Modena(Italy) (M.Raffaele Cortesi)
- Primo spirito (Manfred): Palermo Theater Massimo (Mariotti, Salvo) 2012
- Gloria Messe by Rossini Cathedral San Petronio Bologna L.Bizzarri 2018
- Abraham's sacrifice by Pergolesi (Isacco) Cathedral Milano De Agostini 2017 , Budapest Italian Culture institute
- Requiem (Donizetti): Basilica S. Maria in Aracoeli di Roma (Gelmetti) 2016 –
- Messa KV317 (Mozart): Bologna Oper Hause ( R.Abbado) 2014
- Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle: Fondazione Arturo Toscanini, Modena, S. Seghedoni, Manzoni Auditorium Bologna 2018 (Parmegiani)
- Mozart's Requiem: Teatro Filarmonico di Verona (Dir: Sagripanti) 2012
- Symphony n.9 (Beethoven): Accademia di S. Cecilia a Roma (Dir: La Vecchia) 2009