The enticing voices of the three tenors Francesco Fortes, Alessandro Fortunato e Stefano Sorrentino, accompanied by a string quartet and piano, offer the audience a spectacular journey through the masterpieces of the Italian opera and the Neapolitan songs.
The concert opens with the performance of the most famous Italian opera arias from Tosca, l’Elisir d’amore, Rigoletto and Turandot followed in the second part by beautiful Neapolitan songs like “’O sole mio” and “Torna a Surriento”. The first part the three tenors will bring on stage the eternal emotion of the greatest opera ever, while the second part involves the spectators with the enthusiasm and vigour of the land of Naples. A varied, dynamic and exciting concert on a single date in Edinburgh!
As a frame to the event a refined and modern location, Assembly Rooms, beautiful concert room of Edinburgh.
Approximate duration (min.): 90
PROGRAM
First Time
Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo - Cavalleria Rusticana
Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata
Gaetano Donizetti: Una furtiva lagrima - L’Elisir d’amore
Giacomo Puccini: E lucevan le stelle - Tosca
Jules Massenet - Meditation - Thais
Augustin Lara - Granada
Giuseppe Verdi: La donna è mobile - Rigoletto
Giacomo Puccini: Nessun dorma - Turandot
Second Time
Medley Neapolitan songs
(Luna rossa, Reginella,
Tarantella, Funiculì funiculà)
Salvatore Cardillo: Core ‘ngrato
Eduardo di Capua: Maria Marì
Enrico Cannio: 'O surdato 'nnamurato
Ernesto De Curtis: Torna a Surriento
Domenico Modugno: Nel blu dipinto di blu
Andrea Bocelli: Con te partirò
Lucio Dalla: Caruso
Eduardo di Capua: ‘O Sole mio
ARTISTS
Tenors: Francesco Fortes, Alessandro Fortunato e Stefano Sorrentino
First Violin: Elvin Dhimitri
Second Violin: Andrea Montella
Viola: Ilia Kanani
Cello: Valentino Ferraro
Piano: Denis Volpi
Francesco Fortes - Tenor
Born in Naples in 1983, he undertook his musical studies under the guidance of Sabatino Raia and Gianni Desideri, continuing then, his training with Danilo Rigosa and Donata D'Annunzio Lombardi. He was selected to attend the advanced training course held by Renata Scotto at the Santa Cecilia National Academy in Rome. In 2016, he participated in the Italy, a dream tour with tenor Vittorio Grigolo. In February 2015, he took part in a theater tour in Russia playing the role of Mario Pagano for the premiere of A. D'Alessandro's opera Luisa Sanfelice, performing as tenor soloist Puccini's Messa di Gloria with conductor Valery Platanof (Ufa Opera Theater, Russia). In October 2012, he was soloist in Vivaldi's Magnificat for solos, choir and orchestra RV 610, organized by the Teatro San Carlo in Naples for the event "Il San Carlo nelle Chiese". He made his debut as Rodolfo in Puccini's La Bohème at Teatro Goldoni in Livorno, Teatro Verdi in Pisa and Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, and as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at Teatro Pergolesi Spontini in Jesi, and Teatro Comunale in Ferrara. In 2021 he performed at the Macerata Festival in Aida and at the Capri Opera Festival, I Pagliacci. Other engagements include especially Turandot (Calaf) at the Palazzo Farnese in Piacenza, Aida (Radames) at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Teatro Argentina, Teatro Quirino and Teatro Eliseo. He also performed as Alfredo Germont in La Traviata (Maratea), Duca di Mantova in Rigoletto (Salerno, Auditorium "Umberto Zanotti Bianco" in Reggio Calabria), Don Flaminio del Sole in Cimarosa's La Finta Parigina (Trianon Theater in Naples), Turiddu in Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana (Trianon Theater in Naples).
Second prize and special prize as the best male voice "Luciano Pavarotti" at the 19th edition of the "Premio Lirico Internazionale Umberto Giordano" in Foggia, third prize at the 5th International Opera Competition "Voci dal Mediterraneo" in Syracuse, second prize at the 12th International Leopoldo Mugnone Competition "Città di Caserta" and First Prize overall at the 7th European Young Musicians Competition "Luigi Denza" - Castellammare di Stabia. Finalist at the 2012 "Francesco Albanese" International Opera Singing Competition and the 4th "Giacomo Puccini International Competition" in Torre del Lago and the "International Opera Competition" in Matera Città dei Sassi.
Alessandro Fortunato - Tenor
Born in Salerno in 1980, he completed his studies at the G. Martucci Conservatory in Salerno, Italy, and in 2006 he received his Diploma in Singing under the guidance of Maestro Claudio Di Segni. Since 2003 he began a collaboration with the G. Verdi Theater in Salerno as a chorus artist participating in numerous productions including: Il barbiere di Siviglia on tour in India with performances in New Delhi and Bombay; Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at the G. Verdi theater in Salerno; Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at the Politeama theater in Catanzaro; Il cappello di paglia di Firenze at the G. Verdi theater in Salerno; La vedova allegra at the G. Verdi of Salerno directed by Gino Landi; Tosca at G. Verdi Theater of Salerno; Tosca at the Politeama theater of Catanzaro; Turandot at the Olympiastadion in Munich; I Carmina Burana at the G. Verdi Theater of Salerno; La Bohème at the G. Verdi Theater of Salerno; Concert in honor of Battisti conducted by Beppe Vessicchio on live television on Rai1. In 2005 he made his debut as soloist in Werther at the G. Verdi Theater in Salerno. He was immediately cast in La Traviata where he made his debut as soloist the following month again at the G. Verdi Theater in Salerno. In 2006 he played the lead role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera directed by André De La Roche on tour in major Italian cities. In November 2006 he made his debut at the Teatro Comunale di Rovigo in the opera Werther.
In January 2007 the album Note in Pasta was released, published by the region Campania and by the museum of Pulcinella cultural center "Acerra nostra," where he interprets discographically unreleased songs. Since 2010 he has starred in the Musical Cantanapoli on stage at Teatro 10 in Rome, Teatro Sistina in Rome, Salone Margherita in Rome and other theaters and squares in Italy.
In 2013 he debuted in the role of Riccardo in the world premiere of the opera Lo sposo al lotto by Francesco Stabile at the Teatro Stabile di Potenza. A well-rounded musician, he is also composer and author of the pop opera Orfeo ed Euridice - Amore Immortale, which premiered in 2011 at the Augusteo Theater in Salerno. Musical director and producer for the show Floricienta - Live Show that was staged in March 2014.
Musical director and producer for the show Napule è in August 2016; Per Amore in August 2017; Le sfumature dell'amore in January 2018; That's Ammore in May 2018. Winner of the "Best Unpublished Song" award as composer and arranger in the competition "Una voce for Pithecusae" Ischia 2016 with the song Tendimi la mano. Winner of the "Best Unpublished Song" award as composer and arranger at the 4th Muro Lucano Song Festival with the song Tendimi la mano.
Stefano Sorrentino - Tenor
In 2012 he graduated at the Conservatory of Naples San Pietro a Majella with M° A. Vandi Gagiotti and he attended the Opera Studio of the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome with M° Renata Scotto.
Stefano has won numerous competitions such as Salicedoro International Competition, Arteincanto and Giordano Competition in Foggia.
He has performed on important stages, debuting in the leading roles of Italian and foreign operas such as Il Barbiere di Siviglia in the role of Conte d'Almaviva, L'Italiana in Algeri at the Teatro Marrucino in Chieti in the role of Lindoro, Le Astuzie Femminili in the role of Filandro, L'Elisir D'Amore at the Teatro Bellini in Naples in the role of Nemorino, Puccini's La Bohème at the Teatro Verdi in San Severo in the role of of Rodolfo, ‘Tosca’ at the Teatro Antico in Taormina in the role of Spoletta, La Traviata by G. Verdi for the first edition of the Taranto Opera Festival in the role of Alfredo and many others.
He was engaged in Brazil for a series of concerts with M° Davide Dellisanti.
In Barcelona he has participated in the production of ‘Il Matrimonio Segreto’ by D.Cimarosa in the role of Paolino organised by the Concertante Academy where Tenor Raul Gimenez is a member and Vocal Coach.
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