Roberta Mameli
Soprano
Born in Rome, Roberta Mameli graduated in singing at the Nicolini Conservatory in Piacenza and in violin, followed by master classes with Bernadette Manca di Nissa, Ugo Benelli, Konrad Richter, Claudio Desderi, Enzo Dara.
She is currently considered one of the spearheads of the Baroque repertoire, thanks to her versatility and her great qualities as a performer and actor.
She is a regular guest at the most prestigious opera houses and music halls. Konzerthaus and Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Cité de la Musique in Paris, Théâtre Comunale in Bologna, Opera in Florence, Théâtre La Pergola in Florence, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Auditorium in Lyon, Auditorium in Santa Cecilia, Théâtre in Turin, Victoria Hall in Geneva with conductors such as Claudio Cavina, Alan Curtis, Ottavio Dantone, P. Goodwin, Christopher Hogwood, Federico Maria Sardelli, Jordi Savall, Diego Fasolis, Ryo Terakado, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Fabio Biondi, Jean-Luc. Tingaud, Leonardo García Alarçon and Claudio Abbado.
Roberta Mameli is much in demand for her crystal-clear voice and brilliant, powerful timbre in the baroque repertoire. She also works with a number of ensembles on period instruments, including Accademia Bizantina, Contrasto Armonico and Ensemble Inégal, Il Complesso Barocco, L'Arte del Mondo, La Risonanza, La Venexiana, Le Concert des Nations, Cappella Cracoviensis, Europa Galante, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Modo Antiquo, Cappella Mediterranea, I Barocchisti and the Akademie für Alte Musik.
He has been heard in the following works:L’Incoronazionedi Poppea, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria and Orfeo by Monteverdi (Nerone and Poppea) conducted by C. Cavina ; Teuzzone by Vivaldi (Cino) with Le Concert des Nations / J. Savall (Naïve recording); Requiem by Mozart with orchestra and choir of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino under C. Hogwood; Così fan tutte (Dorabella), Nozze di Figaro (Susanna) and Don Giovanni (Donna Elvira) under the direction of R. Terakado ; Ariodante by Handel (Ginevra) Orlando by Haendel (Angelica) with Il Complesso Barocco and A. Curtis ; Agrippina by Handel (Poppea) and OrlandoFurioso by Vivaldi (1714) (world premiere) with Modo Antiquo and F.M. Sardelli ; Serse (Atalanta) with J.C. Spinosi ; L’incoronazionedi Dario by Vivaldi with the Accademia Bizantina ; Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck (Eurydice) with Modo Antiquo ; Catone in Utica de Vivaldi (Cesare) with Complesso Barocco (European tour and Naïve recording); Il Farnace by Vivaldi at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by FM Sardelli ; La Création with the Ulster Orchestra conducted by Jean-Luc Tingaud, Armide by Traetta with I Barocchisti and D. Fasolis, Dido and Aeneas (Belina) by Purcell with F.M. Sardelli, Il Diluvio Universale by M. Falvetti with Leonardo Garcia Alarçon.
His recent discography includes : Teuzzone, Orlando Furioso (1714) and Catone in Utica by Vivaldi on the Naïve label; L’Incoronazione di Poppea and Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria by Monteverdi, and Artemisa by Cavalli on the Glossa label Il Diamante de Zelenka pour Nibiru ; Lacrime amorosesolo album for Dowland and Company (Japan) ; Cantates by Handel, a solo album for Ayros; his other solo album Round M – Monteverdi meets Jazz which was one of the best-selling CDs of 2010; La scola de’ gelosi by A. Salieri at Sony (DHM) ; L’incoronazione di Dario by A. Vivaldi (CD and DVD) on Dynamic; the latest solo album Anime Amanti on Alpha that won the prestigious Diapason d'or 2017 prize.