Gaia Petrone

Gaia Petrone (* in Macerata ) is an Italian opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ).

Life

Petrone completed her vocal studies with summa cum laude at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome and made her debut as Apollonia in Haydn's La canterina . She subsequently sang concerts in Italy, the Netherlands and in the Wiener Musikverein , as well as the stage roles of Dorina in Gaetano Latilla's La finta cameriera and Lisetta in Haydn's Il mondo della luna . Since the end of 2012 she has been a member of the Young Ensemble of the Theater an der Wien and sings both minor roles in the historic building and leading roles in the Vienna Chamber Opera branch . In 2012 she embodied Clarina in the rarely performed Rossini opera La cambiale di matrimonio , Alice in Comte Ory 2013 - alongside Pretty Yende and Cecilia Bartoli - and Sibari's trouser role in the much-praised Semiramide ( Leonardo Vinci ) production . She was finally able to achieve a great personal success as La cenerentola shortly before Christmas 2013. In 2014 she was Sesto in the acclaimed production of Mozart's La clemenza di Tito in the Chamber Opera.

personal data
SURNAME	Petrone, Gaia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Macerata