Italian lyric – dramatic soprano Clarissa Costanzo is one of the rising artists of her generation. Miss Costanzo started her career at 20 years old, making her debut as Suzel in L’amico Fritz by Mascagni and Amelia in Simon Boccanegra by Verdi in Teatro Municipale di Piacenza. Discovered by Giovanna Lomazzi, who became a talent scout after a long friendship with Maria Callas, Miss Costanzo sang I due Foscari in a concert version, Guillaume Tell (Italian version) by Rossini, and Les Dialogues des Carmélites by Poulenc. She recently performed one of her signature roles, Amelia in Un Ballo in maschera by Verdi at NCPA Pearl Theater in Beijing under the baton of M° Lu Jia, followed by Tosca at Teatro del Giglio Giacomo Puccini in Lucca for the Puccini 100’s and Madama Butterfly staged by Renata Scotto.
Ms. Costanzo recently made her debut as Elisabetta di Valois in Don Carlo at Teatro Ponchielli in Italy. She performed as a soloist in Misa Tango by Martin Palmeri in Duomo Cathedral in Naples with Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi and the Neapolitan Orchestra.
Miss Scotto was her mentor while Miss Costanzo was perfecting her potential at Accademia Teatro alla Scala in Milan, with mezzosoprano Luciana D’Intino and maestro Vincent Scalera. She was invited to represent her country for EXPO Dubai 2020 in a tournée with La Scala Orchestra under the baton of M° Donato Renzetti in a worldwide vision.
Awarded with several prizes in Voci Verdiane Singing Competition, Neapolitan Masters Competitions, Iris Adami Corradetti Vocal Competition among others she was awarded with song prize at Marie Kraja International Singing Competition in Tirana (Albania) and the Claudio Abbado award for young singers, she was invited to perform at Bregenzer Festspiele in Austria in the role of Elcia in a new production of Rossini’s masterpiece Mosè in Egitto with Wiener Symphoniker Orchestra under the baton of M° Enrique Mazzola recording in DVD and Blu Ray by C Major Unitel.
Gifted with a powerful voice with warm timbre and precious musicality, she made her debut in Spain at Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo singing Giorgetta in Il Tabarro. Miss Costanzo performed the major female role in Napoli Milionaria by Nino Rota followed by Aida, Il trovatore at the Japan Opera Festival in Nara for the Sawakami Foundation. She performed alongside M° Leo Nucci, Michele Pertusi, Riccardo Zanellato, and Mariella Devia.
Miss Costanzo graced the stages at Teatro San Carlo, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro Verdi Busseto, Bregenzer Festspiele Haus, Teatro Valli di Reggio Emilia, Teatro del Giglio di Lucca, Teatro Sociale di Como, Ravello Music Festival, Sala Toscanini di Parma, Teatro Alighieri di Ravenna, Teatro Luciano Pavarotti di Modena, Sawakami Opera Festival, Millennium Amphitheatre, Teatro Grande di Brescia, Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo, Bozen Festival, Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, Festival Puccini Torre del Lago.
