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Sonia Ganassi
voc, *1966 IT, Reggio Emilia
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Sonia Ganassi (born 1966) is an Italian mezzo-soprano. Born in Reggio Emilia, she made her debut as Rosina in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville in Rome in 1992. She has performed in many of the world’s famous opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, the Royal Opera House in London and the Teatro alla Scala, Milan. She is best known for her work in the bel canto repertoire. Her roles in Rossini operas include Elisabetta in Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra (ROF, 2004), Elena in La donna del lago (Lady of the Lake) (Rossini in Wildbad, 2006), Ermione (ROF, 2008), and Elcia in Mosè in Egitto (ROF, 2011). In 2009 she participated in a live recording of Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem conducted by Antonio Pappano (EMI Classics 6 98936 2).
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Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Act I No. 2: Cavatina: Largo al factotum della citta on Rossini: Barbiere Di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini & Will Humburg Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Sinfonia on Rossini: Barbiere Di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini & Will Humburg Maria Stuarda: Act II Scene 2: Del suo core, del suo cor convinta io sono (Maria Stuarda, Leicester) on Donizetti: Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti & Fabrizio Maria Carminati Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Act I No. 1: Introduzione: Piano, pianissimo on Rossini: Barbiere Di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini & Will Humburg Maria Stuarda: Act I Scene 2: Si, vuol di Francia il Rege (Elisabetta) on Donizetti: Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti & Fabrizio Maria Carminati Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Act I No. 5: Cavatina: Una voce poco fa on Rossini: Barbiere Di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini & Will Humburg Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Act I: Seguito dell' Introduzione: Ehi, Fiorello on Rossini: Barbiere Di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini & Will Humburg Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Act I: Cavatina: Ecco, ridente in cielo on Rossini: Barbiere Di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini & Will Humburg Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Act I No. 4: Duetto: All'idea di quel metallo on Rossini: Barbiere Di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini & Will Humburg Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Act I No. 7: Duetto: Dunque io son ... on Rossini: Barbiere Di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini & Will HumburgTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moïse Et Pharaon | Gioacchino Rossini / Ildar Abdrazakov, Erwin Schrott, Sonia Ganassi, Barbara Frittoli, Giuseppe Filianoti | 2010 | Album |
| Stabat Mater | Gioacchino Rossini, Riccardo Chailly, Barbara Frittoli, Sonia Ganassi, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Michele Pertusi | 2003 | Album |
| Donizetti – Roberto Devereux | Nelly Miricioiu, José Bros, Sonia Ganassi, Graeme Broadbent, Robin Leggate, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Maurizio Benini | 2003 | Album |
| Linda Di Chamounix | Gaetano Donizetti - Mariella Devia, Luca Canonici, Sonia Ganassi, Petteri Salomaa, Alfonso Antoniozzi, Koor van de Nationale Reisopera, Orchestra Of Eastern Netherlands, Gabriele Bellini | 1995 | Album |
| Il barbiere di Siviglia • The Barber of Seville • Der Barbier von Sevilla | Gioacchino Rossini - Roberto Servile, Sonia Ganassi, Ramón Vargas, Angelo Romero, Magyar Rádió És Televízió Énekkara, Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Budapest, Will Humburg | 1993 | Album |
| Sigismondo | Gioacchino Rossini - Sonia Ganassi, Rosella Ragatzu, Bruno Lazzaretti, Nicoletta Zanini, Giacomo Prestia, Filippo Pina Castiglioni, Richard Bonynge | Album |
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