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The Voice

The voice of La Ciofi -- here in a selection of mp3 audio files and videos. Updated 8 Feb 2009.

LUCIE DE LAMMERMOOR (Lyon, Jan 2002)
LUCIA (in Lucia di Lammermoor, Ancona 2002)
GILDA (in Rigoletto, Covent Garden 2002)
AMENAIDE (in Tancredi, ROF Pesaro 2004)
DESDEMONA (in Rossini's Otello, Martina Franca 2000)
CERERE (in Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo, ROF Pesaro 2001)
SUSANNA (in Le nozze di Figaro, Amsterdam 2001)
ARICIA (in Traetta's Ippolito ed Aricia, Martina Franca 1999)
SOPHIE (in Der Rosenkavalier, Genova 2008)
ALAIDE (in La straniera, London 2007)
VIOLETTA (in La traviata, Torino 1999)
VIOLETTA (in La traviata, Orange 2009)
LAURETTA (in Gianni Schicchi, Paris 2004)
ASPASIA (in Mitridate, Paris 2000)
GIULIETTA (in I Capuleti ei Montecchi, Martina Franca 2005)
LUCIA (in Lucia di Lammermoor, Orange 2006)
Also: For complete live recordings not commercially released, visit the OperaShare yahoo-group or OperaShare google-group message archives (Rapidshare download links). Recommended: Mitridate with Frittoli, Asawa, Piau, Rousset; Rigoletto with Alvarez, Calleja, Benini; Lucia in Orange with Villazon, Guidarini; Tancredi with Pizzolato, Kunde, Perez; Soirees musicales, recital of Rossini songs.

For more mp3s, see also the Ciofi yahoo-group files section, PatriziaCiofi.com, and Facebook. For videos, try YouTube, and Google Video.

Performances

Performance history and future engagements, with links to reviews and photos. This is what I have found so far. There may be some gaps.

1989-96 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
2010 | 2011 | Future

Date Work (Role) Venue Notes
Nov 89Giovanni Sebastiano (Role?)Firenze Credits
Nov 90Don Giovanni (Donna Anna)Modena, &c Credits
Oct 91Don Pasquale (Norina)Pisa &c P
Jul 92Re Teodoro in Venezia (Lisetta)Montepulciano R.en
Dec 92Rigoletto (Gilda)Modena, Pisa &c P
May 93Falstaff (Nanetta)Pisa &c
Aug 93La pietra del paragone (Fulvia)Felixstowe R.en
Oct 93La traviata (Violetta)Livorno, &c Credits
Dec 93Boris Godunov (Ksenija)Parma Credits
Mar 94La sonnambula (Lisa)Trieste Credits
May 94Barbablù (Elisa)Bologna Credits
Jul 94La sonnambula (Amina)Martina Franca CD P
Nov 94Rigoletto (Gilda)Savona P
Jan 95Carmina BuranaPisa
Aug 95Médée (Dircé)Martina Franca CD
Oct 95La traviata (Violetta)Savona
Nov 95L'Elisir d'amore (Adina)Pisa &c
Jan 96La gazza ladra (Ninetta)Palermo Credits
Mar 96Cendrillon (Cendrillon)Torino Credits
Apr 96Giovanna d'Arco al rogoTrieste Credits
Jul 96L’Americano (Silvia)Martina Franca CD P
Sept 96La Boheme (Musetta)Novara &c Credits
Oct 96Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Savona R.it R.en
Nov 96Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Nice Credits
Dec 96Rigoletto (Gilda)Trieste
1997 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 97Divara (Divara)Catania Credits
Apr 97I Puritani (Elvira)Modena Credits V
May 97Parsifal (Flower maiden)Firenze Credits R.it
Jun 97La traviata (Violetta)Genova Credits Credits
Jul 97Lucie de Lammermoor (Lucie)Martina Franca CD P
Sep 97Tamerlano (Asteria)Torino Credits R.it R.en
Oct 97La traviata (Violetta)Milano O
Nov 97Concert: Bastianini MemorialSiena Credits
Dec 97Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Torino Credits R.it R.en P
1998 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Feb 98La Bohème (Musetta)Cagliari Credits P
Mar 98Il matrimonio segreto (Elisetta)Lausanne Credits
Apr 98Concert with fluteBologna Credits
Aug 98Il Re (Rosalina)Martina Franca CD P
Aug 98Mese Mariano (Carmela)Martina Franca CD P
Oct 98L’Elisir d’amore (Adina)Milano R.en
1999 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 99Eleonora (Role?)Napoli Credits
Feb 99La Bohème (Musetta)Bologna Credits R.it
Mar 99Le Martyre de Saint-SébastienPalermo Credits
Jun 99Fedora (Role?)Roma Credits
Jun 99La traviata (Violetta)Torino CreditsCredits R V VV
Jul 99Ippolito ed Aricia (Aricia)Martina Franca CD P
Aug 99Concert: Leçons de ténèbresPesaro Credits
Sep 99Arminio (Tusnelda)Venezia Credits
Sep 99La sonnambula (Amina)Livorno Credits
Sep 99La sonnambula (Amina)Lucca Credits R.en P P
Oct 99La sonnambula (Amina)Pisa Credits
Dec 99Falstaff (Nanetta)Paris R.en P
2000 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 00La Bohème (Musetta)Madrid R.es
Feb 00Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Torino Credits P
Apr 00Mitridate, re di Ponto (Aspasia)Paris Credits R R P P V V
Apr 00Pergolesi's Stabat MaterTorino Credits
May 00Rigoletto (Gilda)Torino Credits
Jun 00Carmina BuranaPalermo Credits
Jul 00Otello, by Rossini (Desdemona)Martina Franca CD P P
Aug 00Robert le Diable (Isabelle)Martina Franca CD R +P P
Oct 00La Bohème (Musetta)Napoli Credits R.it P
Oct 00Arminio (Tusnelda)Padova Credits
Oct 00Concert: Slow FoodTorino Credits
Dec 00Siroe, re di Persia (Emira)Venezia Credits RR R R R P mp3
2001 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 01Rigoletto (Gilda)München Credits Credits
Feb 01Ippolito ed Aricia (Aricia)Montpellier R.en R.fr +P
Mar 01La sonnambula (Amina)Napoli Credits R.it
Apr 01L’Elisir d’amore (Adina)Milano Credits R.en P
Jun 01La traviata (Violetta)Avignon  
Jul 01Rigoletto (Gilda)Parma R.en
Jul 01Il Re (Rosalina)Baveno Credits P
Aug 01Le nozze di Teti e Peleo (Cerere)Pesaro R.fr
Aug 01Concert: Soirées MusicalesPesaro CreditsCredits
Sep 01Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Montreux R.en
Oct 01Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Paris Credits R.en R.en
Oct 01"Intermezzo musicale"Torino Credits
Nov 01Brahms Requiem, op.45Torino Credits
Nov 01Carmen II (Micaela)Torino Credits R.en P
Dec 01L'Olimpiade (Aristea)Venezia Credits R.fr RR P mp3
2002 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 02Lucie de Lammermoor (Lucie)Lyon DVD P
Jan 02Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Bilbao Credits
Jan 02MasterclassSiena Credits
Feb 02Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Piacenza Credits
Feb 02Don Pasquale (Norina)Cagliari Credits
Mar 02Der Rosenkavalier (Sophie)Paris R.en R.en
May 02Die Entführung (Blonde)Firenze DVD P
Jun 02Concert: Mahler, MessiaenParis C1 C2
Jun 02Lucie de Lammermoor (Lucie)Paris R R.fr R.fr
Jul 02Mese Mariano (Carmela)Baveno Credits R.en
Aug 02Il turco in Italia (Fiorilla)Pesaro Credits R.it R.en P
Sep 02Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Paris R.fr +P
Sep 02Rigoletto (Gilda)London  See details 
Oct 02Concert: Vivaldi, HandelNew York C.pdf
Nov 02La traviata (Violetta)Zurich R.de
Nov 02Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Ancona Credits R.it +P
Dec 02Rigoletto (Gilda)Genova Credits
2003 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 03Falstaff (Nanetta)Paris Credits
Mar 03La traviata (Violetta)Chicago Credits R.en
Apr 03Così fan tutte (Fiordiligi)Torino Credits R.it R.it P
Jun 03Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Paris Credits R.en P
Jul 03RecitalMartina Franca Credits P
Aug 03?La traviata (Violetta)Busseto Credits R.en
Oct 03La Santissima TrinitaLyon Credits
Oct 03Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Firenze Credits R.it +P DVD
Nov 03Rigoletto (Gilda)Firenze R.it
Dec 03Benvenuto Cellini (Teresa)Paris R.en R.fr
Dec 03Gala Reopening of La FeniceVenezia Credits DVD
Dec 03Concerto di NataleVenezia Credits Credits
2004 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 04Siroe, re di Persia (Emira)Paris R.fr R.fr
Jan 04Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Genova R.it
Feb 04La sonnambula (Amina)Avignon Credits R.fr P
Mar 04Madrigals of Love and WarParis Credits
Mar 04Madrigals of Love and WarLondon R.en
Mar 04Gianni Schicchi (Lauretta)Paris R.fr P V V V
May 04Alcina (Morgana)Paris R.fr P
Jun 04Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Cagliari Credits
Jul 04L’Elisir d’Amore (Adina)La Coruña Credits
Jul 04Carmina BuranaSpoleto Credits Credits Credits
Aug 04Tancredi (Amenaide)Pesaro  See details 
Sep 04Concert sur France MusiquesParis Credits Credits
Oct 04L’Incoronazione di PoppeaParis R +P V V mp3
Nov 04La traviata (Violetta)Venezia R.fr P DVD
Nov 04Concert: Prêtre turns 80Paris TCE R.fr
Dec 04Les contes d’Hoffman (All 4)Marseille R.fr R.fr +P R V
2005 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 05La sonnambula (Amina)Bologna Credits R.it R.it +P
Feb 05La fille du régiment (Marie)Genova R R R +P DVD
Mar 05Airs d'opéras napolitainsMetz Credits
Apr 05Concert: BoccheriniBologna Credits
Apr 05Pia de' Tolomei (Pia)Venezia Credits R R CD/DVD
May 05La traviata (Violetta)Tokyo
Nagoya		 Credits
 Credits Credits
Jun 05Concert: BoccheriniBologna Credits
Aug 05I Capuleti ei MontecchiMartina Franca Credits R P CD/DVD
Sep 05Concert with Rolando VillazónTokyo Credits R
Oct 05Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna)Paris TCE Credits R R R P
Nov 05Il viaggio a Reims (Folleville)Monte Carlo Credits R R.fr +P P P
2006 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 06Chérubin (L'Ensoleillad)Cagliari Credits R R V CD/DVD
Feb 06L'Elisir d'amore (Adina)Madrid Credits Credits P V V
Mar 06K.427 "Great Mass"Genova Credits
Mar 06Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Milano  See details 
Apr 06Concert +Cappella de'TurchiniAthens Credits Credits mp3
May 06ConcertAvignon Credits R.fr
Jun 06Don Giovanni (Donna Anna)
  +concert version		 Paris TCE
London		 Credits RR P
Credits P
Jul 06Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia)Orange  See details 
Aug 06Adelaide di Borgogna (concert)Pesaro Credits mp3
Oct 06L'Enfant et les sortilègesNew York NYPO Credits R R R R P
Nov 06 Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia) Barcelona Credits R.es RR V
2007 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 07 Il crociato in Egitto (Palmide) Venezia Credits RR P DVD
Jan 07 Recital, with Joseph Calleja Paris TCE Credits R R R R R
Feb 07 Les pecheurs de perles (Leila) Avignon Credits R.fr R.fr +P
Apr 07 Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia) Marseille Credits R +P R R R V
May 07 Recital München Credits
May 07 Don Pasquale (Norina) Genève Credits R +P R R R PP DVD
Jun 07 Recital La Coruña Credits R.es P
Jun 07 Recital: Mozart, Rossini Rouen Credits P
Jun 07 Concert: Homage to Callas Venezia Credits.pdf V
Jul 07 Rigoletto (Gilda) London Credits R R R R R R R
Jul 07 Concert Athens Credits R
Sep 07 Don Pasquale (Norina) La Coruña Credits R R.es P
Oct 07 La traviata (concert) Moscow Credits R.ru +P
Nov 07 La straniera (Alaide) London Credits R R R +P RR
Dec 07 Tancredi (Amenaide) Madrid Credits R R R R R R R.pdf
2008 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Feb 08 Der Rosenkavalier (Sophie) Genova Credits R.it R.en P
Mar 08 Rigoletto (Gilda) Berlin Credits R R P V
Mar 08 La sonnambula (Amina) Wien Credits R +P R
Apr 08 Concert Liège Credits R.fr P
May 08 Maria Stuarda (Maria) Liège Credits R R R R R P V
Jun 08 Concert, with D. Barcellona Bilbao Credits Credits R R R
Jun 08 I Capuleti ei Montecchi Paris Credits R R R R P mp3
Jun 08 Il combattimento ++ Paris Credits P V V
Jul 08 La traviata (Violetta) Avenches Credits R R R R R P
Aug 08 Recital Pesaro Credits R.fr +P P
Sep 08 I Capuleti ei Montecchi (concert) Moscow Credits R +P R R P V V V
Sep 08 Don Giovanni (Donna Anna) London Credits R R R R +P P
2009 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan 09 Giulio Cesare (Cleopatra) Bilbao Credits R R R R R RR P
Feb 09 Manon (Manon) Avignon Credits R R R R R P V
Mar 09 Manon (Manon) Reims Credits R R V
Apr 09 Il viaggio a Reims (Corinna) Milano Credits R R R P V V V
Jun 09 Rigoletto (Gilda) Madrid Credits RR P V V V V mp3
Jul 09 La traviata (Violetta) Orange Credits RR RR VV mp3 mp3
Sep 09 La traviata (Violetta) Venezia Credits R R P P P
Oct 09 Idomeneo (Ilia) Milano Credits R P P
Nov 09 Concerto per la pace Torino Credits P
Nov 09 Tancredi (Amenaide) Torino Credits R R R R P P VV
Dec 09 La traviata (Violetta) München Credits
2010 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan '10 I Capuleti ei Montecchi Liège Credits R R R R R P P V
Mar '10 La fille du régiment (Marie) Barcelona Credits R R R R R R R R P P P V V mp3 mp3 mp3
Apr '10 Rigoletto (Gilda) Wien Credits R R R +P
May'10 Hamlet (Ophelie) Marseille Credits R R R R R R P P V
Jun '10 Concert Festival de St-Denis Paris Credits Credits R R R V
Jun '10 Concert with Leo Nucci Madrid Credits R +P R mp3
Jul '10 Concert with Leo Nucci Lyon Credits
Sep '10 La traviata (Violetta) Venezia Credits R +P P
Sep '10 La fille du régiment (Marie) La Coruña Credits R.es R.es PP
Sep '10 La fille du régiment (Marie) Vigo Credits
Nov '10 Rigoletto (Gilda) London Credits RR +P
Nov '10 Rigoletto (Gilda) Wien Credits R
Dec '10 L'Elisir d'amore (Adina) Oviedo Credits R R
2011 Work (Role) Venue Notes
Jan '11 La traviata (Violetta) Berlin Credits R PP
Feb '11 La traviata (Violetta) Tokyo Credits
Mar '11 Maria Stuarda (Maria) Athens Credits
Apr '11 Der Rosenkavalier (Sophie) San Diego Credits
May '11 Concert Marseille Credits
May '11 Rigoletto (Gilda) Budapest Credits
May '11 La Bohème (Musetta) Roma Credits
Jun '11 Stabat Mater - Rossini Paris Credits
Jul '11 La fille du regiment Moscow
Jul '11 Rigoletto (Gilda) Orange Credits
Future Work (Role) Venue Notes
Sep '11 Concert Marseille Credits
Oct '11 Concert Avignon Credits
Oct '11 Romeo et Juliette Marseille Credits
Nov '11 Romeo et Juliette Bilbao Credits
Dec '11 Les pecheurs de perles Berlin Credits
Jan '12 Tancredi Berlin Credits
Feb '11 La traviata Berlin Credits
Mar '12 Lucia di Lammermoor Palm Beach Credits
Apr '12 La fille du regiment London Credits
Jun '12 Les pecheurs de perles Las Palmas ?
Jul '12 Romeo et Juliette Verona ?
Jul '12 Mozart Requiem Orange Credits
Oct '12 Les pecheurs de perles Napoli Credits
Dec '12 Lucia di Lammermoor Berlin ?
2013 Lucia di Lammermoor Paris Credits
2013 La sonnambula Barcelona ?
Notes: C=Credits/Schedule; R=Review(language); P=Pictures; V=Videos.

See also: REPERTOIRE for all stage/studio roles, organised by composer.