MARÍA LUJÁN MIRABELLI
Mezzo-Soprano
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MARÍA LUJÁN MIRABELLI Mezzo-Soprano |
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Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she is an Italian citizen. Miss Mirabelli graduated in Music from "Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires, Argentina" where she also obtained a Master's degree in Singing. Since 1992, she has been regularly taking classes in vocal technique and interpretation with mezzo-soprano Franca Mattiucci in Italy and appearing in concerts in Genoa, Vercelli and Turin. Miss Mirabelli took part in several international competitions, winning prizes in almost all of them. Notably, in 1996, First Prize in "Viotti di Vercelli" dedicated to Donizetti and Bellini; In 1995, semi-finalist in the "Luciano Pavarotti Competition" in New York and semifinalist in the "Belvedere Competition" in Vienna. In 1992, she makes her opera debut as Suzuki in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" at Teatro Roma of Avellaneda, Argentina. Between 1995 and 1997, she performs with the orchestra of the "Universidad Nacional de San Juan", the title role of Moreno Torroba's "Luisa Fernanda" (1995, 1996), Rosina in Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (1997) and Leonora in Donizetti's "La Favorita" (1997). At the same time, Miss Mirabelli makes her zarzuela debut in the reopening season of Teatro Avenida, singing the title role in "Luisa Fernanda" and Susana in "La Verbena de la Paloma". In 1998, she makes her opera debut in Teatro Avenida as Adalgisa in Bellini's "Norma" . During the season of the year 2000, she participates in the Donizetti's Festival as Maffio Orsini in "Lucrezia Borgia" and Sara di Nottingham in "Roberto Devereux". At Teatro Avenida, Miss Mirabelli also sings Charlotte in Massenet's "Werther", in an official tribute to the tenor Alfredo Kraus, and Mozart's "Requiem" in Catedral Metropolitana de Buenos Aires in memory of Kraus's death, reapeting this last performance in 2002. Since 1997, Miss Mirabelli has been singing at the regular season of Teatro Colón, taking part in operas such as Puccini's "Suor Angelica", Verdi's "Macbeth", R. Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" and Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor". She also sings the roles of Emilia in Verdi's "Otello", with José Cura in the title rol, Lola in Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana", Zaida in Rossini's "Il Turco in Italia", Giulietta in Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann", Meg Page in Verdi's "Falstaff" with Renato Bruson in the title rol, conducted by Maestro Nello Santi and Dido in Purcell's "Dido and Æneas". In the 2001 season, Miss Mirabelli makes her debut as Dorabella in Mozart's "Così fan tutte" at Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile in a diffusion cycle for Punta Arenas. She returs to Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile in the 2003 season as Romeo in Bellini's "I Capuleti e i Montecchi". She also sings Suzuki in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" at the Teatro de la Universidad de Concepción de Chile, production taken afterwards to Teatro Municipal of Temuco. Miss Mirabelli also took part in special productions for children "Vamos a la Ópera" (Let's go to the Opera) organized by "Fundación Konex" at Teatro Colón, as the Second Dame in Mozart's "Die Zauberflötte" and Rosina in Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia". Specialised as a belcanto mezzo-soprano, Miss Mirabelli makes her debut in the 2002 season as Elisabetta in Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda" and as Jane Seymour in Donizetti's "Anna Bolena". She sings again Adalgisa in Bellini's "Norma", to the acclaim of both the public and specialised press. Miss Mirabelli's most notable performance during the 2003 season were: Amneris in Verdi's "Aida" at Teatro El Círculo of Rosario and her debut in the title role of Bizet's opera "Carmen" at Teatro Avenida, obtaining a superb reception from both audience and critics alike. Mr. Montero wrote in newspaper "La Nación" ..... "Miss Mirabelli created a beautiful, seductive and exuberant Carmen, both visually and scenically, displaying top-form acting and voice condition. In the two seduction scenes, she was very convincing, singing with great professionalism, with the nobility and the musicality worth of a national star ...."
Mr.
Carlos Ure wrote for "La Prensa": "The
heroine moved with self-possession and sensuality and sang with a voice sure
of herself and with beautiful colour......" Miss Mirabelli sings Santuzza in Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" and at Teatro El Circulo in Rosario she sings again Amneris in Verdi's "Aida".
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