Maria Savastano
Representation: General Management
Maria Savastano was born in Buenos Aires, and has been hailed by the newspaper LA NACION as “the new Argentinian Promise of classical singing”.
Ms. Savastano won the Grand Prize at both the Neue Stimmen competition (Gütersloh, Germany), and the Festspiele competition (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany). In addition to these prizes, Maria has been awarded the “Stimulus Award” from the Association of critics of Argentina, the “Prix Lyrique du Cercle Carpeaux” in Paris, and the “Prix AROP” (Association pour le Rayonnement de L’Opéra de Paris).
She was a member of the Instituto Superior de Artes del Teatro Colon, and the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra National de Paris, where she performed in several operas and concerts, with repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to the contemporary French composer Xavier Dayer.
Ms. Savastano has performed at Teatro Colon, Teatro Avenida des Buenos Aires, Opéra de Rennes, Palais Garnier, and made her debut on the mainstage of Opera National de Paris Bastille, singing Papagena Die Zauberflöte (cond. Thomas Hengelbrock), Barbarina Le Nozze di Figaro (cond. Philippe Jordan). Other repertoire includes Corillain Le Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali (Donizetti), Belinda Dido and Aeneas, Norina Don Pasquale, Zerlina Don Giovanni, Monica The Medium, Musetta La Boheme, Despina Cosi fan tutte (cond. Anthony Hermus), Elisetta Il matrimonio segreto (Cimarosa), Adina L’Elisir d’amore, La Chauve-souris and bergère L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, the revival of Les Aveugles, création of Xavier Dayer.
In concert, Maria has performed Musetta La Bohème, works from Mozart and Rigel in Bremen with Jéremie Rhorer, as well as Madrigaux by Monteverdi, a concert for the AIDS foundation in Berlin with Lawrence Foster, concerts at the Palais Garnier with l’Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Paris, and a concert with L'Orchestre de Paris with Paavo Järvi Fauré’s programme Super flumina Babylonis, which has recently been released by Virgin Records.
Recent and future plans include Servilia La Clemenza di Tito at Teatro Real, Madrid, Angelo in Handel’s La Resurrezione at the Bastille for Opéra National de Paris, Serpetta La Finta Giardiniera in Bobigny, France. Subsequent engagement include Brahms’ Requiem in Oxford, the revival of La Rezurrezione, Giannetta L’Elisir D’amore at Teatro Real, and Serpetta La Finta Giardiniera with Emmanuelle Haïm in Lille and Dijon.
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