VINCENZO SERRA

Baritono

Born in 1974 in Sassari, Vincenzo Serra began to study singing at the Conservatory Luigi Canepa in his home town as bass. He attended several masterclasses with Giusy Devinu, Paride Venturi and with Leone Maniera and collaborated with several Sardinian musical associations performing in a repertoire that ranges from baroque to contemporary music. He further attended masterclasses with Bernadette Manca di Nissa, Gianluca Belfiori Doro and Michael Aspinall.

Competitions and awards:

2004: Finalist at the Singing Competition for Young Opera Singers of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (ex Mimesis)

2005: Finalist at the International Singing Competition Toti dal Monte in Treviso; Winner of the first Singing Competition for Young Opera Singers Marialisa De Carolis in Sassari,

2008: Finalist at the European Singing Competition Adriano Belli at the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale in Spoleto and winner of the first Prize awarded by the popular jury as "best finalist singer" singing for the first time as bariton.

Operatic activity:

2005: La Traviata (Dottor Grenvil) – Sassari.

2006: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Sergente ) – Cagliari; Die Zauberflöte (Sarastro) – Vicenza, Teatro Olimpico, broadcasted by RAI3 and recorded on CD; Der Schauspieldirektor (Buffo) – Sassari.

2008: Don Falcone by N.Jommelli (Don Falcone) – Spoleto, Teatro Lirico Sperimentale.