Lorenzo Regazzo
Lorenzo
Regazzo, (born in Venice) is an opera singer. His voice can be categorised as
bass, bass-baritone or basso cantante. He is especially well known for
interpreting Baroque, Classical, and bel canto repertoire. Among the qualities
frequently noted by the critical press are his virtuosic coloratura technique,
sumptuous tone, and vivid stage presence.
Performing
at the major opera and concert venues of Europe, as well as in Japan and the
USA, Regazzo has also been a regular guest at musical events such as the
Salzburg Festival and the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro.
Among the
conductors he collaborated with are Simon Rattle, Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel,
Colin Davis, Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Daniele Gatti, Nikolaus
Harnoncourt, Jesús López-Cobos and Marcello Viotti. He has made Baroque music
recordings and took part in live performances with such specialists of the
genre as René Jacobs, Emmanuelle Haïm, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Jean-Christophe
Spinosi, Fabio Biondi, Claudio Scimone, and Andrea Marcon.
Regazzo
holds degrees in singing, piano, choral music, and choral conducting, and has
studied voice with Sesto Bruscantini and Regina Resnik. His operatic début (in
Rossini's L'inganno felice) took place in 1994 at the Pesaro Festival.